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 # Custodian Brief — approval-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-10 16:46 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-13 23:10 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Production readiness and consumer adoption
-Progress: 2/6 done  |  workplan_id: `4fa25ad5-f5d0-5592-aa59-085f8ee3edaf`
+Progress: 3/6 done  |  workplan_id: `4fa25ad5-f5d0-5592-aa59-085f8ee3edaf`
 
 **Open tasks:**
-- ! Package and deploy the service  `f0aa2e6d`
 - ! Wire outbox delivery and reconciliation  `777a5cf5`
 - ! Prove one live PEP consumption path  `3196fb77`
 - ► Authenticate lifecycle mutations and approver evidence  `dc4523f5`