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 # Custodian Brief — informed-decision
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-04 22:48 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-04 23:14 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Decision lifecycle service — headless foundation and human UI
-Progress: 5/7 done  |  workplan_id: `2b3e04ed-2137-584f-a6c2-f1abb29636fa`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► Specify lifecycle contracts against existing owners  `cde0c932`
-- ► Build the lifecycle workspace at decisions.coulomb.social  `a6a7c9a8`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)