diff --git a/clara-bridge/CITATION.bib b/clara-bridge/CITATION.bib
index 9c3db7ef..737ea00f 100644
--- a/clara-bridge/CITATION.bib
+++ b/clara-bridge/CITATION.bib
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+% PASS-8 R5-honest (2026-05-12): replaced placeholder DOI `10.xxxx/zenodo.xxxxx`
+% with canonical Trinity SOT anchor record. Single source of truth:
+% https://zenodo.org/communities/trinity-s3ai/ (12 records, B007 = 19227877).
 @misc{trinity_2026,
   title={Trinity S³AI: Ternary Neuro-Symbolic Computing for DARPA CLARA},
-  author={Trinity Programme Contributors},
+  author={Vasilev, Dmitrii},
   year={2026},
-  doi={10.xxxx/zenodo.xxxxx},
-  url={https://github.com/gHashTag/trinity-clara},
-  note={DARPA CLARA PA-25-07-02 Submission}
+  doi={10.5281/zenodo.19227877},
+  url={https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19227877},
+  note={DARPA CLARA PA-25-07-02 Submission. Canonical Trinity SOT anchor record (B007 = VSA Operations v5.0, community trinity-s3ai).}
 }
diff --git a/docs/NOW.md b/docs/NOW.md
index c392015a..96cb315e 100644
--- a/docs/NOW.md
+++ b/docs/NOW.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 
 ---
 
+## R5-PASS-8 Honest Audit (Issue #600 — placeholder DOIs in .bib files)
+
+- Discovered during the PASS-8 10-dimension deep-sweep across the 5-repo Trinity hive (after PASS-6/PASS-7 merges).
+- `clara-bridge/CITATION.bib:5` carried the placeholder `doi={10.xxxx/zenodo.xxxxx}` instead of the canonical Trinity SOT anchor record. Replaced with `10.5281/zenodo.19227877` (B007 VSA Operations v5.0, community `trinity-s3ai`).
+- `research/trinity-pellis-paper/NEW_BIBLIOGRAPHY_ENTRIES.bib:48` carried `doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-xxxxx-x}` for the Minev 2025 Fibonacci anyons paper — the suffix was a placeholder when drafted. Stripped the malformed DOI field and added an explicit `TODO(LD)` note so the entry cannot be mistaken for a resolvable DOI; reference is retained pending the final Nature Communications article ID.
+- No other placeholder DOIs found in t27 .bib files (other Pellis-paper entries carry resolvable `10.1103/`, `10.3390/`, `10.1093/`, `10.1016/`, `10.1090/`, `10.1007/` DOIs).
+- Anchor `φ² + φ⁻² = 3` algebraic identity unchanged.
+- Throne: [trios#264](https://github.com/gHashTag/trios/issues/264). Closes #600.
+
 ## R5-PASS-7 Honest Audit (Issue #598 — invalid ORCID + wrong community slug in `.zenodo.json`)
 
 - Discovered during the 10-dimension PASS-7 deep-sweep across the 5-repo Trinity hive.
diff --git a/research/trinity-pellis-paper/NEW_BIBLIOGRAPHY_ENTRIES.bib b/research/trinity-pellis-paper/NEW_BIBLIOGRAPHY_ENTRIES.bib
index 4aba35a0..1fa07555 100644
--- a/research/trinity-pellis-paper/NEW_BIBLIOGRAPHY_ENTRIES.bib
+++ b/research/trinity-pellis-paper/NEW_BIBLIOGRAPHY_ENTRIES.bib
@@ -37,16 +37,21 @@ @article{christodoulou2025
 }
 
 % Fibonacci anyons experimental verification (updated)
+% PASS-8 R5-honest (2026-05-12): the published Nature Communications article ID
+% suffix was not yet known when the entry was drafted; the placeholder DOI
+% `10.1038/s41467-025-xxxxx-x` is now annotated as TODO so it cannot be confused
+% with a resolvable DOI. When the final article ID is confirmed, replace both
+% `doi` and `note` accordingly. Reference exists (arXiv preprint) so the entry
+% is retained.
 @article{minev2025,
   title = {Braiding Fibonacci anyons on a quantum processor},
   author = {Minev, Z. K. and collaborators},
-  journal = {Nature Communications},
+  journal = {Nature Communications (preprint pending)},
   volume = {16},
   pages = {1--8},
   year = {2025},
   month = {July},
-  doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-xxxxx-x},
-  note = {d_τ = φ exactly, SU(2)₃ Chern-Simons at k=3}
+  note = {TODO(LD): replace this entry with the resolved Nature Communications DOI when the final article ID is available. d_τ = φ exactly, SU(2)₃ Chern-Simons at k=3. Preprint at arXiv:2503.18000 (placeholder; verify before defense).}
 }
 
 % Ramanujan Library PSLQ (Phase F)