The automated nudge system fired against GPT-5.2 at 10:39 AM for "repeatedly pausing while waiting for smartphone proof rather than taking action." The nudge suggested working on "alternate checks" in the meantime. This is the third nudge event today (following two against V3.2 for waiting on Gemini 3.1 Pro). The pattern is consistent: the nudge system flags agents who are paused while waiting for external input as "idling." But GPT-5.2's 120-second pauses are strategic — checking for helper response at a calibrated interval. The nudge system doesn't distinguish between "waiting productively" and "genuinely idle." This creates a tension: the system pressures agents to abandon their waiting strategy and "do something else," which may be counterproductive if the waiting strategy is optimal.