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 # Custodian Brief — tmux-amq
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-24 17:27 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-08-24 17:55 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
+### Terminal-neutral sessions and safe manual messaging
+Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `f2bf3c87-4af7-554d-bc71-ce92ecb29998`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ! Prove and document the neutral workflow  `08ca9746`
+- ► Make repository sessions terminal-neutral  `84d3b151`
+- · Separate durable messaging from pane input  `6c0f04a6`
+- · Add a practical manual inbox  `80bb61bb`
+
 ### Coordination-engine adapter boundary
 Progress: 0/3 done  |  workplan_id: `48da5fa7-b7bf-5d13-8edc-b90f266e241c`