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 # Custodian Brief — test-driver
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 22:23 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-22 22:45 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Bootstrap State Hub integration
-Progress: 3/3 done  |  workplan_id: `a8573acc-44b5-5364-b0e3-6797c3e2e426`
-
-### Vertical spike: falsify the crystallization thesis
-Progress: 9/10 done  |  workplan_id: `68b252b8-03e7-55c7-8dec-ac13f6ca0aa1`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Gate review and first compression pass  `884c2e91`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)