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 # Custodian Brief — fin-hub
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-31 20:20 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-27 19:52 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
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 Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `58432770-da19-5b72-a946-cacbe1eb24ca`
 
 **Open tasks:**
+- ! Confirm operational capabilities and ownership  `7cdda85d`
 - ! Implement the selected transport  `c2e0b529`
 - ! Validate legal and bookkeeping completion  `c6b3177a`
 - ! Certify upgrades and rollback  `0be9e6cf`
-- · Confirm operational capabilities and ownership  `7cdda85d`
 
 ### Establish the resource cost evidence contract
 Progress: 8/9 done  |  workplan_id: `e8b432af-43ae-517f-a69b-80d4f0db976d`
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Progress: 8/9 done  |  workplan_id: `e8b432af-43ae-517f-a69b-80d4f0db976d`
 **Open tasks:**
 - ! T05 — Implement and reconcile the first round trip  `aabb9b66`
 
+## Inbox Hygiene
+
+**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 1 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)