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 # Custodian Brief — secrets-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-16 00:13 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-21 00:39 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ Progress: 2/3 done  |  workplan_id: `40ccc3b4-d046-5a58-8649-e7935f45c974`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 6 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Stale unread:** 16 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
 **Missing thread_id:** 10 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! flex-auth: FLEX-WP-0020 handoff request (consumer)  `15cf351a`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)