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 # Custodian Brief — activity-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-08 12:01 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-08 22:02 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -38,23 +38,16 @@ Progress: 2/3 done  |  workplan_id: `85e9d104-05e7-54d3-86d2-466af8cc98c4`
   *(wait: Activation follows RMGR-WP-0020-T04 and is a founder action)*
 
 ### Scheduling role for recurring platform backup/restore evidence runs
-Progress: 4/8 done  |  workplan_id: `e1bfb5a4-e647-592d-883f-fe8728ad2f5f`
+Progress: 5/8 done  |  workplan_id: `e1bfb5a4-e647-592d-883f-fe8728ad2f5f`
 
 **Open tasks:**
 - ! Admit a bounded operation and credential lane  `250c6e8e`
   *(wait: Offline contract is implemented; operation admission, credential scope and live proof wait on platform acceptance in T05.)*
-- ! Answer ops-warden on atm-backup-daily  `e1c313dc`
-  *(wait: Founder must confirm whether activity-core's backup worker is the atm-backup-daily unit before declaring to ops-warden.)*
 - ! Agree the platform runner contract  `a2d95c80`
   *(wait: Platform owner must accept the candidate request/receipt contract, execution authority checks, limits and credential scope before runtime wiring.)*
 - ! Refresh the existing backup consumer after the owner repairs the lane  `020d19be`
   *(wait: KV4 provider repair is delivered. Current exact-primary projection needs repo-manager historical-prefix acceptance (owner request 6bf8ca98-ada1-43ab-83e7-207d4ab195fe); separate approved CNPG hostPath/Forgejo GitOps bundle delivery, ESO/env refresh and native consumer receipt remain. Founder per-change go is required before live promotion.)*
 
-## Inbox Hygiene
-
-**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 3 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)