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+# Custodian Brief — facetted-interfaces
+
+**Domain:** infotech  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-09 19:45 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Bootstrap FIAM repository governance and baseline
+Progress: 1/5 done  |  workplan_id: `df6dc111-064b-5154-964b-6683190a79f6`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T02 — Register repository with State Hub  `ab0919d3`
+- · T03 — Verify and document the Draft 6 baseline  `e49c82ce`
+- · T04 — Plan the maintained FIAM release layout  `19518be4`
+- · T05 — Close out the bootstrap  `e85b9157`
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("infotech")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.