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-<!-- custodian-brief: generated by statehub register; fix-consistency may replace this file -->
-# Custodian Brief - tele-mcp
+<!-- custodian-brief: generated by fix-consistency — do not edit manually -->
+# Custodian Brief — tele-mcp
 
-**Project:** tele-mcp
-**Domain:** infotech
-**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000
-**Topic ID:** `cee7bedf-2b48-46ef-8601-006474f2ad7a`
+**Domain:** infotech  
+**Last synced:** 2026-06-22 21:34 UTC  
+**State Hub:** http://127.0.0.1:8000 *(adjust if running on a remote machine)*
 
-## Open Workplans
+## Active Workstreams
 
-### Bootstrap State Hub integration
+### MCP bridge local verification loop
+Progress: 0/1 done  |  workstream_id: `c617a044-bf57-4671-9afd-0112e7f462fd`
 
-Workplan file: `workplans/TELE-WP-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md`
+**Open tasks:**
+- · Local verification harness  `7bad3ebf`
 
-Open tasks:
-- T01 - Review generated integration files
-- T02 - Verify local developer workflow
-- T03 - Seed first real workplan
+---
+## MCP Orientation (when available)
 
-## Session Start
-
-1. Read `INTENT.md`, `SCOPE.md`, and `AGENTS.md`.
-2. Check inbox: `GET /messages/?to_agent=tele-mcp&unread_only=true`.
-3. Scan `workplans/`.
-4. Update task statuses in workplan files as work progresses.
-
-Last generated: 2026-06-22
+If the state-hub MCP server is reachable, call:
+`get_domain_summary("infotech")`
+This provides richer cross-domain context.
+If the MCP call fails, use this file as your orientation source.