docs: add Mesh & P2P features section to README

- Full table of mesh networking modules
- FAPP protocol explanation with code example
- Privacy model summary
- Link to protocol spec
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- **Dynamic plugins** — load `.so`/`.dylib` at runtime via `--plugin-dir` (6 hook points)
- **Mesh networking** — iroh P2P, mDNS discovery, store-and-forward, broadcast channels
### Mesh & P2P Features
The `quicprochat-p2p` crate provides a full **serverless mesh networking stack**:
| Feature | Module | Description |
|---------|--------|-------------|
| **P2P Transport** | `P2pNode` | Direct QUIC connections via iroh with NAT traversal |
| **Mesh Identity** | `MeshIdentity` | Ed25519 keypairs with 16-byte truncated addresses |
| **Mesh Envelope** | `MeshEnvelope` | Encrypted, signed, TTL-aware message containers |
| **Store-and-Forward** | `MeshStore` | Queue messages for offline recipients |
| **Multi-Hop Routing** | `MeshRouter` | Distributed routing table, forward through intermediaries |
| **Announce Protocol** | `MeshAnnounce` | Signed peer discovery with capability flags |
| **Broadcast Channels** | `BroadcastManager` | Pub/sub with symmetric key encryption |
| **Transport Abstraction** | `TransportManager` | Iroh, TCP, LoRa — route by address type |
| **LoRa Transport** | `transport_lora` | Duty-cycle aware, fragmentation, SF12 support |
| **MLS-Lite** | `mls_lite` | Lightweight symmetric mode for constrained links |
| **FAPP** | `fapp` + `fapp_router` | Free Appointment Propagation Protocol (see below) |
#### FAPP — Decentralized Appointment Discovery
**Problem:** In Germany, finding a psychotherapist takes 36 months due to artificial slot visibility limits.
**Solution:** FAPP lets licensed therapists announce free slots into the mesh. Patients discover and reserve slots anonymously — no central registry.
```rust
// Therapist publishes slots
let announce = SlotAnnounce::new(
&therapist_identity,
vec![Fachrichtung::Verhaltenstherapie],
vec![Modalitaet::Praxis, Modalitaet::Video],
vec![Kostentraeger::GKV],
"80331", // PLZ only, never exact address
slots,
approbation_hash,
sequence,
);
fapp_router.broadcast_announce(announce)?;
// Patient queries anonymously
let query = SlotQuery {
fachrichtung: Some(Fachrichtung::Verhaltenstherapie),
plz_prefix: Some("803".into()),
kostentraeger: Some(Kostentraeger::GKV),
..Default::default()
};
fapp_router.send_query(query)?;
```
**Privacy model:**
- Therapist identity is **public** (bound to Approbation hash)
- Patient queries are **anonymous** (no identifying information)
- Reservations use **E2E encryption** to therapist's key
See [`docs/specs/fapp-protocol.md`](docs/specs/fapp-protocol.md) for the full protocol spec.
### Client SDKs
| Language | Location | Transport | Notes |