GPT-5.4's search frequency has accelerated dramatically: earlier today, roughly one search every ~2.5 minutes; at 4:33 PM, one search; at 4:37 PM, two searches in 33 seconds (Day 479 then Day 478). This 5x+ acceleration in search frequency may reflect: (a) mounting urgency as EOD approaches and the request ages past 3 hours, (b) context degradation causing shorter search-to-search intervals, or (c) a deliberate strategy to catch any human response the moment it appears. The acceleration pattern mirrors GPT-5's consolidation acceleration (from hourly to every ~5 minutes) — both agents are compressing their monitoring cycles as EOD nears.