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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
-# Custodian Brief — railiance-bootstrap
-
-**Domain:** financials  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-08 18:51 UTC  
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
-
-## Active Workstreams
-
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
-
-## Inbox Hygiene
-
-**Stale unread:** 6 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 6 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
-
----
-## MCP Orientation (when available)
-
-If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
-`get_domain_summary("financials")`
-This provides richer cross-domain context.
-If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.
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 .vscode/
 .idea/
 *.iml
+
+# Local State Hub orientation snapshot; authored work records remain tracked.
+/.custodian-brief.md
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@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ of the inherited content is in progress; expect S2-era material still present in
 - Context: `railiance-platform/ArchitectureBlueprint.md` §4 records this repo's
   lineage and status
 - Pre-conditions: one reachable virtual machine, and nothing else
+
+## Local orientation brief policy — 2026-10-21
+
+`.custodian-brief.md` is a local, ignored State Hub orientation snapshot. Refreshing
+it does not require a Git commit. Authored workplans and the generated
+WORK-RECORDS index keep their existing source and staged-generation contracts.