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 # Custodian Brief — audit-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-09 19:30 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-10 10:44 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Provide durable user-engine event ingestion
-Progress: 2/4 done  |  workplan_id: `d2726f51-2beb-4c6b-96c4-98d29d11a93f`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► T03 - Deploy the single-cluster receiver  `fc0b5850`
-- · T04 - Prove delivery, retry, and replay  `8d1624de`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)