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 # Custodian Brief — repo-manager
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-09 20:42 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-09 20:50 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Repo Manager architecture and foundation
-Progress: 4/5 done  |  workplan_id: `e32a9d49-a38f-4117-8e37-1c66afe1dad1`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Prove one repository end to end  `5036a248`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)