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 # Custodian Brief — rein-aharness
 
 **Domain:** agents  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-27 00:03 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-03 16:53 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)*
+### Ops run claim loop and approach selection
+Progress: 0/6 done  |  workplan_id: `ed679a3e-b4ea-4e69-bba6-5694d79ae7c8`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T01 — activity-core ops_run client  `a5e32652`
+- · T02 — Approach registry (v1 static)  `c307b119`
+- · T03 — Continuous claim worker  `31fb7df3`
+- · T04 — Map FI + Binky definitions  `93190150`
+- · T05 — Cutover: timers become break-glass  `a04a98e3`
+- · T06 — Deprecate issue-core as ops intake for automation  `cca10835`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)