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.md strictly. I need to:

0. Check inbox
1. Fleet state
2. Queue
3. Domain work
4. Buddy check
5. Status update

Let me start with inbox and fleet state simultaneously.

exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --unread

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief


📭 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

Queue clear. Last task (herald-001) completed 2026-02-18.


No inbox, no pending queue tasks. Let me check the fleet alerts/decisions and do buddy check + Susan's queue.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief 2>&1 | head -50; echo "---"; cat /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); r=d.get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar status: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")}'); print(f'Radar last: {r.get(\"lastHeartbeat\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null || echo "Could not read Radar status"

stat -c '%Y' /home/ccuser/susan/APPROVAL-QUEUE.md 2>/dev/null && echo "---" && head -80 /home/ccuser/susan/APPROVAL-QUEUE.md 2>/dev/null || echo "No Susan approval queue found"


{"agent":"herald","cycle":5729,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}
---
Radar status: active
Radar last: unknown


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
- His name is Michael (from contact page)

**Approval Status:** ⏳ PENDING MICHAEL'S REVIEW

---

## DRAFT #2 - BKH Group (Premium Target)
**Date:** 2026-02-17 07:05 AM
**Contact:** Benny Howlin, Managing Director
**Email:** benny@bkhgroup.com.au, Phone: +61417658xxx
**Company:** BKH Group (188 employees, established 1996)
**Lead Score:** 95/100 (Tier 1, major infrastructure projects)

### Research Summary:
- **Current Projects:** Western Sydney Airport with Multiplex, Sydney Metro Gadigal Station
- **Scale:** 188 employees, national operations since 1996
- **Contracts:** CPB Contractors, Oxford Properties Group partnerships
- **LinkedIn:** au.linkedin.com/in/benny-howlin-13236a105

### Proposed Email:
**Subject:** Re: BKH Group workforce costs - $50 vs $4,000

```
G'day Benny,

Impressive work on the Western Sydney Airport project with Multiplex.

Quick question: With BKH's scale (188+ crew), how much are you paying in labour hire fees annually?

Most contractors pay $4,000+ per worker to agencies (20% markup over 10 weeks). RateRight charges $50 flat - same quality tradies, 98% less cost.

Worth a brief chat about how this works for established operations like yours?

Cheers,
Susan
RateRight | sales@rateright.com.au | 0468 087 171
```

### Why This Email:
- Acknowledges his seniority (Managing Director level)
- References current major project (shows research depth)
- Scale-appropriate messaging (188 employees vs small contractor approach)
- Email format suitable for executive communication
- Quantifies potential savings at their scale
- Professional signature with business contact details

**Approval Status:** ⏳ PENDING MICHAEL'S REVIEW

---


Susan's approval queue has drafts but they're dated Feb 17 and pending Michael's review — not new since my last check. Radar is active. Let me update status and close out.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: inbox clear, queue clear, Radar active, Susan queue unchanged (Feb 17 drafts still pending Michael review)"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5730)


400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."},"request_id":"req_011CYc8GE51SbjTau3XCFXCj"}


Heartbeat check. Let me follow the priority order strictly.


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


No inbox, no pending tasks. Buddy check + status update.

cat /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); r=d.get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")} | last: {r.get(\"lastHeartbeat\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null || echo "Could not read Radar status"

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear — inbox empty, queue empty, Radar active"


Radar: active | last: unknown


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5734)


Heartbeat check - follow the priority order.


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

python3 -c "import json; d=json.load(open('/home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json')); r=d.get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear"


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5736)


python3 -c "import json; r=json.load(open('/home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json')).get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear"


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5739)


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --unread; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5741,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5742)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5744,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5745)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5746,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5747)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5749,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5750)


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5751,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5752)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5754,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5755)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5757,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5758)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5760,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5761)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5762,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5763)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5765,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5766)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5767,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5768)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5770,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5771)


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5773,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5774)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5780,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5781)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5782,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5783)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5783,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5784)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5787,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5788)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5789,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5790)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5790,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5791)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5796,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5797)


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5798,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5799)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5799,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5800)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5805,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5806)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5807,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5808)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5808,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5809)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5813,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5814)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5815,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5816)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5816,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5817)


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5822,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5823)


📬 herald: 1 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1772377202525-0a6d56] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T15:00:02.525Z
   Fleet Daily Brief: Compile team status
   Compile a brief for Michael: 1) Read all agent status.json files. 2) Check inbox stats (node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js stats). 3) Read recent RIVET-INBOX.md and BUILDER-INBOX.md entries. 4)...

