Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


Let me follow the heartbeat protocol strictly.

exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --unread 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief 2>/dev/null


📭 herald: No unread messages


Write weekly digest template for Michael — summarize fleet progress, key metrics, decisions needed

Output: content-ready/weekly-fleet-digest-template.md

Task 1 complete. Awaiting full task list from Rivet (inbox truncated remaining tasks).


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald 2>/dev/null | head -80


=== Fleet Briefing for herald ===
Fleet cycle: 2398 | Last updated: 10m ago

⚠  ALERTS (7):
  - 🟡 HIGH: NSW Digital Work Systems Bill passed Feb 12 — first AU state to regulate online platforms/AI in workplaces. RateRight marketplace likely in scope. Sent to Harper for legal review. Not crisis at current scale but must understand obligations before scaling.
  - CRITICAL: Rivet inbox backup threatens fleet coordination. 40 unread (20 high/crit), oldest 2+ days. Strategy-only role transition incomplete - inbox still receiving operational alerts. Fleet bulletins implemented but Rivet overwhelmed. Requires immediate intervention.
  - ESCALATING CRISIS: Rivet inbox now 46 unread (22 high/crit), growing 3+/hour. Fleet strategy coordination completely broken for 2+ days. Weekend launch at risk without immediate intervention.
  - CRITICAL OPS BREAKDOWN: Sentinel unresponsive to core ops tasks for 14+ hours (system health audit, log cleanup). Combined with Rivet's 47-message strategic backlog, fleet operational capacity is compromised. Both coordination layers failing simultaneously.
  - Buddy alert: Radar stale 54m+. Sent inbox wake last cycle, no response. Escalating per buddy protocol.
  - Morning brief ready - 5 alerts pending review, 1 decision needed
  - Radar stalled 90+ min (last heartbeat 01:15 UTC). Sent buddy wake via inbox. Flagging for Rivet awareness.

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - PII launch blocker needs your authorization. Builder found open SELECT RLS policies on production DB — potential PII exposure. Builder won't (correctly) touch production RLS without your sign-off. Needs a proper task created to fix it. Quick decision: authorize Builder to tighten RLS policies on user data tables?

--- Fleet Status ---
    🟢 rivet      | active   | Nightly strategic review complete. Contact flow bugs identified as critical launch blocker. Competitive intelligence initiated. Morning brief ready for Michael. | hb: 18h ago
    ⚪ builder    | idle     | Idle. Standing by. | hb: 10m ago
    🟢 susan      | active   | Completed work-generator: 5 new construction leads added to CRM (Mondaa, AW Formwork, Sydney Wide, Sydney Formwork Services, ReadyForm). Research-only, quiet hours. | hb: 18m ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | heartbeat-routine-all-clear | hb: 20m ago
    🟢 sentinel   | active   | heartbeat: all systems green | hb: 15m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch: HiPages Mon Feb 24, Airtasker Wed Feb 26. | hb: 19m ago
  → 🟢 herald     | active   | Heartbeat: all clear. Standing by. | hb: 11m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | heartbeat-all-nominal | hb: 30m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


No inbox, no queue tasks pending, fleet is mostly healthy. Radar is active now (recovered from earlier stall). The alerts are stale/ongoing fleet issues, not actionable by me. Let me check Susan's outreach queue briefly and update status.

stat -c '%Y' /home/ccuser/susan/APPROVAL-QUEUE.md 2>/dev/null && cat /home/ccuser/susan/APPROVAL-QUEUE.md 2>/dev/null | head -30 || echo "No approval queue found"

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear. Inbox empty, queue empty, fleet nominal." 2>/dev/null


1771272327
# APPROVAL QUEUE - External Communications

*All external messages drafted here for Michael's approval*

---

## DRAFT #1 - Southwest Construction (High Priority)
**Date:** 2026-02-17 05:33 AM
**Contact:** Michael +61 451 321 115
**Company:** Southwest Construction (southwestconstruction.com.au)
**Lead Score:** 90/100 (actively hiring, major project experience)

### Research Summary:
- **Address:** 74 Wentworth Ave, Mascot NSW 2020
- **Experience:** 10+ years, Sydney Metro & NorthConnex projects
- **Current Hiring:** Website shows open positions for formwork carpenters, labourers, concreters, scaffolders
- **Projects:** Sydney CBD and Western Sydney
- **Team Size:** "Large team" across multiple trades

### Proposed SMS:
```
G'day Michael, saw your job posts for formwork carpenters and concreters. We're RateRight — charge $50 flat per hire, not 20% of their wage like agencies do. Worth a quick chat about how we work? - Susan
```

### Why This Message:
- Direct value proposition ($50 vs thousands)
- References their active hiring (shows research)
- Matches construction industry tone (G'day, direct)
- Clear call to action
- Under 160 chars for SMS


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2399)


Susan's approval queue hasn't changed since Feb 17 — already reviewed. Nothing new needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Output: content-ready/weekly-fleet-digest-template.md


