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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by statehub register; fix-consistency may replace this file -->
-# Custodian Brief - pqrst-practice
+<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
+# Custodian Brief — pqrst-practice
 
-**Project:** pqrst-practice
-**Domain:** agents
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000
-**Topic ID:** `c1d199b6-55ee-4db6-b49e-257a9f0f15ac`
+**Domain:** agents  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-05 18:33 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
-## Open Workplans
+## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Bootstrap State Hub integration
+Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `a1774666-54fd-58c8-b093-7fb40c468c86`
 
-Workplan file: `workplans/PQRST-WP-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md`
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Review Generated Integration Files  `9dd0cdb6`
+- · Verify Local Developer Workflow  `1100f857`
+- · Seed First Real Workplan  `174d689e`
 
-Open tasks:
-- T01 - Review generated integration files
-- T02 - Verify local developer workflow
-- T03 - Seed first real workplan
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
 
-## Session Start
-
-1. Read `INTENT.md`, `SCOPE.md`, and `AGENTS.md`.
-2. Check inbox: `GET /messages/?to_agent=pqrst-practice&unread_only=true`.
-3. Scan `workplans/`.
-4. Update task statuses in workplan files as work progresses.
-
-Last generated: 2026-09-05
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("agents")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.