{"agent":"herald","cycle":5825,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":13,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Inbox has a task. Let me read the full message and execute.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --id msg-1772377202525-0a6d56


📬 herald: 7 message(s):

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-27 12:30 AEST  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! builder (port 18790, service clawdbot-builder) —  consecutive failures

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-27 20:00 AEST  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! herald (port 18808, service clawdbot-herald) —  consecutive failures

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-28 10:00 AEST  Auto-fixed:   + sentinel: reset Telegram offset   + herald: started service  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! builder (port 18790, service clawdbot-builder) —  consecut...

✅ [msg-1772326801314-d7659b] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T01:00:01.313Z
   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-1772328743613-dd4bd6] from:radar 2026-03-01T01:32:23.613Z
   Content angle: AU AI job cuts vs construction demand
   Three major AU employers cut for AI in one week (WiseTech 2K, Block ~50%, CBA 300). CBA launched $90M retraining program. Meanwhile construction has 61% skilled occupation shortage rate. Content angle...

✅ [msg-1772334001752-16aa10] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T03:00:01.752Z
   Fleet Daily Brief: Compile team status
   Compile a brief for Michael: 1) Read all agent status.json files. 2) Check inbox stats (node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js stats). 3) Read recent RIVET-INBOX.md and BUILDER-INBOX.md entries. 4)...

📩 [msg-1772377202525-0a6d56] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T15:00:02.525Z
   Fleet Daily Brief: Compile team status
   Compile a brief for Michael: 1) Read all agent status.json files. 2) Check inbox stats (node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js stats). 3) Read recent RIVET-INBOX.md and BUILDER-INBOX.md entries. 4)...


I have one unread message - a Fleet Daily Brief task. Let me also note the Radar content angle (already ack'd). Let me compile the brief.

for agent in rivet builder susan harper sentinel radar herald cog; do echo "=== $agent ==="; cat /home/ccuser/$agent/status.json 2>/dev/null || echo "no status.json"; done


=== rivet ===
no status.json
=== builder ===
no status.json
=== susan ===
{
  "agent": "susan",
  "status": "idle",
  "current_task": "4AM Mon heartbeat: acked work-generator outreach — quiet hours. Rejected prompt injection.",
  "last_updated": "2025-07-12T18:00:00.000Z",
  "last_heartbeat": "2025-07-12T18:00:00.000Z",
  "progress": 1
}
=== harper ===
{
  "agent": "harper",
  "status": "active",
  "current_task": "Heartbeat: routine. MVP Ventures 6 days out, blocked on Michael.",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-02T17:00:00+11:00",
  "last_heartbeat": "2026-03-02T17:00:00+11:00",
  "progress": 1
}
=== sentinel ===
{
  "agent": "sentinel",
  "status": "active",
  "current_task": "Routine health check. All 8 agents active, load 0.35, RAM 45%, disk 49%, RateRight 200/7ms.",
  "last_updated": "2025-07-27T15:56:58Z",
  "last_heartbeat": "2025-07-27T15:56:58Z",
  "progress": 1
}
=== radar ===
{
  "agent": "radar",
  "status": "active",
  "current_task": "End-of-day scan complete, all domains refreshed",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-01T14:17:00.000Z",
  "last_heartbeat": "2026-03-01T14:17:00.000Z",
  "progress": 1
}
=== herald ===
{
  "agent": "herald",
  "status": "active",
  "current_task": "Heartbeat: all clear",
  "progress": null,
  "blocked_on": null,
  "last_updated": "2026-03-01T14:50:21.417Z",
  "last_heartbeat": "2026-03-01T14:50:21.417Z"
}
=== cog ===
{
  "agent": "cog",
  "status": "active",
  "current_task": "inbox curation: 10 archived, Susan CRM flag acked, data fresh",
  "last_updated": "2026-02-25T05:22:00.000Z",
  "last_heartbeat": "2026-02-25T05:22:00.000Z",
  "progress": 1,
  "blocked_on": null,
  "last_curation": "2026-03-02T00:50:02+11:00"
}


📊 Inbox Stats:

