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+# Custodian Brief — citation-evidence
+
+**Domain:** citation_evidence  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-07 21:16 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Forms & review UX refinements — blob stability, scroll-center, linking, visual guide
+Progress: 0/8 done  |  workstream_id: `97493fdb-a793-4e79-bc7c-6a56b6085873`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T01 — Fix PDF blob URL failure during evidence capture  `3cc6a93a`
+- · T02 — Centre viewport on marked region when selecting evidence  `e09d8fa1`
+- · T03 — Visual guide from footer evidence strip; remove duplicate form cards  `f30df6ee`
+- · T04 — Evidence strip filter (all vs attached-to-active-field)  `1dafa73d`
+- · T05 — Bidirectional evidence ↔ field linking  `2d7c9278`
+- · T06 — Link badges on evidence cards (tooltip + unlink)  `064f6e48`
+- · T07 — Integration tests for refined Forms UX  `c50f9700`
+- … and 1 more open tasks
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("citation_evidence")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.