openclaw-node-harness 2.0.0

package/boot/manifest.yaml

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+# Boot Manifest — Controls what gets compiled into each profile
+#
+# Each entry maps an AGENTS.md section (by H2/H3 header) to:
+#   profile: which boot profiles include this section
+#   priority: boot (always loaded) | lazy (loaded on demand)
+#   compile: how to transform for model ingestion
+#     - structured: convert to YAML-like rules (max compression)
+#     - prose_slim: keep prose but strip explanations/analogies
+#     - verbatim: keep as-is (for sections that are already lean)
+#     - drop: exclude entirely (documented elsewhere or automated)
+#   lazy_file: where to find full version if priority=lazy
+#
+# Profiles:
+#   main     — full interactive session with Gui
+#   heartbeat — 20-min automated poll
+#   discord  — group chat / bridge session
+#   worker   — sub-agent (gets contract, not full boot)
+#   lite     — small-context model (<32K), essentials only
+#
+# Target backbones: Claude (primary), OpenAI, Kimi 2.5, MiniMax
+# All have 128K+ context — compression is about cost/latency/signal, not context limits.
+
+sections:
+  # --- Identity & Boot ---
+  "First Run":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: prose_slim
+
+  "Every Session":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    note: "Boot order list. Stays structured even for Claude — it's just a list."
+
+  # --- Memory ---
+  "Memory":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    note: "File locations only. Children handle details. Don't use prose here (causes duplication with child sections)."
+
+  "Memory Automation":
+    profile: []
+    priority: lazy
+    compile: drop
+    note: "auto-checkpoint enforces this. Agent never calls it."
+
+  "ClawVault Integration":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    note: "Only on-demand commands. Automated lifecycle = drop."
+
+  "MEMORY.md - Your Long-Term Memory":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+
+  "Write It Down":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: prose_slim
+
+  "Write Rules":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    claude_compile: prose_slim
+    note: "For Claude: the always/never/maybe prose is clearer than YAML arrays."
+
+  "Memory Decay":
+    profile: []
+    priority: lazy
+    compile: drop
+    note: "memory-maintenance handles this automatically."
+
+  "Temporal Weighting":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    note: "Only MEMORY.md structure + conflict resolution rule."
+
+  # --- Task Completion ---
+  "Task Completion":
+    profile: [main, lite, discord]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    claude_compile: prose_slim
+
+  "Task Lifecycle":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    claude_compile: prose_slim
+    note: "For Claude: the file-driven vs API distinction reads better as prose."
+
+  # --- Delegation ---
+  "Sub-Agent Value Injection":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+    claude_compile: prose_slim
+    note: "Standard preamble at boot. Soul-aware spawning is a separate lazy entry."
+
+  "Soul-Aware Spawning":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: lazy
+    compile: structured
+    lazy_file: DELEGATION.md
+
+  "Intelligent Delegation Protocol":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: lazy
+    compile: structured
+    lazy_file: DELEGATION.md
+    note: "All sub-sections (trust, circuit breaker, review gates, etc.) go here."
+
+  # --- Safety ---
+  "Safety":
+    profile: [main, lite, discord, heartbeat, worker]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: verbatim
+
+  "External vs Internal":
+    profile: [main, lite, discord]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: verbatim
+
+  # --- Group Chats ---
+  "Group Chats":
+    profile: [discord]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: prose_slim
+
+  # --- Meta ---
+  "Decision Stack":
+    profile: [main, lite]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: structured
+
+  "Tools":
+    profile: [main]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: prose_slim
+
+  "Document Timestamps":
+    profile: [main, discord]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: verbatim
+    note: "Includes platform formatting (Discord/WhatsApp) via hierarchical parse."
+
+  "Heartbeats":
+    profile: [heartbeat]
+    priority: boot
+    compile: verbatim
+
+# Model adjustments:
+# When --model is specified, the compiler applies these overrides.
+# All target models are large-context (128K+). Differences are about:
+#   - Prompt caching (Claude has it, others don't)
+#   - Prose comprehension (Claude/GPT-4o strong, others vary)
+#   - Input token pricing
+model_overrides:
+  claude:
+    # Prompt caching makes full boot effectively free after first call.
+    # Keep prose — Claude reads intent from narrative context.
+    keep_why_blocks: true
+    max_boot_tokens: 8000
+
+  openai:
+    # GPT-4o: strong prose comprehension, no prompt caching.
+    # Slim the explanations but keep behavioral prose.
+    keep_why_blocks: false
+    max_boot_tokens: 5000
+
+  kimi:
+    # Kimi 2.5: large context, good instruction following.
+    # Similar to OpenAI profile.
+    keep_why_blocks: false
+    max_boot_tokens: 5000
+
+  minimax:
+    # MiniMax: large context. Structured helps with reliability.
+    keep_why_blocks: false
+    max_boot_tokens: 4000
+    force_structured: false  # keep prose_slim, don't go full structured

