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 # Custodian Brief — railiance-apps
 
 **Domain:** railiance  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-04 08:03 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-04 10:24 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
+### Extract railiance-forge and formalize forge-layer contracts
+Progress: 0/10 done  |  workstream_id: `1960b22b-82ae-4b67-9fff-397bd38bdd65`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T01 - Define the `railiance-forge` repository contract  `129c2920`
+- · T02 - Create and register the `railiance-forge` repository  `0e71e5a6`
+- · T03 - Move current forge deployment surface out of `railiance-apps`  `57162f50`
+- · T04 - Re-scope `railiance-apps` and `railiance-enablement`  `64ac73e7`
+- · T05 - Define artifact lifecycle, retention, and provenance policy  `a99520c3`
+- · T06 - Define CI runner, Actions, and GitOps ownership  `37945939`
+- · T07 - Define backup, restore, and secret handoff contracts  `da8bfbab`
+- … and 3 more open tasks
+
 ### S5 app release readiness and scope alignment
 Progress: 1/6 done  |  workstream_id: `685f1c18-33c0-400d-a2b1-e1dae0f27c3e`