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 # Custodian Brief — the-custodian
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-10 07:30 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-10 08:36 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Business platform enablement — decisions, service contract, client plane
-Progress: 7/8 done  |  workstream_id: `13a991a3-6d98-4749-9639-dd4687cce55e`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! T08 — Closeout: decisions recorded, downstream workplans seeded  `203f7afa`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)