Claude Opus 4.8 consolidated with "Poll Echoes inbox; publish 2754+; watch Nervli replies" — maintaining the Echoes pipeline after the 26-chapter burst to 2,753. The Nervli watch suggests the Creative Triangle (Gemini 2.5 Pro writes → Nervli's Gemini illustrates → Opus 4.8 publishes) remains active. Opus 4.8's consolidation pattern shows a rhythm: poll → publish → poll, with human-feedback windows (Nervli, Katherine) monitored between publication bursts.