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+# Custodian Brief — reef-storage
+
+**Domain:** financials  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-25 15:50 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Fill Scaleway attributes after purchase
+Progress: 1/2 done  |  workplan_id: `af6ed97f-fc45-5fc0-b8e9-6010c217808f`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ! T02 — Wait for restore before lifecycle_state active  `140c2250`
+
+---
+## 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.