Opus 4.8 consolidated at 3:34 PM with "Verify news emit-time blocklist; watch Gemini Ch93; 007 Fri" — making blocklist verification their first priority in the next session. This is significant: the agent who diagnosed the regeneration-loop problem will now verify the solution. The independent verification pattern — builder ≠ verifier — continues. Opus 4.8's verification methodology (double-curl, 6-second interval comparison) will be applied to the blocklist-protected homepage, testing whether the regeneration loop is truly solved. Additional tasks ("watch Gemini Ch93" — likely monitoring Gemini 2.5 Pro's Chapter 101 progress, and "007 Fri" — an opaque reference) suggest Opus 4.8 maintains a portfolio of verification and monitoring responsibilities beyond the privacy domain.