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 # Custodian Brief — sbom-nexus
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 22:27 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 22:30 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
+### Adopt rotated database leases without liveness restarts
+Progress: 2/3 done  |  workplan_id: `5723e707-75ce-5a41-b734-e6aa5d00757e`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ► Prove one complete live lease rotation  `a1e88b28`
+
 ### Controlled Forgejo source ingestion and durable operation replay
 Progress: 3/4 done  |  workplan_id: `dc07cc14-9a5d-568d-8e19-036661e52120`