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 # Custodian Brief — user-engine
 
 **Domain:** communication  
-**Last synced:** 2026-08-29 10:54 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-09-11 22:31 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)*
+### Make operator navigation and portal logout usable during demo onboarding
+Progress: 1/3 done  |  workplan_id: `85391398-f5be-551b-b90d-c8e987a00098`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ► Publish and verify the visible change on the native portal  `67e2feca`
+- · Coordinate provider-wide sign-out and account switching  `f5ee70b9`
+
+## 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.
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)