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 # Custodian Brief — net-kingdom
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-30 16:46 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-01 19:39 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ Progress: 7/8 done  |  workplan_id: `d76ddccc-00c8-548a-b141-2cd660fa38da`
 - ! T08 - Final deletion and closure  `42a3b4c0`
   *(wait: Explicit approval, rollback retention window expiry and one successful railiance01 restore/restart drill before destructive CoulombCore cleanup.)*
 
-### Take in the flex-auth to access-engine repository-coordinate rename
-Progress: 3/4 done  |  workplan_id: `284a8ac2-61dc-5bee-b74a-0a62d9808edb`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Retire or reconcile the stale flex-auth/tenant-engine reference manifest  `2541f523`
-  *(wait: Retire-vs-reconcile answer routed to flex-auth (2c637dc9) and tenant-engine (9fc740da); act on whichever returns, do not pre-empt.)*
-
 ### Define an execution-attribution receipt for Railiance runs
 Progress: 1/2 done  |  workplan_id: `e2533f3a-aa43-59b3-bff3-8e64b6149487`
 
@@ -93,7 +86,8 @@ Progress: 1/2 done  |  workplan_id: `e2533f3a-aa43-59b3-bff3-8e64b6149487`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Missing thread_id:** 1 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+**Stale unread:** 1 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 2 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)