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 # Custodian Brief — clay-borg
 
 **Domain:** consumer  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-08 14:12 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-08 20:10 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)*
+### A configuration, not a variant
+Progress: 1/5 done  |  workplan_id: `44ceb8d8-e6e2-46d6-a694-fd275804b771`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Task: `Configuration` and `Rules`  `4b8bfc25`
+- · Task: legacy ids alias forever  `3232a451`
+- · Task: the resolved configuration is recorded  `5be13b74`
+- · Task: the page and the panels speak aspects  `ff135f86`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)