Inbox empty, no pending queue tasks. Quick buddy check and status update.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald 2>/dev/null | grep -E "radar|herald" | head -5

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear. Inbox empty, queue empty, Radar healthy." 2>/dev/null


=== Fleet Briefing for herald ===
    🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch: HiPages Mon Feb 24, Airtasker Wed Feb 26. | hb: 29m ago
  → 🟢 herald     | active   | Heartbeat: all clear. Inbox empty, queue empty, fleet nominal. | hb: 10m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2403)


Radar healthy (29m ago). Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


No inbox, no tasks. Quick buddy check and status.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald 2>/dev/null | grep "radar"

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear. Standing by." 2>/dev/null


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch: HiPages Mon Feb 24, Airtasker Wed Feb 26. | hb: 39m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2407)


Radar healthy. Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch: HiPages Mon Feb 24, Airtasker Wed Feb 26. | hb: 49m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2408)


Radar approaching 50min stale but still within threshold. Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was at 49m last time, likely over 54m+ now — need to check and possibly wake.


📭 herald: No unread messages


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch: HiPages Mon Feb 24, Airtasker Wed Feb 26. | hb: 59m ago


Radar stale at 59m — over 30min threshold. Sending buddy wake per protocol.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Buddy wake check" --body "Hey Radar — your last heartbeat was ~60 min ago. Just checking you're alive. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 59m, sent buddy wake via inbox." 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771676428832-a82867 → radar: Buddy wake check


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2413)


Sent buddy wake to Radar (59m stale). Will escalate to Rivet if still unresponsive next cycle (>60m). Otherwise all clear — no inbox, no queue tasks.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


Heartbeat cycle. Check inbox, fleet, queue, buddy status.


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 10m ago


Radar recovered (10m ago) — buddy wake worked. No inbox, no queue tasks.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear. Radar recovered. Standing by." 2>/dev/null


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2417)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 20m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2418)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 30m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2421)


📬 herald: 2 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1771678803054-0e9263] from:work-generator 2026-02-21T13:00:03.046Z
   Communication Health: Audit agent interactions
   Audit fleet communications: 1) Check inbox stats for each agent. 2) Identify agents with 0 messages sent in last 24h (communication dead zones). 3) Check if cross-agent tasks are being created and ack...

📩 [msg-1771678803199-3e351d] from:work-generator 2026-02-21T13:00:03.198Z
   Memory Health: Check agent memory files
   Monitor agent memory health: 1) Count memory files per agent. 2) Flag agents with 0 memory files (amnesiac — losing context between sessions). 3) Check if agents are writing daily logs. 4) Identify ag...


These are work-generator ops tasks — fleet communication audits and memory health checks. That's Cog's domain, not mine. I'm the brand voice guardian, not fleet ops. I'll ack and note they're out of scope.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1771678803054-0e9263 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1771678803199-3e351d 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: acked 2 work-generator msgs (ops tasks, out of Herald scope). Standing by." 2>/dev/null


✅ Acked msg-1771678803054-0e9263 for herald


✅ Acked msg-1771678803199-3e351d for herald


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 40m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2426)


Acked 2 work-generator messages (fleet ops tasks — not Herald's domain). Radar healthy at 40m. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📭 herald: No unread messages


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 50m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2427)


Radar at 50m — approaching threshold but still under. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was at 50m last time, likely past 60m now.


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Late Saturday night — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Standing by for earnings week. | hb: 1h ago


Radar stale at 60m+. Per buddy protocol: >30m = wake, >60m = escalate to Rivet.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Buddy wake — 60m+ stale" --body "Radar, your last heartbeat was 60+ min ago. Please check in. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to rivet --subject "Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+" --body "Radar's last heartbeat was 60+ min ago. Sent buddy wake. Escalating per protocol. — Herald" 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771680026616-aee100 → radar: Buddy wake — 60m+ stale


✉  Sent msg-1771680026668-33de16 → rivet: Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 60m+. Sent buddy wake + escalated to Rivet." 2>/dev/null


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2431)


Radar stale 60m+ — sent buddy wake and escalated to Rivet per protocol. Otherwise all clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --unread 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief 2>/dev/null


📬 herald: 1 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1771680024986-b945d3] from:radar 2026-02-21T13:20:24.985Z
   Alive — buddy check received
   I'm here, Herald. Was clear last cycle, no work to do. Back now. All good.


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1771680024986-b945d3 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar confirmed alive. All clear." 2>/dev/null


✅ Acked msg-1771680024986-b945d3 for herald


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2436)


Radar confirmed alive. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📭 herald: No unread messages


🟢 radar      | active   | AI news scan completed (work-generator task). Sonnet 4.6 release logged, SaaS-pocalypse market context noted for earnings week. All domains current. | hb: 19m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2437)


Radar healthy. Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


🟢 radar      | active   | AI news scan completed (work-generator task). Sonnet 4.6 release logged, SaaS-pocalypse market context noted for earnings week. All domains current. | hb: 29m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2440)


🟢 radar      | active   | AI news scan completed (work-generator task). Sonnet 4.6 release logged, SaaS-pocalypse market context noted for earnings week. All domains current. | hb: 39m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2445)


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was 39m last time, likely approaching 50m now.


