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 # Custodian Brief — coulomb-social
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-08 23:56 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-09 00:00 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Reestablish coulomb.social with NetKingdom user management
-Progress: 6/8 done  |  workplan_id: `b9addc9a-cc08-4b08-bb67-b6544579beb8`
+Progress: 7/8 done  |  workplan_id: `b9addc9a-cc08-4b08-bb67-b6544579beb8`
 
 **Open tasks:**
-- ► T07 — flex-auth protected system (minimal)  `04c13dad`
 - ► T08 — Delivery-lane packaging stub  `4718f21c`
 
 ### bubble.io exit assessment