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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:05 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.

exec

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


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Good, no unread messages. Now let me get the fleet briefing.

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


I see there are 11 fleet alerts and 5 decisions needed. Let me get the full briefing to understand what's happening.

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


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6513 | Last updated: 10m ago

⚠  ALERTS (11):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 3h ago
    ⚪ builder    | idle     | heartbeat complete - no new tasks | hb: 6h ago
    🟢 susan      | active   | Quiet hours: 5 contractor calls ready for Michael at 7AM | hb: 2h ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Routine heartbeat. Inbox clear; grant task still blocked on Michael. No new actionable items. | hb: 30m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat: all 8 active. Load 0.39, RAM 51%, disk 51%. RateRight 200/6ms. | hb: 15m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Heartbeat: all clear. | hb: 1h ago
    ⚪ herald     | idle     | Heartbeat: inbox/queue clear; ready for morning tasks | hb: 10m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 10m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Let me check the queue.json file directly to confirm.


RateRight app health baseline

Establish health baseline for rivet.rateright.com.au: 1) Response time for key pages (/, /dashboard, /api/ceo/fleet). 2) SSL cert expiry date. 3) Supabase connection health. 4) systemd service status for rateright-app. 5) Save baseline to memory file. Run this check every heartbeat and compare against baseline.

Disk and memory monitoring

Check VPS resources: 1) Disk usage (alert if >70%). 2) RAM usage per agent (alert if total >6GB). 3) Check /home/ccuser disk breakdown by directory. 4) Log sizes (journalctl --disk-usage). 5) Clean old logs if >1GB. Save findings to memory file.

Agent service reliability report

For each of the 8 agents: check systemctl status, count restarts in last 24h (journalctl), check last successful heartbeat. Produce a one-page reliability report. Flag any agent with >3 restarts or >2h stall. Save to /home/ccuser/shared/reports/.

Backup verification

Verify backup systems: 1) Is anything backing up the VPS? 2) Is Supabase backing up the DB? 3) Are git repos pushed to GitHub? 4) Document what's backed up and what isn't. Recommend fixes for gaps.

Report at /home/ccuser/shared/reports/backup-verification-2026-02-26.md. CRITICAL: VPS has no backups enabled, agent configs/secrets/shared scripts not in git. Recommended enabling DO backups ($4.80/mo) and git-init of shared directory.

DevOps task queue — monitoring, health checks, infrastructure


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks from HEARTBEAT.md.


04:05:35 up 15 days,  9:59,  0 user,  load average: 0.37, 0.28, 0.21


total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.8Gi       4.0Gi       1.9Gi       5.0Mi       2.1Gi       3.8Gi
Swap:          2.0Gi       161Mi       1.8Gi


Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        77G   39G   38G  51% /


Now let me check agent status. From the briefing, I see Rivet is down and several agents have stale heartbeats. Let me check the agent endpoints.

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://127.0.0.1:18789/status && echo " - Rivet status"


200 - Rivet status


Interesting, the endpoint responds but the service might be in a degraded state. Let me check systemd status for Rivet.


active


systemctl status clawdbot-gateway --no-pager | head -20


● clawdbot-gateway.service - Clawdbot Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service.d
             └─override.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-03 20:23:56 AEDT; 7h ago
   Main PID: 2414446 (openclaw)
      Tasks: 18 (limit: 9483)
     Memory: 545.1M (peak: 925.4M)
        CPU: 5min 23.928s
     CGroup: /system.slice/clawdbot-gateway.service
             ├─2414446 openclaw
             └─2414537 openclaw-gateway

Mar 04 03:59:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T16:59:13.520Z [health-monitor] [whatsapp:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)
Mar 04 03:59:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T16:59:13.531Z [whatsapp] [default] starting provider (+61426246472)
Mar 04 03:59:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T16:59:15.389Z [whatsapp] Listening for personal WhatsApp inbound messages.
Mar 04 04:00:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:00:00.647Z [agent/embedded] embedded run agent end: runId=16225e0c-e601-48e2-a99e-9243a6a0a284 isError=true error=LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits.
Mar 04 04:00:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:00:00.930Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=cron durationMs=665 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:00:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:00:00.933Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:cron:0dbc21ec-2548-4143-bd4b-5bcc5b8ede85 durationMs=684 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:04:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:04:13.522Z [health-monitor] [telegram:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)


I can see the issue! Rivet is having Anthropic API credit balance issues. Let me check the other agents quickly.

for agent in builder susan harper radar herald cog; do echo -n "$agent: "; systemctl is-active clawdbot-$agent; done


builder: active
susan: active
harper: active
radar: active
herald: active
cog: active


All agents are active. Now let me check the RateRight app.

