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+# Custodian Brief — kings-guard
+
+**Domain:** infotech  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-23 20:52 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Canonical immune contracts and first posture pilot
+Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `5c5c5a26-dfca-4d42-86a7-b87877677207`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Task: Define canonical immune contracts  `9982a3b4`
+- · Task: Write adjacent-system boundary contract  `0c44035e`
+- · Task: Scaffold a minimal posture loop  `c88a7da6`
+- · Task: Choose and specify the first pilot lane  `77e1dc69`
+
+---
+## 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.