diff --git a/.github/workflows/groundwire-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/groundwire-verify.yml
index 437fe05..65d017e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/groundwire-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/groundwire-verify.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ jobs:
                 if [ "$i" = "60" ]; then
                   echo "::error::Commit ${SHORT}: ecash verification timed out after 5 minutes"
                   RESPONSE='{"verified":false,"error":"ecash verification timed out"}'
+                  break
                 fi
               done
             fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bad658..c3632a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ The agent maintains:
 - **mint-keysets** — cached keyset keys from mints
 - **pending-mints** — in-flight Lightning invoice → token flows
 - **pending-verifies** — in-flight NUT-03 swap verifications
+- **in-flight** — tokens selected for signing, held in escrow with 30-minute TTL before NUT-03 swap recovery
+- **pending-melts** — in-flight Lightning withdrawal (NUT-05 melt) requests
 
 ### Cryptography