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 # Custodian Brief — the-custodian
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-09 15:27 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-17 09:27 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
 *(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
+## Inbox Hygiene
+
+**Stale unread:** 2 message(s) older than 3 day(s) — triage at session start.
+**Missing thread_id:** 2 unread message(s) lack supersession chains.
+- ! railiance-platform: PROPOSAL: promote the Railiance four-axis repo family model into canon  `cc64764a`
+
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)