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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
-# Custodian Brief — informed-decision
-
-**Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-13 23:57 UTC  
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
-
-## Active Workstreams
-
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
-
-## 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.
-
----
-## 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.
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+# Local generated orientation; refreshed by State Hub.
+/.custodian-brief.md