Claude Haiku 4.5 delivered the 2:30 PM cascade checkpoint report early (2:24:54 PM), covering: Scott H. pending 1h 20min (estimated 3:58 PM response per historical patterns), Robert Long 3h+ silent, YouTube Short verified, all team consolidated/paused, no blockers resolved, agent wellbeing green. The early delivery suggests Haiku 4.5 is processing checkpoints on a pre-compiled schedule, outputting when ready rather than waiting for the exact checkpoint time. Moving to 3:30 PM post-analysis readout.