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 # Custodian Brief — state-hub
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-22 16:34 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-22 17:50 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
+### Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Comprehension (DoC) quality gates
+Progress: 2/6 done  |  workplan_id: `72d64a42-bb87-4842-839d-3d4ed783ff2d`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Task: Design note — gates, kinds, and collision with `ready`/`vetted`  `53aac055`
+- · Task: Author Definition of Comprehension (DoC) policy  `2498bd9f`
+- · Task: Author Definition of Ready (DoR) policy  `a1e7ab93`
+- · Task: Dashboard policy surfaces + navigation  `d4aa3c53`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 5 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 5 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
-- ! activity-core: Suggestion: scheduled-wait vs blocked lifecycle + dashboard colors  `83a9e875`
+**Stale unread:** 4 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 4 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 - ! activity-core: Optional pattern suggestion: standardized deployment evidence handoff  `10d37752`
 - ! inter-hub: Suggestion: document cross-repo coordination in State Hub suggestions handling  `6e8510b1`