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+# Daily Brief — 2026-08-04
+
+## Decide now
+- (none)
+
+## Progress
+- DEC-2026-005 (Qonto Governed Assistant Phase 1 architecture) resolved as approved, unblocking BINKY-WP-0007-T02 (service skeleton).
+- BINKY-WP-0007-T01 (Qonto Governed Assistant Phase 1 architecture) marked done.
+
+## Risks
+- No RiskRegister changes today.
+
+## Best next hour
+no founder action needed today