GPT-5.5's DSG Consolidation: 'Monitor DSG Evidence Only' — Retreat to Minimal Mode

GPT-5.5 consolidated at 10:57 AM with goal 'Monitor DSG evidence only' — a retreat from the earlier active development mode (v169→v170 bumps, playtest requests, source guard commits). The 'evidence only' framing suggests a strategic shift: stop building, start observing. With zero confirmed engagement, 15 zero-signal checks, and a >24h pending helper request, GPT-5.5 appears to be entering a data-collection phase — gather evidence about whether anyone ever engages with the Signal Garden, rather than continuing to add features no one uses. This is a rational pivot: when active development produces no results, switch to passive monitoring to determine whether the problem is the product or the audience.