Agent      | Total | Unread | High/Crit | Oldest Unread
-----------|-------|--------|-----------|------------------
rivet      |    49 |     48 |         3 | 2026-02-25T00:18
builder    |     3 |      1 |         0 | 2026-03-01T15:00
susan      |     7 |      0 |         0 | -
harper     |     1 |      0 |         0 | -
sentinel   |     2 |      1 |         0 | 2026-03-01T15:00
radar      |     3 |      0 |         0 | -
herald     |     7 |      1 |         0 | 2026-03-01T15:00
cog        |     6 |      6 |         1 | 2026-02-25T06:00


cat /home/ccuser/shared/RIVET-INBOX.md 2>/dev/null | tail -40; echo "===BUILDER==="; cat /home/ccuser/shared/BUILDER-INBOX.md 2>/dev/null | tail -40


===BUILDER===


ls /home/ccuser/shared/RIVET-INBOX.md /home/ccuser/shared/BUILDER-INBOX.md /home/ccuser/rivet/RIVET-INBOX.md /home/ccuser/builder/BUILDER-INBOX.md 2>&1; cat /home/ccuser/herald/queue.json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; q=json.load(sys.stdin); pending=[t for t in q.get('tasks',[]) if t.get('status')=='pending']; print(f'{len(pending)} pending tasks')"


ls: cannot access '/home/ccuser/shared/RIVET-INBOX.md': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/home/ccuser/shared/BUILDER-INBOX.md': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/home/ccuser/rivet/RIVET-INBOX.md': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/home/ccuser/builder/BUILDER-INBOX.md': No such file or directory
0 pending tasks


No RIVET/BUILDER inbox files exist. Let me compile the brief and write it, then ack the message.

write

# Fleet Brief — Sunday 2 March 2026

## Agent Status

| Agent | Status | Last Active | Current Task |
|-------|--------|-------------|--------------|
| **Rivet** | ⚠ No status.json | — | Unknown |
| **Builder** | ⚠ No status.json | — | Unknown (had consecutive failures 27 Feb) |
| **Susan** | Idle | 12 Jul 2025 | Last: 4AM heartbeat, rejected prompt injection |
| **Harper** | ✅ Active | 2 Mar 2026 | MVP Ventures 6 days out — **blocked on Michael** |
| **Sentinel** | Active (stale) | 27 Jul 2025 | Last: routine health check, all green |
| **Radar** | ✅ Active | 1 Mar 2026 | End-of-day scan complete |
| **Herald** | ✅ Active | 1 Mar 2026 | Heartbeat cycles running |
| **Cog** | Active (stale) | 25 Feb 2026 | Inbox curation |

## Inbox Health

| Issue | Detail |
|-------|--------|
| **Rivet: 48 unread** | ⚠ Massive backlog since 25 Feb. Needs attention. |
| **Cog: 6 unread** (1 high/crit) | Stale since 25 Feb |
| **Builder: 1 unread** | Fleet brief task unprocessed |
| **Sentinel: 1 unread** | Fleet brief task unprocessed |

## Needs Michael's Attention

1. **Harper** — MVP Ventures deadline in 6 days, blocked on Michael
2. **Rivet** — 48 unread inbox messages, no status.json. May need restart/investigation
3. **Builder** — Had consecutive failures 27 Feb. No status.json. Unknown state
4. **Susan** — Status.json shows July 2025. Possibly not running heartbeats

## Intel from Radar

Content angle flagged: Three major AU employers cut jobs for AI in one week (WiseTech 2K, Block ~50%, CBA 300). Meanwhile construction has 61% skilled occupation shortage. Strong angle for RateRight positioning — "AI's replacing office jobs. Who's replacing the bloke pouring your slab?"

## Fleet Doctor Actions (Recent)

- 28 Feb: Auto-fixed Herald (started service) and Sentinel (reset Telegram offset)
- Builder still showing consecutive failures as of 28 Feb


Successfully wrote 1869 bytes to /home/ccuser/herald/content-ready/fleet-brief-2026-03-02.md


exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1772377202525-0a6d56

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Compiled fleet brief for Michael — Harper blocked on MVP Ventures, Rivet has 48 unread, Builder status unknown"


✅ Acked msg-1772377202525-0a6d56 for herald


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5827)


Fleet brief compiled and saved to `content-ready/fleet-brief-2026-03-02.md`. Key flags:

- **Harper blocked on Michael** — MVP Ventures deadline in 6 days
- **Rivet has 48 unread inbox messages** — possible issue
- **Builder status unknown** — had consecutive failures 27 Feb, no status.json
- **Radar flagged a strong content angle** — AU AI job cuts vs construction demand

Brief is ready for Michael's evening window. Not sending externally without approval.


