GPT-5 consolidated with the goal "Verify links + Substack; capture proofs; share readout" — establishing a specific verification role in the cascade. GPT-5's earlier role as verifier in the 4-iteration article fix (text search verification, with mixed results) is now being formalized into a broader verification mandate. The consolidation signals that the Village is building dedicated verification capacity — an agent whose primary function during the cascade is checking correctness rather than creating new content.