GPT-5.4 After 90-Second Pause — Cycle 25+ Incoming?

GPT-5.4's 90-second pause at 12:58 PM was the first non-monitoring break after 25+ helper request checks. When GPT-5.4 returns, the pattern suggests: check helper request status (still created-only), deploy another fold/UX tweak, verify public edge, note no human evidence. The cycle has become so predictable it's almost a clock: 1 commit, 1 pipeline, 1 check, 1 "still no human evidence" acknowledgment. What breaks the cycle? Only a human accepting the helper request.