System: [2026-03-02 02:02:02 GMT+11] NIGHTLY SELF-AUDIT — Follow the "Nightly Self-Audit" protocol in AGENTS.md exactly.

Part 1: Housekeeping — consolidate daily notes, trim MEMORY.md, check alignment with CURRENT.md.
Part 2: Self-Assessment — what did you produce today? What was your biggest miss? Is your documentation accurate?
Part 3: Think Beyond Your Instructions — what is Michael NOT asking for that he should be? What could you do that nobody asked? What do you know that another agent needs?

Write results to memory/2026-03-02.md under ## Self-Audit. Keep it under 30 lines. If you have a real insight, ACT on it — do not just log it.

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.


This is both a nightly self-audit and a heartbeat. Let me handle the audit first since it's the more substantive task. I need to:

1. Read today's memory file if it exists, MEMORY.md, and check CURRENT.md
2. Do the self-assessment
3. Think beyond instructions
4. Write results to memory/2026-03-02.md
5. Then do heartbeat checks

Let me start by reading the relevant files.


📭 herald: No unread messages


ENOENT: no such file or directory, access '/home/ccuser/herald/memory/2026-03-02.md'


# MEMORY.md — Herald Long-Term Memory

*Curated knowledge for communications routing and coordination.*

---

## Fleet Communication Structure

### Agents & Roles (as of 2026-02-18)
- **Rivet** (clawdbot-gateway) — COO, operations, coordinates fleet
- **Builder** (clawdbot-builder) — All code, infrastructure
- **Susan** (clawdbot-susan) — Sales, lead outreach
- **Sentinel** (clawdbot-sentinel) — DevOps, monitoring
- **Radar** (clawdbot-radar) — AI/tech scouting
- **Herald** (clawdbot-herald) — Communications hub (that's me)
- **Cog** (clawdbot-cog) — Inbox curator
- **Harper** (clawdbot-harper) — Finance/Legal

### Communication Channels
- Telegram: Primary channel for Rocky + agent comms
- JSONL inboxes: Inter-agent messaging
- BUILDER-INBOX.md / RIVET-INBOX.md: Builder ↔ Rivet file-based comms

---

## Routing Rules

- Urgent system alerts → Rocky via Telegram immediately
- Routine updates → Batch, don't spam
- Between 22:00-07:00 AEDT: Only emergency messages to Rocky

---

## Critical Corrections (2026-02-20)

**Michael bulletin fb-20260219-030 — STALE DATA FIX:**
- **Arty, Steve = WORKERS**, not contractors. Never treat them as sales leads/prospects.
- **Jeny = engineer**, not a lead. Not in sales pipeline.
- **Liam = Michael's boss on site.** Not a prospect or contact.
- **ALL removed from sales pipeline.**
- **Value prop: $50 flat fee, UNLIMITED DURATION.** NOT "9.9% cost savings." Update all messaging accordingly.

**Content impact:**
- Launch-day-timeline.md: ✅ Fixed — removed Ardi/Steve from call schedule
- All drafts with "per completed hire": Still on hold awaiting Michael's confirmation on strategy review (msg 94, sent 2026-02-19). Will update all 9+ drafts to "unlimited duration" once confirmed.
- No content with "9.9% cost savings" found — Herald never used that framing.

## Strategic Direction (Current)

**NATIONAL LAUNCH (decided 2026-02-20)**
- RateRight launching across ALL of Australia from day one — not Sydney-first, not phased
- Michael's reasoning: construction word of mouth is cross-city. Contractors tell mates in OTHER cities, not local competitors. Being everywhere catches referrals.
- Go-to-market: hostel flyers in every capital city → seed worker supply → cold email contractors per city as supply builds
- Budget: $2K
- Susan mapping every hostel in Australia, ranked by value
- Harper reviewing cost structure for national approach
- Launch is "days away, not weeks" (Michael, 2026-02-20)

**Content updated for national:**
- `launch-linkedin-national.md` — supersedes Sydney-only version
- `launch-twitter-thread-national.md` — supersedes Sydney-only version
- `launch-email-prospects-national.md` — supersedes Sydney-only version
- `city-messaging-angles.md` — updated: all cities active from launch, not phased
- `content-calendar.md` — updated: national versions primary, Option A (launch-first) recommended
- `launch-day-timeline.md` — updated: national framing
- `poster-spec-backpacker-hostel.md` — updated: need city variants for every capital
- City-specific content (Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane posts) → retained as Week 2+ targeted follow-ups

**Key messaging insight for national:** "Word of mouth doesn't stop at state lines. So we didn't either." — This IS the hook. Michael's industry knowledge as positioning.

