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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by statehub register; fix-consistency may replace this file -->
-# Custodian Brief - coulomb-research
+<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
+# Custodian Brief — coulomb-research
 
-**Project:** coulomb-research
-**Domain:** communication
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000
-**Topic ID:** `36c7421b-c537-4723-bf75-42a3ebc6a1dc`
+**Domain:** communication  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-28 16:18 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
-## Open Workplans
+## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Bootstrap State Hub integration
+Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `d0eb6d01-f472-52aa-a370-f274529b1901`
 
-Workplan file: `workplans/COULOMB-RESEARCH-WP-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md`
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Review Generated Integration Files  `b757c7df`
+- · Verify Local Developer Workflow  `66da5e1e`
+- · Seed First Real Workplan  `48f216f4`
 
-Open tasks:
-- T01 - Review generated integration files
-- T02 - Verify local developer workflow
-- T03 - Seed first real workplan
+## Inbox Hygiene
 
-## Session Start
+**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 1 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
-1. Read `INTENT.md`, `SCOPE.md`, and `AGENTS.md`.
-2. Check inbox: `GET /messages/?to_agent=coulomb-research&unread_only=true`.
-3. Scan `workplans/`.
-4. Update task statuses in workplan files as work progresses.
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
 
-Last generated: 2026-09-28
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("communication")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.