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 # Custodian Brief — fluid-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-30 10:50 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-03 01:13 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ Progress: 2/5 done  |  workplan_id: `b6459dd0-fc4f-54a4-a2e9-d7b83cff6c6e`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
+**Stale unread:** 3 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
 **Missing thread_id:** 3 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! the-custodian: FLUID-WP-0008 and FLUID-WP-0009 are blocked with no wait task  `341e7b03`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)