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 # Custodian Brief — activity-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-22 20:45 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-22 20:47 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
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 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
 **Stale unread:** 4 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 8 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+**Missing thread_id:** 7 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)