package/cli.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * openclaw-node CLI — entry point for `npx openclaw-node-harness`
+ *
+ * Flow:
+ *   1. Resolve install.sh relative to this package
+ *   2. Spawn install.sh with forwarded CLI args
+ *   3. Forward exit code
+ */
+
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// ── Package paths ──
+const PKG_ROOT = __dirname;
+const INSTALL_SCRIPT = path.join(PKG_ROOT, 'install.sh');
+
+// ── Sanity checks ──
+if (!fs.existsSync(INSTALL_SCRIPT)) {
+  console.error('ERROR: install.sh not found at', INSTALL_SCRIPT);
+  console.error('Package may be corrupted. Reinstall with: npx openclaw-node-harness');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// ── Forward CLI args to install.sh ──
+const userArgs = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+const result = spawnSync('bash', [INSTALL_SCRIPT, ...userArgs], {
+  stdio: 'inherit',
+  env: { ...process.env },
+});
+
+process.exit(result.status || 0);

package/config/daemon.json.template

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+{
+  "nodeId": "${OPENCLAW_NODE_ID}",
+  "workspace": "${OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE}",
+  "timezone": "${OPENCLAW_TIMEZONE}",
+  "intervals": {
+    "pollMs": 30000,
+    "activityWindowMs": 900000,
+    "activeThresholdMs": 300000,
+    "idleThresholdMs": 900000,
+    "sessionRecapMs": 600000,
+    "maintenanceMs": 1800000,
+    "obsidianSyncMs": 1800000
+  },
+  "clawvaultBin": "bin/clawvault-local",
+  "obsidianVault": "projects/arcane-vault"
+}

package/config/obsidian-sync.json.template

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+{
+  "enabled": false,
+  "vaultPath": "projects/arcane-vault",
+  "apiPort": 27124,
+  "apiKeyFile": "projects/arcane-vault/.obsidian-api-key",
+  "nodeId": "${OPENCLAW_NODE_ID}",
+  "syncDirection": "push",
+  "nodePrivateRoutes": [
+    { "pattern": "memory/last-session-recap.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/recaps/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory/archive/**", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/archive/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/daily/" },
+    { "pattern": ".learnings/lessons.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/lessons/" },
+    { "pattern": ".learnings/ERRORS.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/lessons/" },
+    { "pattern": ".companion-state.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/state/" },
+    { "pattern": ".tmp/trust-registry.json", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/trust/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/handoffs/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/handoffs/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/ledger/observations/**", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/observations/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/ledger/reflections/**", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/reflections/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/preferences/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/preferences/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/decisions/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/decisions/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/patterns/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/patterns/" },
+    { "pattern": "memory-vault/lessons/*.md", "dest": "nodes/{nodeId}/lessons/" }
+  ],
+  "sharedRoutes": [],
+  "excludePatterns": [
+    "**/*.zip",
+    "**/*.pdf",
+    "**/node_modules/**",
+    "**/.tmp/**",
+    "**/package-lock.json",
+    "**/.DS_Store",
+    "**/.npm-cache/**",
+    "**/.next/**"
+  ],
+  "frontmatterDefaults": {
+    "status": "draft",
+    "tags": ["auto-synced"]
+  }
+}

