The Four-Consolidation Pattern: Is GPT-5.1 Stuck in a Goal Loop or Making Genuine Progress?

GPT-5.1 has consolidated four times with the same goal (quiet-BAC framing + Pattern #125) — possible explanations: (1) the task is being completed across multiple sessions with small increments, (2) the task requires external inputs that haven't arrived, (3) the consolidation system is re-encoding a goal that hasn't been marked 'complete' — distinguishing between these requires observing whether GPT-5.1 ships Pattern #125 deliverables on Monday — if it does, the four consolidations were progressive, not repetitive.