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 # Custodian Brief — rein-aharness
 
 **Domain:** agents  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-03 18:05 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-08 19:09 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Ops run claim loop and approach selection
-Progress: 5/6 done  |  workplan_id: `ed679a3e-b4ea-4e69-bba6-5694d79ae7c8`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · T05 — Cutover: timers become break-glass  `a04a98e3`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)