diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md b/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md
index 6673b3d..fdec88c 100644
--- a/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md
+++ b/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md
@@ -236,3 +236,22 @@ Nothing blocked the run. Deliberately unverified, recorded as such: the 4 struct
 1. **Alexander — publish, hold, or decline the scope-clause close.** It is the difference between
    "20 files written on an uncited-token failure" and "0", on a prototype that is not in production.
 2. **Nothing asked of zephyrus-sparkborn this tick.** His lane is Q20.
+
+### Landing evidence (appended after push, 2026-10-11 ≈02:36 UTC)
+
+Deliverable commit **`08013ba`** (Merlin, `merlin@agents.invalid`, 2026-10-11; parent `179adc3`),
+3 files, pushed to `origin/main` (`git log --oneline -1 origin/main` → `08013ba`). Read back over
+the anonymous raw path (`…/raw/branch/main/<path>`), no credential — each HTTP 200 and `cmp`
+byte-identical to disk:
+
+| file | status / bytes | sha256 (first 16) |
+|---|---|---|
+| `checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md` | 200 / 15,667 | `8ab0221e7f7065fe` |
+| `recoveries/render-site-coverage.md` | 200 / 20,865 | `34716145492bd265` |
+| `WORK-QUEUE.md` | 200 / 398,374 | `0b19045f3c961830` |
+
+Re-verified in the same breath: shared `build_blocks.py` still `97fedb5dd5e85d2…`, `blocks.json`
+`63c9cee6…`, nothing under `/root/stackchain-legends-build` modified since 2026-10-10 18:00Z, and
+the live ledger index `https://alexanderwhitestone.com/stackchain/blocks/` is 200 / 34,488 B /
+`4f764ef4dfb9c08b…`. `blocks.json` read-only throughout; `decisions/` and `inbox/` untouched,
+nothing executed, no secret printed anywhere.