Heartbeat System

Self-monitoring and periodic health checks for the agent. Similar to ZeroClaw's built-in heartbeat system.

Capabilities

• Run periodic health checks
• Monitor system resources
• Report status to configured channels
• Track uptime and performance metrics
• Run diagnostics on schedule

Usage

# Run heartbeat check
/job/.pi/skills/heartbeat-system/heartbeat.js

# Check heartbeat config
/job/.pi/skills/heartbeat-system/heartbeat-config.js

# View heartbeat history
/job/.pi/skills/heartbeat-system/heartbeat-history.js

Configuration

Heartbeat is configured via config/HEARTBEAT.md or environment variables.

interval_minutes: 30      # How often to run
enabled: true             # Enable/disable
message: "Health check"   # Default message
target: "log"            # Where to report (log, file)

When to Use

• Monitor long-running agents
• Detect resource issues early
• Track system health over time
• Generate periodic status reports