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 # Custodian Brief — soul-frame
 
 **Domain:** agents  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-11 23:26 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-11 23:31 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Phase IV — Artificial Beings: agents and persistent identity
-Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `5db87ddb-aeb3-4648-834f-3833390831a0`
+### Phase V — Spirits and Ghosts: simulation, legacy, authority
+Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `e29fe2b5-322f-40ea-9aba-be2ca16dd582`
 
 **Open tasks:**
-- · T01 — Agent architecture crosswalk  `ddc81bc0`
-- · T02 — Persistence & memory architectures  `70f35381`
-- · T03 — Catalog approximate Beings  `2b6bd6b6`
-- · T04 — Phase IV synthesis note  `dbe3eaea`
+- · T01 — Spirit criteria and cultural representation map  `a71871c7`
+- · T02 — Ghost, digital legacy, and authority map  `e3be84d1`
+- · T03 — Law/governance gap sketch for Sp./Gh.  `4dd6d283`
+- · T04 — Phase V synthesis note  `fce38c4f`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)