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