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 # Custodian Brief — hall-of-helix
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-05 20:20 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-05 19:13 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Publish the hall at helix.coulomb.social with selectable renderers
-Progress: 0/6 done  |  workplan_id: `5e0db595-2f0e-5388-9413-7d4d5a4a2ef5`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Build the hall index — the roll of participants  `57ddf0ad`
-- ! Implement rendering with the default renderer  `bfab19dc`
-- · Decide the entry identifier in the URI  `fc2e4306`
-- · Decide where the service lives and how it is built  `b6ccb11c`
-- · Define the renderer contract and trust boundary  `64370b21`
-- · Clear the corpus for public publication  `8a67d5de`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)
diff --git a/workplans/HOH-WP-0002-published-hall-and-renderers.md b/workplans/HOH-WP-0002-published-hall-and-renderers.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Publish the hall at helix.coulomb.social with selectable renderers"
 domain: infotech
 repo: hall-of-helix
-status: active
+status: ready
 owner: claude-code
 topic_slug: helix-forge
 priority: medium