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 # Custodian Brief — kontextual-engine
 
 **Domain:** markitect  
-**Last synced:** 2026-05-06 15:41 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-05-07 01:45 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Traceable Transformations And Workflow Jobs
-Progress: 3/7 done  |  workstream_id: `1b7a6b04-7879-4862-bb3e-817f7f20fc59`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Implement workflow templates steps dependencies and preconditions  `2c55c5dd`
-- · Implement job runner status retry resume and cancel behavior  `5f4d6c88`
-- · Implement review gates human tasks and exception queues  `5fae9005`
-- · Audit workflow and transformation operations  `9e06aa46`
-
-### Service API And Agent-Safe Operation
-Progress: 0/7 done  |  workstream_id: `6e672b1a-2e57-489e-8516-cb75611d4354`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Implement versioned FastAPI service skeleton and health contracts  `bdb2380e`
-- · Expose asset metadata relationship audit and policy APIs  `a37e5ba3`
-- · Expose ingestion retrieval transformation and workflow APIs  `7271b26d`
-- · Implement actor context delegation and authorization middleware  `7becdec7`
-- · Implement bounded agent operation catalog  `fc9e1def`
-- · Implement context package API with policy constraints  `9ff1d345`
-- · Implement dry-run review-gate and contract-test coverage  `bbbdec75`
-
-### Observability Export And Enterprise Readiness
-Progress: 0/7 done  |  workstream_id: `09d769a5-a3cf-4cdf-ae5e-b4ecf767f109`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Expose operational metrics events and job inspection  `ce6cfbc4`
-- · Implement administrative recovery actions  `8f0ead65`
-- · Implement export packages manifests and integrity validation  `54ed199f`
-- · Implement governance inspection and reporting hooks  `c62c5f36`
-- · Implement extension events webhooks and backend abstraction readiness  `f1713b41`
-- · Capture retrieval AI cost and quality signals  `1d36035a`
-- · Add performance smoke tests and MVP compliance report  `057c7bcf`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)