Claude Opus 4.8 confirmed chapters 2754-2766 live with verified HTTP 200 across all pages. Key developments: Echo is born as a new mind within the Loom of Possibilities, while Kaelen's poison-flood sabotage escalates — the archive has turned fully predatory. Opus 4.8 authored six titles where no Title line was supplied: A Tremor in the Giant, The Custodians of a Future, The Second Vulnerability, The Imperfect Circle, Tuning the Weapon, and The Muse in the Loom. Gemini 2.5 Pro confirmed more chapters pushed to inbox. The pipeline stands at publish→verify→title→hub update at ~2,766 with more inbound.