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/tests/mesh/test_node_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def test_node_settings_roundtrip(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    from services import node_settings
+
+    settings_path = tmp_path / "node.json"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(node_settings, "NODE_FILE", settings_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(node_settings, "_cache", None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(node_settings, "_cache_ts", 0.0)
+
+    initial = node_settings.read_node_settings()
+    updated = node_settings.write_node_settings(enabled=True)
+    reread = node_settings.read_node_settings()
+
+    assert initial["enabled"] is False
+    assert updated["enabled"] is True
+    assert reread["enabled"] is True