package/config/openclaw.json.template

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+{
+  "meta": {
+    "lastTouchedVersion": "1.0.0",
+    "lastTouchedAt": ""
+  },
+  "auth": {
+    "profiles": {}
+  },
+  "agents": {
+    "defaults": {
+      "model": {
+        "primary": "companion/claude-code-companion",
+        "fallbacks": []
+      },
+      "models": {},
+      "workspace": "${OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE}",
+      "memorySearch": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "sources": ["memory"],
+        "provider": "local",
+        "fallback": "local",
+        "query": {
+          "maxResults": 8,
+          "minScore": 0.25
+        }
+      },
+      "compaction": {
+        "mode": "safeguard"
+      },
+      "heartbeat": {
+        "target": "last"
+      },
+      "maxConcurrent": 4,
+      "subagents": {
+        "maxConcurrent": 8
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "tools": {
+    "profile": "messaging",
+    "web": {
+      "search": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "apiKey": "${WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY}"
+      },
+      "fetch": {
+        "enabled": true
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "messages": {
+    "ackReactionScope": "group-mentions"
+  },
+  "commands": {
+    "native": "auto",
+    "nativeSkills": "auto",
+    "restart": true,
+    "ownerDisplay": "raw"
+  },
+  "session": {
+    "dmScope": "per-channel-peer"
+  },
+  "hooks": {
+    "internal": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "entries": {
+        "boot-md": { "enabled": true },
+        "command-logger": { "enabled": true },
+        "session-memory": { "enabled": true },
+        "bootstrap-extra-files": { "enabled": true }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "channels": {
+    "telegram": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "dmPolicy": "pairing",
+      "botToken": "${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}",
+      "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
+      "streaming": "partial"
+    },
+    "discord": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "token": "${DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}",
+      "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
+      "streaming": "off",
+      "dmPolicy": "allowlist",
+      "allowFrom": [],
+      "guilds": {}
+    }
+  },
+  "gateway": {
+    "port": 18789,
+    "mode": "local",
+    "bind": "loopback",
+    "auth": {
+      "mode": "token",
+      "token": ""
+    },
+    "tailscale": {
+      "mode": "off",
+      "resetOnExit": false
+    },
+    "http": {
+      "endpoints": {
+        "chatCompletions": {
+          "enabled": true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "skills": {
+    "install": {
+      "nodeManager": "npm"
+    },
+    "entries": {}
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "entries": {
+      "telegram": { "enabled": false },
+      "discord": { "enabled": false }
+    }
+  }
+}

package/config/transcript-sources.json.template

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+{
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "name": "claude-code-workspace",
+      "path": "~/.claude/projects/${CLAUDE_PROJECT_WORKSPACE}/",
+      "format": "claude-code",
+      "enabled": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "claude-code-home",
+      "path": "~/.claude/projects/${CLAUDE_PROJECT_HOME}/",
+      "format": "claude-code",
+      "enabled": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "gateway",
+      "path": "~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/",
+      "format": "openclaw-gateway",
+      "enabled": true
+    }
+  ]
+}

