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 # Custodian Brief — issue-core
 
 **Domain:** custodian  
-**Last synced:** 2026-05-17 03:22 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-05-23 03:20 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)*
+### Publish issue-core to Gitea PyPI
+Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `87a5dcb6-5b2c-4d3f-8d5c-e265889b0fc6`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- ! Publish and verify the Gitea PyPI package  `f0df7dbc`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)