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 # Custodian Brief — policy-nexus
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-11 00:48 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-11 01:29 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Publish the accepted security-layer v0.8 guardrails
-Progress: 1/3 done  |  workplan_id: `20adecb1-98b5-5a8e-9550-9aa0bc5087b8`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► Produce a verified source-bound publisher candidate  `8adf9d79`
-- · Serve and verify the accepted guardrails  `d4d28d79`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene