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 # Custodian Brief — sbom-nexus
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 22:43 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 23:08 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`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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