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 # Custodian Brief — frontend-patterns
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-04 09:14 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-04 09:30 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
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 - ! Re-assess the M1 gate  `121de012`
   *(wait: M1 re-review needs independent human ratings and the fresh replication.)*
 - ! Fresh-scenario replication with atomic criteria  `8e0ac763`
+  *(wait: All 12 authorized attempts failed; llm-connect endpoint unreachable. A future replication requires restored service and fresh explicit execution authorization; no retries allowed.)*
 
 ### Make ongoing language learning observable
 Progress: 2/3 done  |  workplan_id: `528d24c1-c2c4-5914-a065-992b0dd877c8`