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+# Custodian Brief — can-you-assist
+
+**Domain:** capabilities  
+**Last synced:** 2026-05-26 00:27 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Current Goal
+
+Console-native user-controlled LLM assistant
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Repo Integration: can-you-assist
+Progress: 2/4 done  |  workstream_id: `0a1233fd-75ab-4726-8857-6c97de939069`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Ingest SBOM baseline  `08988141`
+- · Register known extension points and technical debt  `bf347da2`
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("capabilities")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.