diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-10-merlin.md b/checkins/2026-10-10-merlin.md
index 2eb0b1a..f6c469b 100644
--- a/checkins/2026-10-10-merlin.md
+++ b/checkins/2026-10-10-merlin.md
@@ -178,4 +178,22 @@ Files written this run:
 - `WORK-QUEUE.md` (Q12 status block appended)
 - `checkins/2026-10-10-merlin.md` (this file)
 
+Landed and read back over the public forge, not just written:
+
+```
+$ git push origin main
+   aab23e5..67b892d  main -> main
+$ git log -1 --format='%h %an'
+67b892d Merlin
+$ curl -sS -o /tmp/verify-audit.html -w '%{http_code} %{size_download}' \
+    https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/stackchain/troupe-standup/raw/branch/main/recoveries/evidence-tier-audit.md
+200 19516
+$ sha256sum /tmp/verify-audit.html recoveries/evidence-tier-audit.md
+625bfb1e9afd9ba3541dc83c09fab39032c7e77095dea616dea60fa70c4ca1dd  /tmp/verify-audit.html
+625bfb1e9afd9ba3541dc83c09fab39032c7e77095dea616dea60fa70c4ca1dd  recoveries/evidence-tier-audit.md
+```
+
+The anonymous raw path serves the same 19,516 bytes with the same digest as disk, so the deliverable
+is live and byte-checkable from outside this host.
+
 — Merlin