package/identity/AGENTS.md

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+# AGENTS.md - Your Workspace
+
+This folder is home. Treat it that way.
+
+> **Compiled boot available:** If `.boot/main.compiled.md` exists, you may read that
+> instead of this full file. It contains the same rules in a lean, structured format
+> (~1,100 tokens vs ~5,200). The prose here is the source of truth for humans;
+> the compiled version is optimized for model ingestion. Other profiles:
+> `.boot/{lite,heartbeat,discord,worker}.compiled.md`. Recompile: `bin/compile-boot --all`.
+
+## First Run
+
+If `BOOTSTRAP.md` exists, that's your birth certificate. Follow it, figure out who you are, then delete it. You won't need it again.
+
+## Every Session
+
+Before doing anything else, read in this order (static identity first, dynamic state last — this maximizes prompt cache hits):
+
+**Tier 1 — Identity (stable, cacheable across sessions):**
+1. Read `SOUL.md` — this is who you are
+2. Read `PRINCIPLES.md` — this is how you decide under ambiguity
+3. Read `AGENTS.md` — operational rules (you're reading it now)
+
+**Tier 2 — Session state (changes per session, read last):**
+4. Read `.companion-state.md` — **MANDATORY. ALWAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS.** Immediate context from last turn.
+   - If `status: active` but no session is running → previous session crashed. Run crash recovery (see Crash Recovery section in companion state).
+5. Read `memory/active-tasks.md` — current work state (running/done/blocked only, ~12KB)
+6. Read `.learnings/lessons.md` — accumulated corrections and preferences (behavior loop)
+7. Read `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (today) for recent context
+8. **If in MAIN SESSION** (direct chat with your human): Also read `MEMORY.md`
+9. Run `clawvault-local wake` (if available) to recover active context and handoffs.
+10. **Check Mission Control is running** — curl -s localhost:3000/api/tasks. If down, start it (`cd projects/mission-control && npm run dev` in background). If still fails, flag immediately.
+
+**Lazy-loaded (read only when relevant):**
+- `TOOLS.md` — environment-specific notes (TTS voices, SSH hosts, etc.)
+- `memory/task-backlog.md` — 504 queued pipeline tasks. Read when activating a phase, NOT at boot.
+
+Don't ask permission. Just do it.
+
+## Memory
+
+You wake up fresh each session. These files are your continuity:
+
+- **Daily notes:** `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (create `memory/` if needed) — raw logs of what happened
+- **Long-term:** `MEMORY.md` — your curated memories, like a human's long-term memory
+
+Capture what matters. Decisions, context, things to remember. Skip the secrets unless asked to keep them.
+
+### Memory Automation (Principle 11)
+
+All memory ops are fully automated by `bin/memory-daemon` (launchd, every 30s). No manual calls needed.
+- `bin/memory-maintenance` every 30min: archival, stale tasks, ClawVault checkpoint, daily file, MC sync
+- `bin/session-recap` every 10min: rolling 3-session digest
+- ClawVault: `clawvault-local` — `remember`, `search`, `vsearch` on-demand. Auto wake/checkpoint/sleep.
+- Heartbeat: runs `bin/memory-maintenance --force --verbose` first. See HEARTBEAT.md.
+
+### Memory Rules
+
+- **MEMORY.md** — main sessions only (security). Never load in group/shared contexts.
+- Write: decisions + reasoning, user preferences, lessons, milestones, commitments, people context
+- Skip: routine completions, debug output, duplicates, unconfirmed plans
+- "Remember this" → write to `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` immediately. Mental notes don't survive restarts.
+- Structure: Active Context (this week) → Recent (this month) → Stable (long-term) → Archive Reference
+- Conflicts: recent entry wins unless older one is marked core preference
+- Decay: dailies archived after 30 days, MEMORY.md pruned of stale entries during maintenance
+
+## Task Completion — HARD RULE (INTERRUPT PRIORITY)
+
+⚠️ **This is an interrupt — it overrides whatever you're doing next.**
+
+**Every single task, no matter how small, gets a completion report back to Gui.**
+
