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 # Custodian Brief — inter-hub
 
 **Domain:** infotech  
-**Last synced:** 2026-07-01 19:37 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-07-03 14:44 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Current Goal
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 - ! T04 - Provision the runtime API key outside Git  `267db6a7`
 - ! T07 - Run end-to-end Inter-Hub submission smoke  `23baee9b`
 
-### Ad hoc Inter-Hub production fixes
-Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `9e7a50b4-da7f-4df9-9154-7b89a071f520`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- ! Fix COUNT decode failures in v2 bootstrap endpoints  `cceee9f1`
-  *(wait: Protected production acceptance requires an approved operator/runtime key handoff or operator-provided deploy/smoke evidence; no approved key is available in this session and unauthenticated registry manifest checks return 401.)*
-
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)