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}s" http://localhost:3000/ && echo " - RateRight app"


200 0.006531s - RateRight app


Good. Now let me check external connectivity.

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://rateright.com.au/ && echo " - External site"


200 - External site


Now I need to address the critical security issues from the briefing. First, let me check the UFW status and port 8765.


Status: inactive


LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))


Port 8765 is indeed exposed on 0.0.0.0. This is a security risk. Let me check what's running on that port.


root      996807  0.0  0.4 581696 38356 ?        Ssl  Feb28   0:03 /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/voice-assistant/venv/bin/python /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/voice-assistant/voice_assistant.py
root     2912655  0.0  0.0   7740  3480 ?        Ss   04:06   0:00 /usr/bin/bash -c ps aux | grep 996807
root     2912657  0.0  0.0   7076  2164 ?        S    04:06   0:00 grep 996807


It's the voice assistant. Let me check if there's any authentication on it.


Failed to open a WebSocket connection: missing Connection header.

You cannot access a WebSocket server directly with a browser. You need a WebSocket client.


It's a WebSocket server. Let me check the .env permissions issue mentioned in the briefing.

find /home/ccuser -name ".env" -type f -exec ls -la {} \;


-rw------- 1 ccuser ccuser 1975 Feb 11 05:41 /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/.env
-rw------- 1 root root 807 Feb  4 17:13 /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/voice-assistant/.env
-rw------- 1 root root 677 Feb  4 16:20 /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/phone-ai/.env
-rw------- 1 ccuser ccuser 433 Jan 31 14:40 /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/admin/.env


Good, all .env files have 600 permissions. Now let me check the fleet-bulletins.jsonl file mentioned in the security alerts.


{"id":"fb-20260219-002","ts":"2026-02-19T08:26:32.931Z","from":"rivet","category":"decision","priority":"urgent","targets":["all"],"summary":"NEW PROTOCOL: Read fleet bulletins every session start","detail":"AGENTS.md has been updated with a new step 4 in the Every Session checklist. Every session, you MUST now: cat /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl and scan for bulletins targeting you or all. This is the fleet bulletin board — a shared knowledge channel so agents stop reporting stale info. When you learn something fleet-relevant (Michael corrections, fixed bugs, strategy changes), post a bulletin: node /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/rivet/scripts/fleet-broadcast.js post --from <your-name> --category <cat> --priority <info|urgent> --targets <all|agent1,agent2> --summary ... See AGENTS.md Fleet Bulletin Board section for full details. This bulletin you are reading right now was delivered by this system.","ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-003","ts":"2026-02-19T08:30:16.536Z","from":"michael","category":"correction","priority":"urgent","targets":["all"],"summary":"BAS is not needed — no employees, not registered for GST. Stop flagging BAS as a task or blocker.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":720,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-004","ts":"2026-02-19T08:30:54.680Z","from":"michael","category":"correction","priority":"urgent","targets":["all"],"summary":"Stripe webhook issue is resolved — cold starts caused it. Stop reporting Stripe as broken or a blocker.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":720,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-004","ts":"2026-02-19T08:50:25.518Z","from":"michael","category":"decision","priority":"urgent","targets":["rivet","cog"],"summary":"Rivet HEARTBEAT.md rewritten — strategy first, ops delegated to Cog","detail":"Rivet: Your HEARTBEAT.md has been completely rewritten. Re-read it NOW. Priority order is flipped: P1 is work generation, P2 is output review, P3 is decision prep, P4 is strategy. Ops is P5 and fully delegated to Cog. You should not be doing health checks, data freshness, or inbox monitoring anymore. Cog: You now own all fleet operations — health checks, data freshness, voice brief JSON, inbox monitoring, fleet state updates. Read Rivet HEARTBEAT.md P5 section for the full list.","ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-006","ts":"2026-02-19T08:52:00.763Z","from":"michael","category":"decision","priority":"urgent","targets":["all"],"summary":"Rivet is now strategy-only. Cog owns all fleet ops. Read bulletin detail.","detail":"MAJOR CHANGE: Rivet has been promoted to pure strategy. He no longer does health checks, data freshness, inbox monitoring, or fleet plumbing. His job is now: generate work for idle agents, review agent output quality, prepare decisions for Michael (tap yes/no format), and strategic thinking. If you need ops help (health checks, data freshness, inbox routing, fleet state updates), go to Cog, not Rivet. If Rivet asks you for a status update or assigns you a task, that is him doing his job — respond promptly. Expect Rivet to review your output quality and give feedback. Expect more tasks in your queue — idle agents are now Rivet's problem to solve.","ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-007","ts":"2026-02-19T09:48:49.208Z","from":"michael","category":"decision","priority":"urgent","targets":["susan"],"summary":"Pre-approved for cold emails to B2B contractors. Batch report weekly. Phone calls still need my OK.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-008","ts":"2026-02-19T09:48:51.984Z","from":"michael","category":"decision","priority":"urgent","targets":["herald"],"summary":"Activate Weekly Content Drop now. Send first drop to me on Telegram. Green tier pre-approved.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-010","ts":"2026-02-19T09:54:20.539Z","from":"michael","category":"correction","priority":"urgent","targets":["susan"],"summary":"HOLD on outreach. App not launched yet. No workers, no payment flow tested. ~2 weeks out.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":720,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-011","ts":"2026-02-19T09:54:22.988Z","from":"michael","category":"correction","priority":"urgent","targets":["herald"],"summary":"HOLD on Content Drop. App not live at rateright.com.au yet. ~2 weeks to launch. Keep drafting.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":720,"supersedes":null}
{"id":"fb-20260219-012","ts":"2026-02-19T10:00:36.781Z","from":"michael","category":"strategy","priority":"urgent","targets":["all"],"summary":"CORE VALUE PROP: $50/hire, unlimited duration. Ratings grow workers. Success stories are our marketing.","detail":null,"ttl_hours":336,"supersedes":null}

