Orion vault — clean initial history

Knowledge vault (Orion/PARA) migrated from the pre-Orion 484vault on
2026-10-01. Deliberately orphaned: prior history contained a plaintext
password and stays local-only on branch archive/pre-boilerplate-history.
Secrets and live Hermes state are gitignored.

5. Archive/Legacy indexes/Knowledge Vault Projects Index.md

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+# HERMES KNOWLEDGE VAULT - PROJECT INDEX
+  
+_Last Updated: 2026-August  
+_Hermetically Encapsulated for Recovery_
+
+
+---
+  
+## ACTIVE PROJECTS (Current & In Progress)
+
+
+
+### 📦 Hermes Integration Test [ACTIVE]
+
+
+**Purpose:** End-to-end integration testing verified capability injection  
+
+**Status:** ✅ Running / Testing in progress  
+
+
+**Key Findings Verified:**
+
+| Feature                          | Status         | Evidence                        |
+|---------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
+| Plugin from skills.json          | ✓ Working       | File found, readable            |
+| Memory persistence (.hermes/)    | ✓ Verified      | Directory accessible             |  
+| API endpoint 65473              | ✓ Responding   | Port listening confirmed        |
+
+---
+
+
+## COMPLETED PROJECTS (Past Sessions Learned)
+
+
+
+### 📦 Recovery Infrastructure System [COMPLETED]  
+
+
+**Purpose:** Built persistent backup/recovery infrastructure for Hermes  
+
+**Deliverables Created in THIS Vault:**  
+✓ `START-HERE.md` - Full recovery checklist & validation scripts  
+✓ Pre-built bash commands for directory/permission checks  
+
+
+### 📄 Documentation Framework [ACTIVE] 
+
+
+**Location within Vault Structure:**
+```bash
+/home/avi/HermesVault/01-PROJECTS/Knowledge Vault Projects Index.md  ← THIS FILE
+├── skills.json              (Hermes profile - if backed up)  
+└── Skills Index.md          (Organized skill catalog)
+