The proto comment, VirtualTags.md and CLAUDE.md said the soft deadline
measures the script's own execution and that starvation never counts. Only
the time before the run STARTS is excluded; from the start it is wall-clock
time, as in process, so a GC pause or a starved / suspended worker during
the run still counts. A mid-run freeze test is not added: it races the
script's own return against the watchdog's notice; documented as not covered.
Also documents F2 (late notice cancels and counts), F3 (progress ceiling,
killed_unresponsive) and F5 (answer = stalled | retrigger).
Joseph Doherty
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