diff --git a/.custodian-brief.md b/.custodian-brief.md
index 6823e83..ac84d63 100644
--- a/.custodian-brief.md
+++ b/.custodian-brief.md
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@
 # Custodian Brief — rein-aharness
 
 **Domain:** agents  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-13 21:26 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-10-13 23:55 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 ### Simpler metered retry: free rehearsal, zero-cost hold release, one-command renewal
-Progress: 2/7 done  |  workplan_id: `187c2599-84a6-5764-a14f-7e9121975bf2`
+Progress: 3/7 done  |  workplan_id: `187c2599-84a6-5764-a14f-7e9121975bf2`
 
 **Open tasks:**
 - ! C. Envelopes that cover several attempts (decision)  `898e02af`
 - ! E. Ship the owner runtime as a container image (decision)  `b486e86b`
 - ! F. Approvals per envelope (decision)  `4cf721e6`
-- · B. Release holds that provably cost nothing  `6a413f5a`
 - · Retry on the corrected runtime  `80318842`
 
 ### Governed runtime integrity and intent convergence
diff --git a/tests/test_fi_research_brief.py b/tests/test_fi_research_brief.py
index 878a4c9..4cd2e94 100644
--- a/tests/test_fi_research_brief.py
+++ b/tests/test_fi_research_brief.py
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ def _advance_origin(tmp_path: Path, name: str, rel: str) -> None:
     (other / rel).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     (other / rel).write_text("moved\n", encoding="utf-8")
     _git(other, "add", rel)
-    _git(other, "-c", "user.email=o@example.invalid", "-c", "user.name=o", "commit", "-qm", "move origin")
+    # Bypass the developer's global hooks: a fleet pre-commit hook rejects a
+    # commit touching only generated files such as WORK-RECORDS.md.
+    _git(other, "-c", "core.hooksPath=/dev/null", "-c", "user.email=o@example.invalid",
+         "-c", "user.name=o", "commit", "-qm", "move origin")
     _git(other, "push", "-q", "origin", "HEAD:main")