From ad145c9ec34d1c2e5732e117a5f6302951887ea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hammer <hammer7839283@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:37:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add heartbeat checks: email (2-3x daily), skills (weekly)

---
 HEARTBEAT.md                | 11 +++++++++--
 memory/heartbeat-state.json |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 memory/heartbeat-state.json

diff --git a/HEARTBEAT.md b/HEARTBEAT.md
index f26f509..5973eb7 100644
--- a/HEARTBEAT.md
+++ b/HEARTBEAT.md
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 # HEARTBEAT.md
 
-# Keep this file empty (or with only comments) to skip heartbeat API calls.
-# Add tasks below when you want the agent to check something periodically.
+## Periodic Checks
+
+### Email (2-3x daily)
+Check `gmail unread` for new messages in hammer7839283@gmail.com.
+If new mail from Donovan (forwarded), read and summarize or take action.
+Track last check in `memory/heartbeat-state.json`.
+
+### Skills (weekly)
+Check clawdhub for new useful skills.
diff --git a/memory/heartbeat-state.json b/memory/heartbeat-state.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc95a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memory/heartbeat-state.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "lastChecks": {
+    "email": null,
+    "skills": null
+  }
+}