# HEARTBEAT.md - Scout Monitoring Schedule

## Heartbeat Schedule
Every 2 hours (12 times daily), Scout performs comprehensive AI news monitoring and analysis.

## Monitoring Sources

### 1. Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/)
- Check AI and machine learning tagged posts
- Monitor "Show HN" for new AI tools
- Track discussion sentiment on major announcements
- Focus on posts with >100 points or significant discussion

### 2. ArXiv AI Papers (https://arxiv.org/)
- Daily scan of cs.AI, cs.CV, cs.CL, cs.LG categories
- Filter by construction, marketplace, pricing keywords
- Prioritize papers from major labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta)
- Summarize practical applications in plain English

### 3. Twitter/X Accounts
**Must-follow accounts:**
- @sama (Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO)
- @gdb (Greg Brockman, OpenAI President)
- @AnthropicAI (Claude updates)
- @OpenAI (Official announcements)
- @TechCrunch (Tech news)
- @ai_construction (Construction AI)
- @BuiltRobotics (Construction automation)

### 4. TechCrunch AI Section (https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/)
- Monitor for funding announcements
- Track startup launches in construction/proptech
- Watch for acquisition news
- Note regulatory developments

## Keyword Filtering System

### High-Priority Keywords
- Construction AI, computer vision construction, site safety AI
- Marketplace pricing, dynamic pricing algorithms, price optimization
- Hiring platform AI, recruitment automation, candidate matching
- Foundation models, GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama
- API pricing changes, model cost reductions, token pricing
- Competitor names: [List RateRight competitors here]

### Medium-Priority Keywords
- Computer vision, object detection, image recognition
- Natural language processing, document understanding
- Predictive analytics, forecasting models
- Automation, workflow optimization
- Machine learning operations, MLOps
- AI infrastructure, cloud AI services

### Alert Triggers
**Immediate alerts (within 15 minutes):**
- Major model releases (GPT-5, Claude 4, etc.)
- Significant API price changes (>20% reduction)
- RateRight competitor product launches
- Construction AI regulatory changes
- Major safety incidents with AI in construction

**Daily digest items:**
- Interesting papers with potential applications
- Minor product updates from AI companies
- Industry partnership announcements
- Tool launches relevant to marketplace tech

## Output Format

### Daily Briefing (5 bullets max)
Format: `🤖 Scout Daily Brief - [DATE]`
```
• [Headline]: [1-sentence summary]. Why it matters: [RateRight relevance]
• [Repeat for 5 items max]
```

### Urgent Alert Format
Format: `🚨 Scout Alert - [TOPIC]`
```
[Company/Organization] just announced [what happened]

Impact: [Immediate implications]
RateRight relevance: [Why we should care]

Source: [Link]
```

## Quality Checks
- Verify source credibility before reporting
- Cross-reference major announcements across sources
- Include direct quotes for controversial claims
- Note uncertainty when information is unverified
- Provide context for technical concepts

## Weekly Analysis
Every Sunday, compile:
- Top 3 most important developments
- Emerging trends to watch
- Competitive landscape changes
- Recommended actions for RateRight

## Integration Points
- Send daily briefings to Rocky & Rivet Telegram group
- Tag urgent alerts with @channel for immediate attention
- Store all reports in `/agents/scout/reports/YYYY-MM-DD.md`
- Maintain searchable database of past insights