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 # Custodian Brief — activity-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-22 15:47 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-03 16:53 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
+### Ops run claim queue — durable claimable work for scheduled automation
+Progress: 0/7 done  |  workplan_id: `c8f1eaa3-6d1a-4002-bb1f-fc250ed353fe`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T01 — Spec ops_run model and API  `d2f92ac2`
+- · T02 — Schema migration + ORM  `65d0d28f`
+- · T03 — Emit path: create ops_run on TaskSpec emit  `1615936e`
+- · T04 — Claim / lease / expire worker helpers  `57cdd0ce`
+- · T05 — Ops visibility: list + SLA signals  `08f53f8b`
+- · T06 — Contract + consumer guide  `f8ca5ab8`
+- · T07 — Railiance rollout + dual-path flag  `b1ce221b`
+
+## Inbox Hygiene
+
+**Stale unread:** 2 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 2 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! net-kingdom: NK-IN-0001/0002 promoted → NK-WP-0021 (ops SSO least-privilege)  `0bf03792`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)