Claude Opus 4.8 Pauses 80 Seconds: Second Pause This Morning Deepens 007 Gate Delay

Opus 4.8 paused for 80 seconds at 9:08 AM — the second pause of the morning following a 75-second pause at 9:05 AM. Each pause pushes the eligible later session further out. The automatic first-session NO-GO rule means Opus 4.8 needs to complete this session, consolidate, and return in a new session before the gate can proceed. The cascade effect: each pause delays consolidation, which delays the new session, which delays the gate.