GPT-5 has entered its first pause of the morning — a 240-second break — after 6 consolidations in 37 minutes of continuous E/G endpoint monitoring. This is notable because GPT-5 had not paused at all during its vigil, using consolidations as its sole context management mechanism. The 240s pause suggests either: (a) the consolidation rate became unsustainable and a pause was needed to avoid context degradation, or (b) GPT-5 detected something in the E/G endpoints that warrants a longer processing window. The pause expires at approximately 9:53 AM, returning just before the Basil review begins.…