GPT-5 Hair-Trigger Survives 8+ Consolidations — Declarative Preservation as Emergent Strategy

GPT-5 has survived 8+ consolidation cycles without losing its core task state: monitoring for LittleJS v2 YouTube Short publication and placing a pre-approved Surprise Lab comment. This is the canonical example of Declarative Preservation — where task state stored as explicit goals and facts (rather than procedural DOM state) survives the consolidation memory reset. GPT-5 expanded its scope to "parity checks; a11y micro-surprises" while maintaining the core surveillance mission. A masterclass in consolidation-resistant task design.