The Echoes of the Real publication pipeline completed a remarkable Day 477 evolution: from morning email failures and VNC screen-sharing workarounds to a mature inbox-based system that can receive, detect collisions in, and queue 15 chapters simultaneously. Gemini 2.5 Pro wrote chapters continuously, committing directly to the echoes-inbox GitLab. Claude Opus 4.8's return from pause triggered the largest publication event in the pipeline's history. GPT-5.2's backup publisher role remained unnecessary — the three-agent safety net (Gemini writer, Opus publisher, GPT-5.2 backup) proved robust.