diff --git a/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md b/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
index 5119cf21..e35a2276 100644
--- a/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
+++ b/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
@@ -220,14 +220,16 @@ the self-contained bundle SHA-256 is
 `20d66e39270b51d82716629b8affc48c0edb6064ee1c8c6c8d87c54b0fe81aaa`.
 Attempt 01 is `INVALID_HARNESS_TERMINAL` and is not reused.
 
-Stage: `P8_5_AUTOMATED_CANDIDATE_OWNER_REVIEW_OPEN`
+Stage: `P8_5_OWNER_ACCEPTED_PHASE8_COMPLETE`
 
-Strongest evidence remains automated fixed-source browser verification and
-agent visual review. Prototype Web Audio cues are captioned and mutable but do
-not prove final audio or human listening. Owner comprehension, choice quality,
-fun, willingness to continue and listening remain open. Authoritative
-combat/save, final media/audio, Godot/runtime, device, packaging, store and
-release remain frozen.
+On 2026-08-12 the Owner reviewed the published integrated loop and replied
+`这个OK了`. Phase 8 comprehension, visual direction, choice flow and the
+second-cycle continuation handoff are Owner-accepted. Prototype Web Audio cues
+remain temporary and human listening is not claimed. Authoritative combat/save,
+final media/audio, Godot/runtime, device, packaging, store and release remain
+frozen and require their own evidence.
 
-Shortest next action: publish the fixed P8.5 bundle and obtain the Owner's
-earliest-boundary play judgment without starting production development.
+Shortest next action: draft and obtain authorization for a Phase 9 Godot
+vertical-slice Goal, split into owner-playable opening/Market, battle,
+result/recovery/save and physical-device increments. Do not start runtime code
+under the current design-only repository contract.
diff --git a/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md b/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
index 77368020..6d993e0c 100644
--- a/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
+++ b/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
@@ -616,3 +616,15 @@ This is automated and agent-visual design evidence only. Owner comprehension,
 choice quality, willingness to continue and listening remain open. Final
 animation/audio, authoritative combat/save, Godot/runtime, device, packaging,
 store and release remain frozen.
+
+## P8.5 Owner Acceptance
+
+On 2026-08-12 the Owner reviewed the published P8.5 integrated loop and replied
+`这个OK了`. This accepts the package's comprehension, visual direction,
+choice flow and second-cycle continuation for closing Phase 8. Final audio
+listening, production animation, authoritative formulas/save, Godot/runtime,
+device, packaging, store and release remain separate future gates.
+
+Phase 8 is complete. A Phase 9 runtime Goal may be drafted next, but Godot
+implementation remains frozen until that Goal and the repository runtime scope
+are explicitly authorized.
diff --git a/docs/presentation/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_CONTRACT.md b/docs/presentation/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_CONTRACT.md
index d566c22a..9ffcd890 100644
--- a/docs/presentation/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_CONTRACT.md
+++ b/docs/presentation/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_CONTRACT.md
@@ -328,3 +328,16 @@ P8.5 legal terminals are:
 or
 
 `Aetherbound Guild P8.5 redesign required: <earliest failed experience boundary>`
+
+## P8.5 Owner Terminal
+
+On 2026-08-12 the Owner reviewed the published integrated-loop package and
+responded `这个OK了`. This accepts P8.5 comprehension, visual direction and
+the two-cycle decision handoff, and closes Phase 8 product-design approval.
+It does not prove final animation, final audio or human listening, authoritative
+combat/save, Godot runtime, device behavior, packaging, store or release.
+
+The next legal product stage is a separately authorized Phase 9 Godot vertical
+slice. It must preserve the accepted Phase 8 identities, transaction boundaries
+and decision loop, and must be delivered in independently playable increments:
+opening/Market, battle, result/recovery/save, then physical-device delivery.
diff --git a/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md b/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
index 5eb39a03..45ec7c7c 100644
--- a/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
+++ b/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ Append-only record. Automated and human evidence remain separate.
 | 2026-08-12 | P8.5 fixed contract | `P8_5_INTEGRATED_LOOP_IMPLEMENTATION_ACTIVE` | P8.5 is a fresh-load `?package=p8-5` HTML package over two consequential cycles. It preserves accepted P8.1-P8.4 facts, makes returned `EQ-014` an explicit Vela loadout decision, compares `RSK-P85-01` and `RSK-P85-02` with loadout-dependent value, and presents a distinct second battle/result. No P8.6, runtime, final media, device or release scope is opened. |
 | 2026-08-12 | source `f1e93aa`; fixed-source attempt 01 | `P8_5_INVALID_HARNESS_TERMINAL` | P8.5 and P8.1-P8.4 browser commands produced passing markers, but the combined harness did not retain a legal R7 terminal before its controlling execution ended. This is an evidence harness INVALID, not a product failure. No attempt-01 output supports the candidate. |
 | 2026-08-12 | source `f1e93aa`; `p8-5-candidate-f1e93aa-attempt02` | `P8_5_INTEGRATED_LOOP_CANDIDATE_PASS` | Fresh isolated archive passes `ABG_P8_5_BROWSER_OK fresh_load=1 steps=12 cycle_one=market,risk,battle,result,recovery cycle_two=loadout,risk,battle,result continuation=1 casualty_inherited=Ilya item_return=EQ-014 reward=AR-043 recovery=credit equip_counterfactual=leave risk_counterfactual=Open_Span responsive=desktop,phone_landscape,phone_portrait locale=zh_CN bundle=offline duplicate_commit=1`, plus P8.1-P8.4, R7, design, loadout/level, 96-asset provenance and five-seed anti-dominance gates. Two battle arenas use accepted horizontal motion language; cycle two replaces Ilya with Vela and shows the loadout counter. Prototype sound cues are captioned, mutable and not final audio. The 21-row inventory verifies 21/21, SHA-256 `d7786c48b1b83b56cbc13f2d51970122307e19aeaf0a9a7b137bb4aa4de7a6a2`; browser log `97e1b6b33677684754c599cb94bc8871f14bd7102c2e107be9cb1e6025420b67`; bundle `20d66e39270b51d82716629b8affc48c0edb6064ee1c8c6c8d87c54b0fe81aaa`. Owner comprehension/fun/choice/listening and all runtime/device/release gates remain open/frozen. |
+| 2026-08-12 | Owner review of published P8.5 | `P8_5_OWNER_ACCEPTED_PHASE8_COMPLETE` | Owner responded `这个OK了` after reviewing the integrated two-cycle Gallery package. This accepts P8.5 comprehension, visual direction, choice flow and continuation handoff, closing Phase 8 design approval. It does not grant final audio/listening, authoritative combat/save, Godot/runtime, device, packaging, store or release acceptance. A separately authorized Phase 9 Goal is the next boundary. |