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 # Custodian Brief — railiance-apps
 
 **Domain:** financials  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-18 10:45 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-18 13:17 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Bind and deploy the permanent policy surface
-Progress: 3/4 done  |  workplan_id: `801197d8-d387-4fcf-9a38-b4e7457847e6`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Verify the public surface and rollback path  `438b9016`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene