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 # Custodian Brief — clay-borg
 
 **Domain:** consumer  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-01 11:41 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-02 00:34 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)*
+### Stage 1, first slice: an inspector that shows everything
+Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `1142442a-65f1-483a-800d-6ca8490c5f1a`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Task: the inspector shows everything, and a gate says so  `b8cb4c20`
+- · Task: `cb-play --inspect` walks a recorded game  `08f8a9c7`
+- · Task: evidence, and what the chaos roll cost  `db722865`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)