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 # Custodian Brief — reuse-surface
 
 **Domain:** helix_forge  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-15 22:43 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-15 23:12 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)*
+### Registry establish, update, and stats with optional llm-connect assist
+Progress: 0/7 done  |  workstream_id: `239a0077-8593-4dc7-918d-4c23895275f6`
+
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Add Registry Stats Command  `98e65330`
+- · Implement establish --scaffold  `b8fedd87`
+- · Implement establish --publish-check  `2924d685`
+- · Add llm-connect Bridge And Draft Schema  `650ebee5`
+- · Implement establish --discover  `b9154889`
+- · Implement update Command  `b79558da`
+- · Documentation, Tests, And Gap Note  `a55a2f26`
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)