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 # Custodian Brief — activity-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-12 09:39 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-16 00:51 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Weekly Forgejo package prune (retain 3 versions)
-Progress: 4/6 done  |  workplan_id: `33a5b5e0-310c-442e-a29f-902227b9d7e1`
+Progress: 4/7 done  |  workplan_id: `33a5b5e0-310c-442e-a29f-902227b9d7e1`
 
 **Open tasks:**
 - ► T05 — Dry-run verify, enable, and runbook  `debc74f0`
 - · T06 — First apply run and backup impact evidence  `600c7b22`
+- · T07 — Extend protection to live deployed tags (pre-apply gate)  `59cd05b3`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Stale unread:** 2 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 1 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)