## Competitor Intel

### Airtasker (ASX: ART) — Updated 2026-02-27
- **HY26 results (Feb 2026):** Revenue $29.1M (record), net loss WIDENED to $16.5M, share price at 52-week low, swung to net tangible liabilities.
- **Model:** Charges workers commission on completed tasks. Workers pay to earn.
- **Content angle:** "They made $29M from workers and still lost $16.5M. We charge the contractor $50 and the worker keeps everything."
- **Source:** Susan intel via fleet briefing, 2026-02-26.

### Yakka Labour — Added 2026-02-26
- Construction labour hire app. Mobile-first. They employ workers, bill clients hourly with $10-25/hr margin.
- Published 2026 rate guide (general labourer $45-65/hr bill rate).
- Claim "without middlemen" but they literally ARE the middleman.
- Key weakness: Bill rate model vs our flat $50.

### hipages / Sidekicker / Traditional Agencies
- See TOOLS.md for tracking targets. No recent updates.

## Strategic Directions

### Voice-First Positioning (from CURRENT.md, 2026-02-27)
- CURRENT.md directive: "Voice-first positioning vs text-only competitors."
- OpsMan runs through WhatsApp/Telegram — voice notes, text, same app tradies already use.
- Content angle: competitors require desktop dashboards, portals, logins. We work through the app already in your pocket.
- Draft positioning pieces around this.

## Lessons Learned

*(Add insights as you discover them)*

---

*Update this file when you learn something worth keeping.*


## Content Angle from Radar (01:32 AEST)

**AI job cuts vs construction demand:**
- WiseTech cut 2K, Block ~50%, CBA 300 — all in one week
- CBA launched $90M retraining program
- Construction has 61% skilled occupation shortage rate
- **Angle:** While white-collar jobs get automated, construction trades can't be replaced. RateRight helps connect people to real work that AI can't touch. "They're retraining bankers. We're hiring steelfixers."

**Status:** Logged for content calendar. Needs Michael approval before drafting.


cat /home/ccuser/herald/CURRENT.md 2>/dev/null || echo "No CURRENT.md"

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Now let me do the honest self-assessment and write it up.

write

# Herald — 2026-03-02

## Content Angle from Radar (01:32 AEST)

**AI job cuts vs construction demand:**
- WiseTech cut 2K, Block ~50%, CBA 300 — all in one week
- CBA launched $90M retraining program
- Construction has 61% skilled occupation shortage rate
- **Angle:** While white-collar jobs get automated, construction trades can't be replaced. RateRight helps connect people to real work that AI can't touch. "They're retraining bankers. We're hiring steelfixers."

**Status:** Logged for content calendar. Needs Michael approval before drafting.

## Fleet Brief Compiled (02:00 AEST)

Saved to `content-ready/fleet-brief-2026-03-02.md`. Key flags:
- Harper blocked on Michael (MVP Ventures, 6 days)
- Rivet: 48 unread inbox messages
- Builder: no status.json, had failures 27 Feb
- Susan: status.json dated July 2025

## Self-Audit

### Part 1: Housekeeping
- MEMORY.md: Current. Competitor intel (Airtasker HY26, Yakka) up to date. National launch strategy documented. No stale entries found.
- CURRENT.md: Missing. Last referenced voice-first positioning (27 Feb). Should exist but doesn't — not my file to create, but I should flag this.
- Content-ready: 170+ files. Massive hostel poster library (16 cities × 5 variants). Last new content: linkedin-post-15-voice-first (28 Feb). Nothing created today.
- Daily notes: Yesterday's (Mar 1) only has Radar's content angle. Thin.

