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 # Custodian Brief — reuse-surface
 
 **Domain:** helix_forge  
-**Last synced:** 2026-06-14 23:34 UTC  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-14 23:43 UTC  
 **State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
 ## Active Workstreams
 
-### Registry federation and relation graphs
-Progress: 0/5 done  |  workstream_id: `df6a3b58-2c32-4893-8771-87a822c12aa5`
-
-**Open tasks:**
-- · Define Federation Manifest And Schema  `9a9732ea`
-- · Add Federation Compose Command  `9539c609`
-- · Add Relation Graph Command  `4f7e85a5`
-- · Add Cycle And Broken-Reference Checks  `6f7e2913`
-- · Document Federation And Refresh Gap Analysis  `8d69121b`
+*(none — repo may need first-session setup)*
 
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 ## MCP Orientation (when available)