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 # Custodian Brief — tenant-engine
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 11:04 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 12:52 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Bring tenant-engine under the staged-promotion contract
-Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `e9da1c15-7beb-48d9-97ab-b657fdf9366e`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · T01 - Write and validate `railiance/app.toml`  `0231e4d1`
-- · T02 - Reconcile the deployment shape with the contract  `5f2ad011`
-- · T03 - Record current production as the stable baseline  `c4b79dc1`
-- · T04 - Hand the pattern back to the fleet  `b816a862`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)