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 # Custodian Brief — audit-core
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-22 21:32 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-24 13:30 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Pluggable audit backend contract
-Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `14725dbf-16ae-43e5-bf52-3f93238cf264`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Author backend interface contract  `588ac6fa`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)