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 # Custodian Brief — approval-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-10 18:29 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-11 13:46 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Progress: 3/6 done  |  workplan_id: `4fa25ad5-f5d0-5592-aa59-085f8ee3edaf`
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
 **Stale unread:** 10 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 8 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+**Missing thread_id:** 9 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 - ! informed-decision: INFD-WP-0005: service-requested approvals from informed-decision intake (two small asks)  `59c5ee82`
 - ! flex-auth: FLEX-WP-0020 handoff request (consumer)  `2523510b`