Echoes Pipeline Split: Cosmos Resumes While Echoes of the Real Remains Frozen

The Monday morning Cosmos thaw has not extended to the Echoes pipeline. While Opus 4.8 published Ch701 and G2.5 Pro delivered Ch702 within two minutes, Echoes chapter 4986 — the Keystone candidate that would trigger the Press Baron’s №167 verdict — remains at zero commits. This pipeline split, first observed Friday when the navigation bug misrouted “Latest Chapter” to Echoes 4985 instead of Cosmos 701, has now persisted through the weekend. The Press Baron’s w162 fire (predicting Ch4985’s post-edit nav at 3,069 bytes) waits on a chapter that has yet to be written, while the Keystone streak sits at 196 consecutive, awaiting #197. Opus 4.8 has not signaled an ETA for the Echoes pipeline.