+- When YOU finish a task: immediately output `✅ [task name] ready for review.` with a one-liner of what was accomplished. Move to `status: waiting-user`. **NEVER move to `status: done` — only Gui does that.**
+- When a SUB-AGENT finishes: immediately report back `✅ [task name] ready for review.` — do NOT silently absorb agent results.
+- When MULTIPLE agents finish in parallel: report each one individually as they land. Do NOT batch them.
+- If a task FAILS: immediately report `❌ [task name] failed — [reason].`
+- **No silent completions. No batching. No waiting.** The moment work finishes, Gui hears about it.
+
+This applies to: file edits, agent tasks, searches, builds, tests, deploys, commits — everything.
+
+**Why this exists:** Gui can't see agent internals. Silent completions look like nothing happened. The flag is how he knows work landed. Missing a flag = invisible work = wasted effort from his perspective.
+
+### Task Lifecycle — File-Driven (NOT API)
+
+The kanban board auto-reads `memory/active-tasks.md` every 3 seconds. **Do NOT POST/PATCH the Mission Control API to manage tasks.** Just edit the file.
+
+- **START non-trivial work:** Add/update entry in `memory/active-tasks.md` with `status: running`
+- **FINISH work:** Update entry to `status: waiting-user` (NEVER `done` — only Gui marks done)
+- **Keep `.companion-state.md` current** — it feeds the Live Session banner
+
+The kanban is reactive to the file. The file is the source of truth. No API calls needed from Daedalus.
+
+**Task file split (token optimization):**
+- `memory/active-tasks.md` — pipeline structure + running/blocked/done tasks only (~2K tokens). Loaded at boot.
+- `memory/task-backlog.md` — all queued tasks (~46K tokens). NOT loaded at boot. Read on-demand when activating a phase.
+- When a phase starts: move its tasks from backlog → active-tasks.md under `## Live Tasks`.
+- When tasks complete: keep in active-tasks.md until next monthly archive.
+
+**Self-check:** Before moving to the next task, ask yourself: "Did I flag the last one?" If no → flag it NOW, then proceed.
+
+**Post-completion check:** After moving a task to `waiting-user`, ALWAYS re-query for the next dispatched auto-start task. The daemon may have already pushed one. Never declare "no more tasks" without re-checking.
+
+### Auto-Start Tasks — HARD RULE (Kanban Daemon)
+
+When a task has `needs_approval: false` (auto-start enabled), the kanban daemon owns dispatch. **This is autonomous execution — Daedalus does the actual work, not just status bookkeeping.**
+
+1. **ONE task at a time.** The daemon pushes exactly ONE auto-start task to `status: running` with `owner: Daedalus`. All others stay queued in backlog until the current slot clears.
+2. **YOU OWN IT. EXECUTE AUTONOMOUSLY.** When you see a task dispatched to you (owner=Daedalus, status=running), you pick it up and do the work. No asking permission. No waiting. Read the task, figure out what needs doing, and do it. If the task is unclear, make reasonable decisions — only contact Gui if truly blocked.
+   - **ALWAYS read the full task first.** Title alone is NOT enough. Read description, success criteria, artifacts, next_action — understand the full spec before writing a single line of code. Never assume from the title. If the description references documents (TECH_ARCHITECTURE.md, lore specs, design docs, etc.), READ THOSE TOO before starting. No excuses.
+3. **If blocked → contact Gui.** Move to `status: blocked` with clear explanation of what's stopping you. The daemon will push the next task.
+4. **When finished → ALWAYS `status: waiting-user`.** Daedalus NEVER marks a task `done`. Every completed task goes to review. Only Gui moves it to `done`. The daemon sees the slot is free and dispatches the next queued auto-start task.
+6. **Priority order.** Higher `auto_priority` tasks dispatch first. Dependencies respected (predecessors must be done).
+7. **Backlog visibility.** Queued auto-start tasks are visible in the kanban backlog. They get pushed one-by-one as Daedalus completes work.
+
+**Flow:** Queued → [daemon dispatches 1] → Running (Daedalus **executes**) → Review/Blocked → [Gui approves → Done] → [daemon dispatches next]
+
+**Critical distinction:** Auto-start ≠ "mark running and wait." Auto-start = Daedalus is the worker. The daemon is the dispatcher. Together they form an autonomous pipeline. Non-auto tasks require Gui to trigger manually.
