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 # Custodian Brief — markitect-tool
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-03 16:50 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-30 13:07 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:** 4 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! flex-auth: FLEX-WP-0020 handoff request (consumer)  `0dd0d6af`
+- ! state-hub: [BREAKING] Task status canon: wait/todo/progress/done/cancel  `831d2be2`
+
+## SCOPE Freshness
+
+- SCOPE.md says active but no open workplans remain — refresh Current State.
+
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)