# 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) ## Open Workplans ### v0.7 alignment and the engine spine Workplan file: `workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md` 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