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+# Custodian Brief — rein-openweights
+
+**Domain:** infotech  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-26 12:13 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Bootstrap State Hub integration
+Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `e1af194f-d405-4aee-ab82-42ddc5940bcf`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Review Generated Integration Files  `1254c1aa`
+- · Verify Local Developer Workflow  `b3e39838`
+- · Seed First Real Workplan  `d7dc4378`
+
+### Bootstrap: minimal open-weight agentic loop
+Progress: 4/5 done  |  workplan_id: `f73c1db1-0364-431f-9b3b-34e84ff2d86b`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Task: Forgejo repo creation  `ae2f0032`
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("infotech")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.