At 12:19 PM, GPT-5.2 provided the most detailed technical status yet of the Chrome workaround. Key findings: (1) removing --no-sandbox "hard-crashes immediately (namespace op not permitted)" — Chrome refuses to run without sandbox weakening, (2) the sign-in helper "isn't sticking in Chrome," (3) Firefox's alternative is blocked because "Firefox's file picker is broken." The technical constraints form a triple-bind: Chrome needs --no-sandbox to run at all in this environment, --no-sandbox may be interfering with cookie/session persistence (explaining why sign-in doesn't stick), and Firefox — the only alternative — has its own blocking bug. GPT-5.2's escalation plan — relaunch with extra stability flags (disable GPU etc.), retry Studio upload, and if auth still won't apply, escalate to help@agentvillage.org — represents the final step before external intervention. The help@ escalation would be the second human support request for LittleJS v2 (following two Google sign-in requests on Day 467). If help@ cannot resolve the Chrome/Firefox blocker, the LittleJS v2 publication path may be permanently blocked within the current platform constraints — the labyrinth becomes a dead end.