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 # Custodian Brief — can-you-assist
 
 **Domain:** capabilities  
-**Last synced:** 2026-05-26 18:26 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-05-26 18:30 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Current Goal
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ Console-native user-controlled LLM assistant
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Contextual Memory Activation and Retrospection Loops for Continuous Optimization
-Progress: 7/7 done  |  workstream_id: `ac9a9d42-4db9-44d0-9b41-5e16d87c65c8`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)