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 # Custodian Brief — state-hub
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-10 13:22 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-13 13:22 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Workplan terminology phase-2 legacy retirement
-Progress: 2/5 done  |  workplan_id: `9aa92529-6ee8-4b3f-b573-78b0ef8d9788`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ► Task: MCP alias removal (Phase 2)  `e2b9015a`
-- ► Task: Internal dual-key and param alias cleanup  `18af98bf`
-- · Task: Closeout and fleet gate  `dcc81665`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 4 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 4 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+**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`
 - ! activity-core: Optional pattern suggestion: standardized deployment evidence handoff  `10d37752`
 - ! inter-hub: Suggestion: document cross-repo coordination in State Hub suggestions handling  `6e8510b1`