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 # Custodian Brief — prj-canon-federation
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-06 00:39 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-06 06:10 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Canon federation foundation: boundary, rename, and model placement
-Progress: 12/13 done  |  workplan_id: `1c5615fc-03b7-5648-ba58-e828b8c0cb0f`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Record open residuals  `2faeb8fb`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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