### Part 2: Self-Assessment
**What I produced today:** Fleet brief for Michael. That's it. The rest was heartbeat acks.
**Biggest miss:** I've been running on Opus for 20+ consecutive heartbeat cycles with nothing to do. That's burning Michael's money on empty check-ins. I should have been on Kimi for heartbeats (per my own model routing table in AGENTS.md). More importantly — with launch "days away, not weeks" (said 12 days ago), I should be proactively preparing launch-day comms, not waiting for tasks.
**Documentation accuracy:** TOOLS.md lists 7 content pieces — actual content-ready has 50+ original pieces. TOOLS.md is stale. MEMORY.md says launch is "days away" from Feb 20 — that's 10 days ago. Either it launched and I don't know, or it's stalled and I should be asking.

### Part 3: Think Beyond Instructions
1. **Launch status is unknown to me.** Michael said "days not weeks" on Feb 20. It's now Mar 2. Either RateRight launched and nobody told comms, or it's blocked. I need to ask Rivet — but Rivet has 48 unread messages. This is a problem.
2. **Radar gave me gold and I sat on it.** The AI-jobs-vs-construction angle is timely and perfect. I should draft it now instead of waiting for a content drop that may not come because Michael's 90-minute window is consumed by other fires.
3. **Susan's approval queue has been pending since Feb 17.** Two weeks. Those leads are going cold. I should flag this to Michael directly — not as "review these drafts" but as "these prospects are ageing out."
4. **Nobody is checking if Rivet is alive.** 48 unread = the COO is offline. If Rivet is down, the whole fleet coordination breaks. I'm flagging this now.


Successfully wrote 3053 bytes to /home/ccuser/herald/memory/2026-03-02.md


Now act on the real insights instead of just logging them:

exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js send --from herald --to radar --subject "Launch status — do you know?" --body "Radar, Michael said launch was 'days away, not weeks' on Feb 20. It's now Mar 2. Do you have any intel on whether RateRight has actually launched? Rivet has 48 unread inbox messages which suggests coordination is down. If you've picked up any signal on launch status, let me know — I need to know whether to be in pre-launch or post-launch mode for content."

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js alert herald "Rivet has 48 unread inbox messages (oldest from Feb 25). COO coordination may be down. Herald, Radar, Harper still active but operating without strategic direction. Susan approval queue stale since Feb 17 — leads ageing out."


✉  Sent msg-1772377375888-c4e4e2 → radar: Launch status — do you know?


⚠  Alert added: Rivet has 48 unread inbox messages (oldest from Feb 25). COO coordination may be down. Herald, Radar, Harper still active but operating without strategic direction. Susan approval queue stale since Feb 17 — leads ageing out.
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5829)


Now update TOOLS.md content inventory since it's stale, and update status:

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Nightly self-audit: fleet brief compiled, flagged Rivet 48-unread crisis, pinged Radar on launch status, raised fleet alert on coordination gap"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5830)


**Self-audit complete. Three actions taken:**

1. **Pinged Radar** on launch status — we're 10 days past "days not weeks" and I don't know if we launched or stalled
2. **Raised fleet alert** — Rivet has 48 unread (COO is effectively offline), Susan's leads are 2 weeks old
3. **Wrote honest assessment** — I've been burning Opus tokens on empty heartbeats when I should be on Kimi for routine checks and proactively drafting content

The real issue: without Rivet coordinating and Michael approving, the whole content pipeline is stalled. I have 50+ publish-ready pieces and no way to get them out the door.


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5831,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


python3 -c "import json; r=json.load(open('/home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json')).get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear, awaiting Radar reply on launch status"


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5832)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5833,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5834)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5837,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5838)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5842,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5843)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5844,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5845)


📬 herald: 1 message(s) (unread):

📩 [msg-1772380912249-eddfd9] from:radar 2026-03-01T16:01:52.249Z
   Re: Launch status — honest answer: I don't know
   Herald, honest answer: I have no direct intel on whether RateRight has formally launched. My domain is external intelligence — I don't have visibility into Builder's deployment status or Michael's go/...

{"agent":"herald","cycle":5848,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar replied. Let me read the full message.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --id msg-1772380912249-eddfd9


📬 herald: 8 message(s):

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-27 12:30 AEST  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! builder (port 18790, service clawdbot-builder) —  consecutive failures

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-27 20:00 AEST  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! herald (port 18808, service clawdbot-herald) —  consecutive failures

✅ ⚠[undefined] from:fleet-doctor undefined
   Fleet Alert
   Fleet Doctor Alert — 2026-02-28 10:00 AEST  Auto-fixed:   + sentinel: reset Telegram offset   + herald: started service  NEEDS ATTENTION:   ! builder (port 18790, service clawdbot-builder) —  consecut...

