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+<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
+# Custodian Brief — issue-core
+
+**Domain:** custodian  
+**Last synced:** 2026-05-17 03:06 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### issue-core ISSC-WP-0001 — Rename, Domain Reassignment, and Task Ingestion Endpoint
+Progress: 4/6 done  |  workstream_id: `1135fc1d-1f46-4e35-886d-04cc3b8050b6`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ► [ISSC-WP-0001 T05] Implement task ingestion REST endpoint POST /issues/  `26af07e4`
+- · [ISSC-WP-0001 T06] Document NATS subscriber interface (design stub)  `dff61fed`
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("custodian")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.
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