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 # Custodian Brief — policy-nexus
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-31 18:30 UTC
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-30 13:00 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Publish an arc42 architecture collection from owning repos
-Progress: 5/7 done  |  workplan_id: `06f11eab-d531-57f9-ba80-fc853cebc524`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► T06 — Register and publish  `edc2edff`
-- · T07 — Smoke the published collection  `1a8feb5d`
+## Inbox Hygiene
 
-### Review ADRs for conflict, keep what governs, publish the rest properly
-Progress: 5/7 done  |  workplan_id: `d80b73a4-db3d-565d-9c51-c3e12c93e610`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► T06 — Register the ready set  `1960ca1d`
-- ► T07 — Point the architecture documents at what remains  `244fcd0a`
+**Stale unread:** 3 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 3 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! flex-auth: FLEX-WP-0020 handoff request (other)  `d861dc4f`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)