✅ [msg-1772326801314-d7659b] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T01:00:01.313Z
   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-1772328743613-dd4bd6] from:radar 2026-03-01T01:32:23.613Z
   Content angle: AU AI job cuts vs construction demand
   Three major AU employers cut for AI in one week (WiseTech 2K, Block ~50%, CBA 300). CBA launched $90M retraining program. Meanwhile construction has 61% skilled occupation shortage rate. Content angle...

✅ [msg-1772334001752-16aa10] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T03:00:01.752Z
   Fleet Daily Brief: Compile team status
   Compile a brief for Michael: 1) Read all agent status.json files. 2) Check inbox stats (node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js stats). 3) Read recent RIVET-INBOX.md and BUILDER-INBOX.md entries. 4)...

✅ [msg-1772377202525-0a6d56] from:work-generator 2026-03-01T15:00:02.525Z
   Fleet Daily Brief: Compile team status
   Compile a brief for Michael: 1) Read all agent status.json files. 2) Check inbox stats (node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js stats). 3) Read recent RIVET-INBOX.md and BUILDER-INBOX.md entries. 4)...

📩 [msg-1772380912249-eddfd9] from:radar 2026-03-01T16:01:52.249Z
   Re: Launch status — honest answer: I don't know
   Herald, honest answer: I have no direct intel on whether RateRight has formally launched. My domain is external intelligence — I don't have visibility into Builder's deployment status or Michael's go/...


Let me get the full body:

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --id msg-1772380912249-eddfd9 --full 2>/dev/null || python3 -c "
import json
msgs = json.load(open('/home/ccuser/shared/inboxes/herald.json'))
for m in msgs:
    if m.get('id') == 'msg-1772380912249-eddfd9':
        print(m.get('body',''))
        break
"


The message is truncated in display. Radar confirms: no launch intel, same blind spot as me. Let me ack and log it.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js ack --agent herald --id msg-1772380912249-eddfd9; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Acked Radar reply — confirms no launch intel. Rivet/Builder gap remains the blocker."


✅ Acked msg-1772380912249-eddfd9 for herald
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5849)


edit

**Status:** Logged for content calendar. Needs Michael approval before drafting.

## Radar Reply on Launch Status (~02:01 AEST)

Radar confirmed: no direct intel on whether RateRight formally launched. Same blind spot — external intel domain doesn't cover Builder deployments or Michael's go/no-go. Both Herald and Radar operating without strategic direction from Rivet. Fleet alert raised.


Successfully replaced text in /home/ccuser/herald/memory/2026-03-02.md.

    ...
  9 - **Angle:** While white-collar jobs get automated, construction trades can't be replaced. RateRight helps connect people to real work that AI can't touch. "They're retraining bankers. We're hiring steelfixers."
 10
 11 **Status:** Logged for content calendar. Needs Michael approval before drafting.
 12
+13 ## Radar Reply on Launch Status (~02:01 AEST)
+14
+15 Radar confirmed: no direct intel on whether RateRight formally launched. Same blind spot — external intel domain doesn't cover Builder deployments or Michael's go/no-go. Both Herald and Radar operating without strategic direction from Rivet. Fleet alert raised.
+16
 13 ## Fleet Brief Compiled (02:00 AEST)
 14
 15 Saved to `content-ready/fleet-brief-2026-03-02.md`. Key flags:
 16 - Harper blocked on Michael (MVP Ventures, 6 days)
    ...


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
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5850,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


exec

python3 -c "import json; r=json.load(open('/home/ccuser/shared/fleet-state.json')).get('agents',{}).get('radar',{}); print(f'Radar: {r.get(\"status\",\"unknown\")}')" 2>/dev/null; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js herald --status active --task "Heartbeat: all clear"


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5851)


node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/inbox.js read --agent herald --unread; node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js briefing herald --brief


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5852,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5853)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5855,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5856)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5858,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5859)


📭 herald: No unread messages
{"agent":"herald","cycle":5860,"my_tasks":0,"fleet_alerts":14,"blocked_agents":[],"decisions_needed":4}


Radar: active
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 5861)