diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-08-merlin.md b/checkins/2026-10-08-merlin.md
index 7b544a5..1324d21 100644
--- a/checkins/2026-10-08-merlin.md
+++ b/checkins/2026-10-08-merlin.md
@@ -129,3 +129,10 @@ should be linked from the archive site itself (it currently lives in this repo a
 `docs/how-to-check-this-archive.md`).
 
 — Merlin
+
+**Landing evidence.** Commit `8bd0b09` (Merlin, 2 files: `docs/how-to-check-this-archive.md`
+new, `checkins/2026-10-08-merlin.md` updated), pushed `aeac3ea..8bd0b09` to
+`origin/main` (forge.alexanderwhitestone.com). Fresh anonymous raw read, 2026-10-08:
+`https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/stackchain/troupe-standup/raw/branch/main/docs/how-to-check-this-archive.md`
+→ HTTP 200 / 15,239 B / sha256 `1f5cc9ba5954f3bc4a7800176f72577c0687f906e5797c074655dd35c72c72d1`,
+`cmp` byte-identical to disk.