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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
-# Custodian Brief — resource-control
-
-**Domain:** financials  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-14 08:35 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)*
-
----
-## MCP Orientation (when available)
-
-If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
-`get_domain_summary("financials")`
-This provides richer cross-domain context.
-If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.
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 # Python test and tool caches
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
+
+# Local State Hub orientation snapshot; authored work records remain tracked.
+/.custodian-brief.md
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 commit guard and existing security checks. It does not contact the hub, alter
 workplan statuses or grant deployment authority. This consumes shared tooling;
 it does not make this repository the provider of the generator capability.
+
+## Local orientation brief policy — 2026-10-19
+
+`.custodian-brief.md` is a local, ignored State Hub orientation snapshot. Its
+existing bytes remain available for offline session startup; refreshing it does
+not require a Git commit. Authored workplans and the generated WORK-RECORDS index
+retain their existing source and staged-generation contracts. No runtime or
+credential change follows from this repository hygiene policy.