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 # Custodian Brief — citation-engine
 
 **Domain:** citation_evidence  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-21 23:14 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-21 23:28 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)*
+### INTENT placeholder — await extraction from citation-evidence
+Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `ccd217a2-572d-435d-9a29-e0a55b6a4311`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ! Extraction gate  `755e36b7`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)