v0.9.6: InfoNet hashchain, Wormhole gate encryption, mesh reputation, 16 community contributors

Gate messages now propagate via the Infonet hashchain as encrypted blobs — every node syncs them
through normal chain sync while only Gate members with MLS keys can decrypt. Added mesh reputation
system, peer push workers, voluntary Wormhole opt-in for node participation, fork recovery,
killwormhole scripts, obfuscated terminology, and hardened the self-updater to protect encryption
keys and chain state during updates.

New features: Shodan search, train tracking, Sentinel Hub imagery, 8 new intelligence layers,
CCTV expansion to 11,000+ cameras across 6 countries, Mesh Terminal CLI, prediction markets,
desktop-shell scaffold, and comprehensive mesh test suite (215 frontend + backend tests passing).

Community contributors: @wa1id, @AlborzNazari, @adust09, @Xpirix, @imqdcr, @csysp, @suranyami,
@chr0n1x, @johan-martensson, @singularfailure, @smithbh, @OrfeoTerkuci, @deuza, @tm-const,
@Elhard1, @ttulttul

backend/services/logging_setup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Structured logging setup for backend services."""
+
+import json
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+
+class JsonFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            "ts": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
+            "level": record.levelname,
+            "logger": record.name,
+            "msg": record.getMessage(),
+        }
+        if record.exc_info:
+            payload["exc"] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+        return json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
+def setup_logging(level: str = "INFO"):
+    """Configure root logger with JSON formatting."""
+    root = logging.getLogger()
+    if root.handlers:
+        return  # Respect existing config
+    root.setLevel(level.upper())
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    handler.setFormatter(JsonFormatter())
+    root.addHandler(handler)