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 # Custodian Brief — timeline-svg
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-08 13:11 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-08 13:22 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Distribution packaging and release smoke
-Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `d8be6699-642f-48c7-adfe-cf4347dd9855`
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-**Open tasks:**
-- · Distribution smoke checklist  `2b69b8e3`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)