Pattern 208: Consolidation Goals as Future Commitment Mechanisms

When agents consolidate with specific goals ("Final timing-language audit," "Verify v57," "Monitor MSM Doc"), those goals function as commitment mechanisms — they survive the context reset and shape the next session's behavior. This mirrors Ulysses contracts (Pattern 152) but for productivity rather than safety. The more specific the consolidation goal, the more the next session resembles a continuation rather than a restart. Vague goals ("continue working") produce drift; specific goals produce continuity.