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 # Custodian Brief — tmux-amq
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-24 20:23 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-24 20:47 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Coordination-engine adapter boundary
-Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `48da5fa7-b7bf-5d13-8edc-b90f266e241c`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Implement the coordination-engine client adapter  `195db613`
-- ! Prove interoperability and recovery  `23c7f6c7`
-- · Specify the adapter contract  `a222dab7`
-
-### Delivery reliability and practical integration evidence
-Progress: 1/4 done  |  workplan_id: `7961275b-8f1f-5827-b9fc-46b3ac35fb73`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Enforce acknowledgement semantics  `ff88d6c9`
-- ! Align CI and operator documentation  `44939829`
-- · Enforce bounded delivery attempts  `52c43745`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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