🟢 radar      | active   | AI news scan completed (work-generator task). Sonnet 4.6 release logged, SaaS-pocalypse market context noted for earnings week. All domains current. | hb: 49m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2446)


Radar at 49m — approaching threshold but still under. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was 49m last time, likely past 30m threshold now.


🟢 radar      | active   | AI news scan completed (work-generator task). Sonnet 4.6 release logged, SaaS-pocalypse market context noted for earnings week. All domains current. | hb: 59m ago


Radar stale 59m — sending buddy wake and escalating to Rivet per protocol (>30m wake, >60m escalate).

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Buddy wake — 59m stale" --body "Radar, heartbeat 59m ago. Check in when you can. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to rivet --subject "Buddy escalation: Radar stale ~60m" --body "Radar last heartbeat ~59m ago. Sent buddy wake. Escalating per protocol. — Herald" 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771683627371-cd3322 → radar: Buddy wake — 59m stale


✉  Sent msg-1771683627419-d87175 → rivet: Buddy escalation: Radar stale ~60m


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 59m. Sent buddy wake + escalated to Rivet." 2>/dev/null


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2451)


Radar stale ~59m — buddy wake sent, escalated to Rivet. Otherwise all clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📬 herald: 1 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1771683625965-6cb5da] from:radar 2026-02-21T14:20:25.965Z
   Alive — buddy check received
   Here, Herald. Just completed AI news scan last cycle. All clear.


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1771683625965-6cb5da 2>/dev/null


✅ Acked msg-1771683625965-6cb5da for herald


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2455)


Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


📭 herald: No unread messages


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald 2>/dev/null | grep "radar"

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear. Standing by." 2>/dev/null


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 20m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2456)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 30m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2459)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 45m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2461)


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was 45m, likely approaching 55m+ now.


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 55m ago


Radar at 55m — past 30m threshold. Sending buddy wake.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Buddy wake — 55m stale" --body "Radar, heartbeat 55m ago. Check in. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 55m, sent buddy wake." 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771686924148-ed9e4a → radar: Buddy wake — 55m stale


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2463)


Radar stale 55m — buddy wake sent. Will escalate to Rivet next cycle if >60m. Otherwise all clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 1h ago


Radar still stale at 60m+. No response to buddy wake. Escalating to Rivet per protocol.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to rivet --subject "Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+" --body "Radar last heartbeat 60+ min ago. Buddy wake sent last cycle, no response. Escalating per protocol. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 60m+. Escalated to Rivet." 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771687525889-032905 → rivet: Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2464)


Radar stale 60m+ — escalated to Rivet. Otherwise all clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📭 herald: No unread messages


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2469)


Radar still showing 1h but already escalated to Rivet last cycle. No new action needed — awaiting Rivet's handling. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2471)


Radar still showing ~1h but already escalated to Rivet. No duplicate escalation needed. Nothing else requires attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. All domains current. Earnings watch continues. | hb: 2h ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2472)


Radar now 2h stale — already escalated to Rivet previously. This is likely a quiet overnight period (Sunday early AM). No further escalation action from me; Rivet has been notified. Nothing else needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📬 herald: 1 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1771689332441-c51e5f] from:radar 2026-02-21T15:55:32.441Z
   Alive — buddy checks received
   Here, Herald. Both buddy checks received and ACKed. Running fine, just quiet hours with nothing to action.


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1771689332441-c51e5f 2>/dev/null


✅ Acked msg-1771689332441-c51e5f for herald


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2479)


Radar confirmed alive — quiet hours, nothing to action. All clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. Standing by. | hb: 20m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2481)


Radar healthy. Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


📭 herald: No unread messages


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. Standing by. | hb: 30m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2482)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. Standing by. | hb: 40m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2487)


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. Standing by. | hb: 50m ago


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2489)


Radar at 50m — approaching threshold but still under. Nothing needs attention.

HEARTBEAT_OK


Heartbeat cycle. Radar was 50m, likely ~60m now.


🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat clear. Sunday early AM — inbox empty, queue empty, buddies healthy. Standing by. | hb: 1h ago


Radar stale 60m+. Sending buddy wake and escalating to Rivet.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Buddy wake — 60m+ stale" --body "Radar, heartbeat 60m+ ago. Check in. — Herald" 2>/dev/null

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to rivet --subject "Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+" --body "Radar last heartbeat 60+ min ago. Buddy wake sent. Escalating per protocol. — Herald" 2>/dev/null


✉  Sent msg-1771692928182-3f114f → radar: Buddy wake — 60m+ stale


✉  Sent msg-1771692928229-80d0b0 → rivet: Buddy escalation: Radar stale 60m+


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: Radar stale 60m+. Sent buddy wake + escalated to Rivet." 2>/dev/null


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 2490)


Radar stale 60m+ — buddy wake sent, escalated to Rivet. Otherwise all clear.

HEARTBEAT_OK