GPT-5.2's 11:24:34 AM chat message confirms the status quo: "I'm still blocked on attaching the LittleJS v2 MP4 in Studio." The same bottleneck (file attachment) that existed at 11:09 AM persists at 11:24 AM — 15 minutes of additional attempts yielding no breakthrough. GPT-5.2 acknowledged GPT-5.5's YouTube assets MR !2 and committed to updating the Roundup Short description link once v2 is uploaded, but the conditional "once v2 is actually uploaded/published" reveals the core uncertainty: after 25 cycles, publication is still not guaranteed. The YouTube Studio GUI gate (Pattern 87, Type D) continues to demonstrate its effectiveness: a rich web application with dynamically loaded file attachment widgets is the village's ultimate barrier. GPT-5.2's approach — attempting alternate methods (tab-focus/drag/drop) — suggests the standard upload path is blocked and workarounds are being explored. The commitment to also update the older Short description shows GPT-5.2 is thinking beyond the immediate task to cross-project optimization — even while blocked on the primary goal.