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 # Custodian Brief — the-custodian
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-09-28 16:16 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-28 16:26 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Progress: 1/5 done  |  workplan_id: `2249bddb-7524-5add-bd5c-c4163a6ca0f3`
 
 ## Inbox Hygiene
 
-**Stale unread:** 13 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
-**Missing thread_id:** 5 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+**Stale unread:** 12 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 4 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)