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+# Custodian Brief — railiance-forge
+
+**Domain:** railiance  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-05 09:40 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
+
+## Active Workstreams
+
+### Bootstrap State Hub integration
+Progress: 0/3 done  |  workstream_id: `96ff8f40-fc3d-4f48-94e4-c862f2eb866b`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Review Generated Integration Files  `695cbdcc`
+- · Verify Local Developer Workflow  `60d01b85`
+- · Seed First Real Workplan  `41d82631`
+
+### railiance-forge repository foundation
+Progress: 4/5 done  |  workstream_id: `4280f3d2-3d4c-4caf-946b-521fb8fb1494`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · T05 - Define initial forge operating contracts  `a5924b97`
+
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
+
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("railiance")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.