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 # Custodian Brief — audit-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-10 10:44 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-10 15:43 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
+### Deploy audit-core on Railiance with durable Postgres custody
+Progress: 2/6 done  |  workplan_id: `7b24a844-c9f2-4d2d-ac7d-20978bdf6b38`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ► T03 - Deploy the receiver  `598af2ac`
+- · T02 - Provision storage through the platform lane  `831b2472`
+- · T05 - Run the live failure matrix  `1da30fec`
+- · T06 - Operational handover  `0856c80d`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)