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 # Custodian Brief — maturity-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 09:57 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 10:55 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Stand up maturity-engine on security-layer-model v0.7
-Progress: 0/7 done  |  workplan_id: `fdc711d0-bcb5-5e40-920c-d608f705f34f`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · T01 - Machine-readable layer declaration  `930d9cba`
-- · T02 - Repository baseline  `a9b019c6`
-- · T03 - Deterministic assessment core  `2b35f065`
-- · T04 - Gap register  `18666e16`
-- · T05 - Stance-map inventory and capability readiness  `496b98a6`
-- · T06 - Claim contract, guardrail, evidence emission  `1a606ac1`
-- · T07 - First ladders, review path, SCOPE closeout  `e476cc41`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)