Connections ARE the peer set: every gateway connected to the Desktop
(local, remote URL, SSH, Hermes Cloud, docker) is now message_agent-
reachable. The Desktop relays over the persistent sockets it already
holds — roster sync per connection, envelope drain/deliver/reply loops —
so cross-connection DMs work exactly like local ones, replies included.
Also fixes the legacy-SOUL gate bug: profiles whose SOUL.md carries the
old plugin-appended protocol silently lost the message_agent tool
because the injection/execution gates keyed on protocol-section
non-emptiness instead of managed-install.
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