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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by statehub register; fix-consistency may replace this file -->
-# Custodian Brief - approval-engine
+<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
+# Custodian Brief — approval-engine
 
-**Project:** approval-engine
-**Domain:** infotech
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000
-**Topic ID:** `cee7bedf-2b48-46ef-8601-006474f2ad7a`
-**Layer:** Engine / PIP (statute v0.7)
+**Domain:** infotech  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 09:59 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
-## Open Workplans
+## Active Workstreams
 
-### v0.7 alignment and the engine spine
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
-Workplan file: `workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md`
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
 
-Open tasks:
-- T01 - Align declaration to the accepted statute (done)
-- T02 - Publish the approval claim contract
-- T03 - Specify the local transactional-outbox contract
-- T04 - Declare load-bearing cadence as heartbeat or reconciliation
-- T05 - Wait on consumption ordering; do not implement it
-- T06 - Durable object, closed state machine, authenticated entries
-- T07 - Introspection API as input claims
-- T08 - Local outbox in the mutation transaction
-- T09 - Canon T-06 and the FLEX-WP-0017 handoff
-
-## Session Start
-
-1. Read `INTENT.md`, `SCOPE.md`, `layer.yaml`, and `AGENTS.md`.
-2. Check inbox: `GET /messages/?to_agent=approval-engine&unread_only=true`.
-3. Scan `workplans/`.
-4. Update task statuses in workplan files as work progresses.
-
-Last generated: 2026-08-29
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("infotech")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.