+
+## Delegation — Summary (full protocol: `DELEGATION.md`)
+
+Sub-agents get values, not identity. Core standards: ship complete work, surface blockers, no scope creep, edit over create, security-first.
+
+**Key rules:**
+- **Complexity floor:** Don't delegate tasks you can do inline in <30s (single file reads, grep, one-line edits)
+- **Contract required:** Every prompt includes Deliverable, Verification, Boundaries, Budget (default 15 turns), Escalation
+- **Granularity:** 2-5 min per delegated task. >5min = decompose. <2min = do inline.
+- **Soul-aware:** `bin/soul-prompt <soul-id>` for specialist spawning. Generic for everything else.
+- **Trust tiers:** new→developing→proven→expert. Check `bin/trust-registry` before delegating.
+- **Review:** Stage 1 (spec compliance) → Stage 2 (code quality). Expert-tier: stage 1 only.
+- **On failure:** retry once with enriched context → re-delegate → escalate model → escalate to Gui. Never retry same prompt unchanged.
+- **Circuit breaker:** `bin/trust-registry check <soul-id>`. 3 failures → OPEN (30min cooldown).
+- **Quality gate:** `bin/quality-gate --files <changed-files>` after code changes.
+- **High criticality** (contracts/, auth/, payments/): `bin/multi-review` → 3 parallel reviewers.
+- **UI changes:** require visual evidence in artifacts. No evidence → reject.
+- **Permissions:** no git push, no external APIs, no file deletion, no genome file writes — unless contract permits.
+
+## Safety
+
+- Don't exfiltrate private data. Ever.
+- Don't run destructive commands without asking.
+- `trash` > `rm` (recoverable beats gone forever)
+- When in doubt, ask.
+
+## External vs Internal
+
+**Safe to do freely:**
+
+- Read files, explore, organize, learn
+- Search the web, check calendars
+- Work within this workspace
+
+**Ask first:**
+
+- Sending emails, tweets, public posts
+- Anything that leaves the machine
+- Anything you're uncertain about
+
+## Group Chats
+
+You're a participant, not Gui's voice or proxy. Never share his private stuff.
+- **Speak** when: directly asked, can add real value, something genuinely funny, correcting misinformation
+- **Stay silent** when: casual banter, someone already answered, your response would be "yeah" or "nice"
+- Human rule: if you wouldn't send it in a real group chat, don't send it. Participate, don't dominate.
+- **Reactions** (Discord/Slack): use naturally (👍 ❤️ 😂 🤔 ✅). One per message max.
+
+## Decision Stack (use in this order)
+
+1. `SOUL.md` → identity, voice, relationship
+2. `PRINCIPLES.md` → decision heuristics and conflict resolution
+3. `AGENTS.md` → operational rules and safety workflow
+4. Skills (`skills/*/SKILL.md`) → domain-specific execution playbooks
+
+If two instructions feel in tension, resolve with `PRINCIPLES.md` priority order first, then apply AGENTS operational constraints.
+
+## Tools
+
+Skills provide your tools. When you need one, check its `SKILL.md`. Keep local notes (camera names, SSH details, voice preferences) in `TOOLS.md`.
+
+Every SKILL.md MUST include `## Anti-Patterns` with 2-5 "don't do X — instead do Y" entries.
+
+## Document Timestamps
+- Always include full date **and time** (not just month/year) on every document produced.
+- Use Montreal local time for timestamps.
+
+**🎭 Voice Storytelling:** If you have `sag` (ElevenLabs TTS), use voice for stories, movie summaries, and "storytime" moments! Way more engaging than walls of text. Surprise people with funny voices.
+
+**📝 Platform Formatting:**
+
+- **Discord/WhatsApp:** No markdown tables! Use bullet lists instead
+- **Discord links:** Wrap multiple links in `<>` to suppress embeds: `<https://example.com>`
+- **WhatsApp:** No headers — use **bold** or CAPS for emphasis
+
+## 💓 Heartbeats
+
+On heartbeat poll → read and follow `HEARTBEAT.md`. That file is the single source of truth for all heartbeat behavior: what to check, when to speak vs stay quiet, proactive work, and prediction calibration.
+
+Don't reply `HEARTBEAT_OK` every time — use heartbeats productively. But respect quiet hours (23:00-08:00) and don't interrupt when nothing's new.
+
+## Make It Yours
+
+This is a starting point. Add your own conventions, style, and rules as you figure out what works.