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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
-# Custodian Brief — repo-manager
-
-**Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-10-06 09:17 UTC  
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
-
-## Active Workstreams
-
-### Bounded Forge-sourced freshness runner via Activity Core
-Progress: 3/5 done  |  workplan_id: `cda2296b-9fe0-5e9e-b630-7e143a3c2796`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Activation and rollback plan (founder review)  `8941af6b`
-  *(wait: Runner deployed in the Activity Core worker (Argo a86a143); apply trials need the read-only Forgejo token (draft CCR-2026-0034))*
-- ! Proof and handback to State Hub  `f01fb241`
-  *(wait: Proof follows the T04 trials and the memo 4 schedule)*
-
-## Inbox Hygiene
-
-**Stale unread:** 2 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 2 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
-
----
-## 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.
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 .coverage
 htmlcov/
 .repo-manager/
+
+# Generated workstation orientation; keep local, regenerate from State Hub.
+/.custodian-brief.md
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 conflicts stop the commit. The existing generated-only guard and secret scan
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 retain their own generators. It makes no schedule or public-release change.
+
+
+## Local orientation brief
+
+`.custodian-brief.md` is a generated local orientation snapshot. It remains on
+disk for offline use and is root-ignored rather than versioned. Regenerate it
+with the State Hub brief renderer; workplans and other authored repository
+records remain authoritative. Brief refreshes must not create Git commits.