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 # Custodian Brief — secrets-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-03 14:34 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-03 15:04 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Close out the whynot-design npm publish pilot (real)
-Progress: 2/5 done  |  workstream_id: `07ee9cee-3efb-4abc-89a8-a30436d6a601`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! T02 - Stand up a dedicated Gitea bot account for the repo-scoped grant  `13a34d32`
-  *(wait: awaiting-gitea-bot-account-evidence)*
-- ! T03 - Provision the real npm token without disclosure  `746b5e7f`
-  *(wait: missing-prod-bootstrap-and-package-token-handoff-files)*
-- ! T04 - Real `npm publish` of @whynot/design through secrets-engine exec  `36b925c2`
-  *(wait: native-secrets-engine-publish-evidence-pending)*
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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