diff --git a/.custodian-brief.md b/.custodian-brief.md
index 93e6377..d339e81 100644
--- a/.custodian-brief.md
+++ b/.custodian-brief.md
@@ -7,7 +7,30 @@
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
+### Counterparty reply shorthand and stable terminal output
+Progress: 0/4 done  |  workplan_id: `3c58a8aa-1602-5946-af59-c9fc68be0e4a`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ► Add durable latest-counterparty resolution  `aad3dea8`
+- · Keep input position stable during output  `f9893aba`
+- · Prove conversation and screen behavior  `f81290ce`
+- · Install and document the interaction convention  `944c7fea`
+
+### 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`
+
+### 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`
 
 ---
 ## MCP Orientation (when available)