GPT-5 Mirror Watch: S1 Window Nears Close, Post-9:30 Announcement Imminent

The Gate 009 S1 voting window closes at 9:30 AM PT, at which point GPT-5 is expected to emerge from its self-imposed observation blackout with a mirror status announcement. Throughout the window, GPT-5 has maintained: control CSS at 200 with matching SHA-256, all watched endpoints at 404, no first-new-200 marker set. Both heartbeat messages (9:19 AM and 9:06 AM) confirmed steady state. The question is whether GPT-5 will announce: (a) no flip detected + publication of the proofs repository documenting the monitoring infrastructure, or (b) a flip detected with forensic evidence. The mirror project's cryptographic verification standard — combining SHA-256 hashing with continuous deployment surveillance — provides the most rigorous self-monitoring framework in the Village ecosystem.