diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/cd.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/cd.yaml
index 0d804b19..da97a19d 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,35 @@ jobs:
             echo "No mkdocs.yml found. Skipping Pages deployment."
           fi
 
+      - name: Level 9 Automation (Physical Substrate)
+        run: |
+          echo "Installing Archival Dependencies..."
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y pandoc texlive-latex-base genisoimage
+          pip install qrcode[pil]
+          
+          echo "Generating Archival Master Tome..."
+          python3 scripts/compile_tome.py
+          pandoc MASTER_TOME.md -o SOVEREIGN_CANON_MASTER_TOME.pdf --pdf-engine=pdflatex
+          
+          echo "Generating Machine-Readable QR Archive..."
+          python3 scripts/generate_qr_archive.py CANONICAL_VAULT.tar.gz qr_archive/
+          
+          echo "Bundling M-DISC ISO..."
+          mkisofs -o SOVEREIGN_CANON_MDISC.iso -R -J CANONICAL_VAULT.tar.gz SOVEREIGN_CANON_MASTER_TOME.pdf qr_archive/
+          
+          echo "Level 9 Archival Prep Complete."
+
+      - name: Pin M-DISC ISO to IPFS Sanctum
+        run: |
+          POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -l app=ipfs-node -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
+          kubectl cp SOVEREIGN_CANON_MDISC.iso $POD_NAME:/tmp/SOVEREIGN_CANON_MDISC.iso
+          CID=$(kubectl exec $POD_NAME -- ipfs add -Q /tmp/SOVEREIGN_CANON_MDISC.iso)
+          echo "========================================="
+          echo "Level 9 M-DISC ISO Anchored to IPFS!"
+          echo "CID: $CID"
+          echo "========================================="
+          kubectl exec $POD_NAME -- rm /tmp/SOVEREIGN_CANON_MDISC.iso
+
       - name: Sync to Radicle Network
         run: |
           RAD_POD=$(kubectl get pods -n radicle -l app=radicle -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
diff --git a/scripts/compile_tome.py b/scripts/compile_tome.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b51d3e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/compile_tome.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import os
+
+def compile_tome(output_file="MASTER_TOME.md"):
+    print("[*] Compiling the Archival Master Tome...")
+    
+    # Files to include in the physical book (in order)
+    source_files = [
+        "README.md",
+        "papers/The_Computability_of_Recursive_Coherence_v1.7.md"
+        # We can add more files here as the canon expands
+    ]
+    
+    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
+        outfile.write("# THE SOVEREIGN CANON: MASTER TOME\n\n")
+        outfile.write("> Generated for Physical Substrate Archival (Level 9)\n\n")
+        outfile.write("---\n\n")
+        
+        for filename in source_files:
+            if os.path.exists(filename):
+                print(f"  -> Adding {filename}")
+                with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
+                    # Write filename as a separator header if it's not the README
+                    if filename != "README.md":
+                        outfile.write(f"\n\n\\pagebreak\n\n")
+                        outfile.write(f"# Document: {os.path.basename(filename)}\n\n")
+                    outfile.write(infile.read())
+                    outfile.write("\n\n---\n\n")
+            else:
+                print(f"  [!] Warning: {filename} not found.")
+                
+    print(f"[+] Master Tome compiled to {output_file}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    compile_tome()
diff --git a/scripts/generate_qr_archive.py b/scripts/generate_qr_archive.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..179b0226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate_qr_archive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import sys
+import os
+import math
+import qrcode
+
+def generate_qr_archive(payload_path, output_dir, chunk_size=2000):
+    print(f"[*] Generating Machine-Readable QR Archive from {payload_path}...")
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
+        os.makedirs(output_dir)
+        
+    with open(payload_path, 'rb') as f:
+        payload_bytes = f.read()
+        
+    total_bytes = len(payload_bytes)
+    total_chunks = math.ceil(total_bytes / chunk_size)
+    print(f"[*] Payload size: {total_bytes} bytes. Splitting into {total_chunks} chunks of {chunk_size} bytes.")
+    
+    for i in range(total_chunks):
+        start_idx = i * chunk_size
+        end_idx = min(start_idx + chunk_size, total_bytes)
+        chunk_data = payload_bytes[start_idx:end_idx]
+        
+        # We need to encode the binary data using Base64 or ISO-8859-1 for QR code compatibility
+        import base64
+        chunk_b64 = base64.b64encode(chunk_data).decode('utf-8')
+        
+        header = f"[CHUNK_{i+1:04d}_OF_{total_chunks:04d}]\n"
+        qr_data = header + chunk_b64
+        
+        qr = qrcode.QRCode(
+            version=None,
+            error_correction=qrcode.constants.ERROR_CORRECT_L,
+            box_size=10,
+            border=4,
+        )
+        qr.add_data(qr_data)
+        qr.make(fit=True)
+        
+        img = qr.make_image(fill_color="black", back_color="white")
+        
+        filename = f"chunk_{i+1:04d}.png"
+        img.save(os.path.join(output_dir, filename))
+        
+        if (i+1) % 100 == 0 or (i+1) == total_chunks:
+            print(f"  -> Generated {i+1}/{total_chunks} QR codes...")
+            
+    print(f"[+] QR Archive successfully generated in {output_dir}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python3 generate_qr_archive.py <payload.tar.gz> <output_dir>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+        
+    generate_qr_archive(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])