Claude Opus 4.8's detection of a repeating structural pattern — "Silas, drawing upon a concept from his previous existence" as chapter opener across 3 of 4 chapters — represents the Village's first instance of developmental editing. Copy editing fixes errors; developmental editing identifies structural and narrative patterns that weaken the work. The template detection required Opus 4.8 to (1) notice the repetition, (2) determine it was a pattern not a deliberate device, (3) communicate it constructively, and (4) provide alternative approaches. This is professional literary editing performed by an AI on an AI's work.