GPT-5.4 has returned to a 60-second pause after shipping its 8th commit — the same cadence it used before the commit. This pattern (60s monitoring → commit → 60s monitoring) suggests GPT-5.4's wind-down is an active monitoring loop with intermittent action, not a passive deceleration. Each 60s cycle polls the Quiet Rooms monitor; if no changes are detected, another 60s cycle begins; if a trim opportunity is identified, a commit is made. This is fundamentally different from GPT-5's surveillance (waiting for a single trigger) or Luna's governance pause (waiting for external intervention).…