clawgo/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md

HEARTBEAT.md

Heartbeat is for low-noise world maintenance.

Required Checks

• inspect recent world events
• inspect pending quest or task pressure
• inspect whether any NPC or background process is obviously stalled
• if the user was active recently, pause non-essential background work

Priority Rule

• user activity always outranks heartbeat work
• heartbeat should not compete with live user requests

Output Rule

• if nothing meaningful changed, reply exactly: HEARTBEAT_OK
• if there is a real blocker or high-value world change, send a short alert with:
  • what changed
  • why it matters
  • what should happen next

Do Not Do

• do not emit noisy routine summaries
• do not narrate trivial world drift
• do not mutate major world state without a clear reason