docs: context engine plugin system + unified hermes plugins UI

New page:
- developer-guide/context-engine-plugin.md — full guide for building
  context engine plugins (ABC contract, lifecycle, tools, registration)

Updated pages (11 files):
- plugins.md — plugin types table, composite UI documentation with
  screenshot-style example, provider plugin config format
- cli-commands.md — hermes plugins section rewritten for composite UI
  with provider plugin config keys documented
- context-compression-and-caching.md — new 'Pluggable Context Engine'
  section explaining the ABC, config-driven selection, resolution order
- configuration.md — new 'Context Engine' config section with examples
- architecture.md — context_engine.py and plugins/context_engine/ added
  to directory trees, plugin system description updated
- memory-provider-plugin.md — cross-reference tip to context engines
- memory-providers.md — hermes plugins as alternative setup path
- agent-loop.md — context_engine.py added to file reference table
- overview.md — plugins description expanded to cover all 3 types
- build-a-hermes-plugin.md — tip box linking to specialized plugin guides
- sidebars.ts — context-engine-plugin added to Extending category
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@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ hermes memory status # check what's active
hermes memory off # disable external provider
```
You can also select the active memory provider via `hermes plugins` → Provider Plugins → Memory Provider.
Or set manually in `~/.hermes/config.yaml`:
```yaml