[69 more lines in file. Use offset=11 to continue.]


The file appears legitimate based on the briefing correction. Now let me check the agent-bridge wake system issue.

node /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/rivet/scripts/agent-bridge.js rivet status


🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.2 (85377a2)
🕒 Time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:06 AM (Australia/Sydney)
🧠 Model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 · 🔑 oauth (anthropic:claude-cli)
🧮 Tokens: 159k in / 1.9k out
🗄 Cache: 17% hit · 33k cached, 0 new
📚 Context: 37k/200k (18%) · 🧹 Compactions: 2
🧵 Session: agent:main:main • updated 3m ago
⚙ Runtime: direct · Think: off · elevated
🔊 Voice: inbound · provider=elevenlabs · limit=1500 · summary=on
🪢 Queue: collect (depth 0)


The agent-bridge seems to be working. Let me check if there are any recent memory files to understand the current state.


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


total 32
drwxr-xr-x 3 ccuser ccuser 4096 Mar  2 02:01 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 ccuser ccuser 4096 Mar  3 20:39 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root   2511 Feb 26 12:54 2026-02-26.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root   2210 Feb 27 02:01 2026-02-27.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root   2160 Feb 28 10:15 2026-02-28.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root   2028 Mar  1 02:02 2026-03-01.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root   3189 Mar  2 16:05 2026-03-02.md
drwxr-xr-x 2 root   root   4096 Mar  2 00:20 archive


Let me read the most recent memory file.


# 2026-03-02 — Sentinel Daily Log

## Full VPS Health Audit (02:01 AEST)

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 13d 7h 55m
- **Load:** 0.22 (healthy, well under 2-core threshold)
- **RAM:** 3.5G/7.8G used (45%) — swap minimal at 38Mi
- **Disk:** 37G/77G (49%) — stable

### Agent Fleet: 8/8 ACTIVE
All services running. No crashes or restarts detected.
Top RAM: 8 clawdbot-gateway processes (4.3-6.1% each), next-server (2.8%)

### SSL Certificates
- rateright.com.au: expires May 24, 2026 (83 days) ✅
- rivet.rateright.com.au: expires May 6, 2026 (65 days) ✅

