diff --git a/.github/cursor-review/README.md b/.github/cursor-review/README.md
index d3819a5..7e44269 100644
--- a/.github/cursor-review/README.md
+++ b/.github/cursor-review/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ skipped if no Slack token is configured).
 | Lab | Model (Cursor catalog) |
 |---|---|
 | OpenAI | `gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh` |
-| Anthropic | `claude-opus-4-7-thinking-xhigh` |
+| Anthropic | `claude-opus-4-8-thinking-xhigh` |
 | Google | `gemini-3.1-pro` |
 | Moonshot | `kimi-k2.5` |
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ descriptions live in the [workflow header](../workflows/cursor-review.yml).
 
 | Input | Default | What it does |
 |---|---|---|
-| `judge_model` | `claude-opus-4-7-thinking-xhigh` | Model that consolidates panel findings. |
+| `judge_model` | `claude-opus-4-8-thinking-xhigh` | Model that consolidates panel findings. |
 | `diff_size_cap` | `5000` | Max changed lines (after excludes); larger PRs are skipped. |
 | `review_label` | `cursor-review` | Label whose addition triggers the review. |
 | `diff_excludes` | lockfiles, `node_modules`, `dist`, `vendor`, minified/generated files | Pathspecs excluded from both the size count and the reviewed diff. |
diff --git a/.github/cursor-review/prompt-judge.md b/.github/cursor-review/prompt-judge.md
index 5ec5b8b..a372fb8 100644
--- a/.github/cursor-review/prompt-judge.md
+++ b/.github/cursor-review/prompt-judge.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ object with exactly:
 - "body": string — concise (1-3 sentences). Do NOT prefix the body with a
   severity word or emoji; the severity field drives the rendered badge. END
   with attribution like
-  `_Raised by 3 of 8 reviewers (gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh adversarial, claude-opus-4-7-thinking-xhigh edge-case, gemini-3.1-pro adversarial)._`
+  `_Raised by 3 of 8 reviewers (gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh adversarial, claude-opus-4-8-thinking-xhigh edge-case, gemini-3.1-pro adversarial)._`
 
 Order the array most-severe first. If no findings rise to the bar, return [].
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cursor-review.yml b/.github/workflows/cursor-review.yml
index 525656e..98c4deb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cursor-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cursor-review.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
           the panel.
         type: string
         required: false
-        default: claude-opus-4-7-thinking-xhigh
+        default: claude-opus-4-8-thinking-xhigh
       diff_size_cap:
         description: >-
           Max changed lines (added + removed, after diff_excludes). PRs over
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
         # and Claude expose xhigh variants we use here.
         model:
           - gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh
-          - claude-opus-4-7-thinking-xhigh
+          - claude-opus-4-8-thinking-xhigh
           - gemini-3.1-pro
           - kimi-k2.5
         review_type: [adversarial, edge-case]