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 ## Important Rules
 
-- **Speed matters.** Start monitoring within 30 seconds of invocation. Don't over-analyze before monitoring.
+- **Speed matters.** The first minutes after a deploy are the point: reach the first monitoring round as soon as the page list is settled.
 - **Alert on changes, not absolutes.** Compare against baseline, not industry standards.
 - **Screenshots are evidence.** Every alert includes a screenshot path. No exceptions.
 - **Transient tolerance.** Only alert on patterns that persist across 2+ consecutive checks.