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 # Custodian Brief — identity-canon
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-22 21:22 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-05 08:57 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)*
+### Rename identity-canon to commerce-canon with continuous history
+Progress: 1/5 done  |  workplan_id: `598275a1-8fbd-5607-8292-d992ead1487d`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ! Resolve signing and refresh the preflight  `1cd684ba`
+- ! Execute the rename and prove continuity  `2082388e`
+- ! Close with evidence and live handoffs  `c78ce770`
+- ► Prepare metadata and coordinate external dependencies  `8606bbbb`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)