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 # Custodian Brief — key-cape
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-05 07:31 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-05 07:39 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Progress: 2/4 done  |  workplan_id: `62800ecf-064b-5546-a1e4-4521b5932973`
 
 **Open tasks:**
 - ! Prepare and approve the deployment-owned registration operation  `52f03e39`
+  *(wait: Custody boundary 632a8893 is approved. Registration merge and rollout still need an exact reviewed revision and a separate live go. Opening caafe4be does not deploy.)*
 - ! Verify actual issuance and publish non-secret owner receipt  `40b80bcd`
+  *(wait: Live issuance proof waits on the registration operation (T03).)*
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene