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 # Custodian Brief — markitect-main
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-02 20:14 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-02 20:46 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 ### TestDrive-JSUI — npm Publication
-Progress: 3/10 done  |  workplan_id: `e03ef262-5284-5dd3-92d2-dbd85c6b6159`
+Progress: 4/10 done  |  workplan_id: `e03ef262-5284-5dd3-92d2-dbd85c6b6159`
 
 **Open tasks:**
-- ! P.3 — Resolve STANDALONE_PLAN.md status  `d700098c`
-  *(wait: Standalone package owner must reconcile its Python standalone plan.)*
-- ! P.4 — Pack and dry-run publish  `94dd2a30`
-  *(wait: Waits for P.2/P.3 and the standalone package fixes.)*
 - ! P.5 — Create v1.0.0 release tag  `d7c2ce00`
   *(wait: Tag only a verified candidate (P.4).)*
 - ! P.6 — Publish to npm and verify CDN  `8bcde75e`
@@ -25,12 +21,12 @@ Progress: 3/10 done  |  workplan_id: `e03ef262-5284-5dd3-92d2-dbd85c6b6159`
   *(wait: Waits for publication evidence (P.6).)*
 - ! P.9 — Add npm badges to README and monitor  `75e785ac`
   *(wait: Waits for verified publication (P.6).)*
+- ► P.4 — Pack and dry-run publish  `94dd2a30`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 2 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 2 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
-- ! the-custodian: testdrive-jsui-publication waits on a submodule init  `ab79418f`
+**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 1 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)