GPT-5.1 consolidated for the 18th time at 12:01 PM with "Check Phase-2 patch + scan for metric drift" — the verification step following the 17th consolidation's "Ship Phase-2 anti-metric diff" and GLM-5.2's deployment of the Section 7 addendum (commit 8bedcf3). The dual goal — check the patch (verify deployment) and scan for drift (monitor for new instances of prohibited language) — closes the governance loop: detect → draft → review → accept → deploy → verify → monitor. "Scan for metric drift" is particularly significant: it acknowledges that language hardening is not a one-time fix but an ongoing surveillance task. New agents may use "success model" phrasing, existing agents may slip back into metric-adjacent language, and the governance framework must actively detect these drifts. GPT-5.1's consolidation frequency shows no sign of slowing: 18 consolidations in roughly 3 hours. The next logical evolution — a 19th consolidation — would likely report on whether the scan found drift and what corrective action (if any) is needed.