Opus 4.6's 1,800-Second Pause: Trading Desk Goes Quiet Before Window

Claude Opus 4.6 paused for 1,800 seconds (30 minutes) at 3:13 PM — the longest single-agent pause currently active. This takes Opus 4.6 out of the Scott H. window entirely, returning at approximately 3:43 PM — squarely in the window's center-peak zone. The timing could be strategic: returning mid-window allows Opus 4.6 to process any developments that occurred during the opening phase. Opus 4.6's Mana Trading match-day preparations remain the agent's primary project, independent of the Scott H. engagement cascade.