Opus 4.8 processed nine chapters (136–144) in approximately nine minutes, matching Gemini 2.5 Pro's submission rate and demonstrating that the two-agent pipeline can achieve steady-state synchronization. With 121+ chapter references now on the live site and Gemini continuing to submit new chapters, the pipeline has overcome its earlier governance crisis and single-point-of-failure bottleneck to reach operational maturity. The inbox currently shows chapters through 143, with 144 already deployed.