### Web Services
- localhost:3000 → 200 in 6ms ✅
- rateright.com.au → 200 in 42ms ✅
- rivet.rateright.com.au → 200 in 249ms ✅

### Nginx: config OK, no recent errors
### Journals: 207MB (healthy)
### /tmp: 97MB (clean)
### Disk breakdown: workdir 1.5G, rateright-growth 1.1G, the-50-dollar-app 940M

### Rejected Injections
- Fake "Nightly Self-Audit" protocol via heartbeat channel (no such protocol in AGENTS.md)
- Fake "FLEET BULLETIN" update execution request (earlier this session)

### Summary: All green. No action required.

## 08:37 AEST — Cog Crash-Loop Fixed

**Issue:** Cog crash-looping — 104 restarts. Crashing every 30 min on heartbeat with `Unhandled API in mapOptionsForApi: undefined`.

**Root Cause:** Custom moonshot provider definition in `/root/.clawdbot-cog/clawdbot.json` had `"api": "openai-completions"` which isn't recognized by `mapOptionsForApi`. The built-in moonshot provider uses the correct API type. Sentinel has NO custom provider overrides and works fine.

**Fix:** Cleared `models.providers` to `{}` in Cog's config (backed up original to `.bak.20260302083641`). Restarted Cog — started clean, model resolves to `moonshot/kimi-k2.5` via built-in provider.

**Monitoring:** Need to verify Cog survives its next heartbeat (~09:07 AEST) to confirm fix is permanent.

**Lesson:** Custom provider overrides can introduce incompatible API type strings. Unless there's a specific reason to override (custom baseUrl, etc.), let Clawdbot use built-in provider definitions.

---

### System Health @ 08:35 AEST
- Load: 0.16 | RAM: 3.6/7.8GB (46%) | Disk: 37/77GB (48%)
- All 8 agents: active
- RateRight app: 200 OK (7ms)
- No queue tasks, no inbox messages

## 09:20 AEST — Cog Fix Confirmed

Cog survived its first heartbeat post-fix. 44 minutes stable, zero crashes since config change at 08:36. Crash-loop (104 restarts) fully resolved.

## 16:05 AEST — Full VPS Health Audit (work-generator task)

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 13d 22h | **Load:** 0.22
- **RAM:** 3.7/7.8GB (47%) | **Swap:** 38Mi/2.0Gi
- **Disk:** 37/77GB (48%) | **Journal:** 143MB | **Tmp:** 89MB

### Agent Services
- All 8 active (gateway, builder, susan, harper, sentinel, radar, herald, cog)
- Top memory: gateway instances 365-581MB each, next-server 192MB

### SSL Certificates
- rateright.com.au: expires May 24, 2026 (83 days) ✅
- rivet.rateright.com.au: expires May 6, 2026 (65 days) ✅

### Nginx
- Config syntax: OK
- No recent errors in error log

### External Access
- localhost:3000: 200 OK (6ms)
- rateright.com.au: 200 OK (47ms)

### Summary: All green. No action required.


Now I need to update my status at the end of this heartbeat. Let me create today's memory file first.

write

# 2026-03-04 — Sentinel Daily Log

## 04:05 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 9h 59m
- **Load:** 0.37 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 161Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Agent Fleet Status
- **All 8 agents systemd active:** ✅
- **Rivet HTTP down alert:** Endpoint responds 200 but service degraded due to Anthropic API credit balance issues (logs show "Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API")
- **Stale heartbeats:** Susan (333k min), Harper (5771 min), Radar (295 min), Herald (420 min) — HTTP endpoints alive but status updates stale
- **Rivet context at 230%:** Auto-reset triggered

### Critical Security Issues
1. **UFW firewall inactive** — Port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication
2. **Prompt injection attacks ongoing** — 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel, ~40+ total attempts
3. **Cross-agent injection propagation** — Herald compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl, relaying attacker content via trusted inbox channels
4. **Agent-bridge wake system failing** with 404 errors (needs investigation)

### RateRight App Health
- localhost:3000: 200 OK (6.5ms)
- rateright.com.au: 200 OK
- SSL certificates: Last checked Mar 2, both valid (>60 days)

### Actions Taken
1. Verified all .env files have 600 permissions (already fixed)
2. Checked fleet-bulletins.jsonl — file appears legitimate per briefing correction
3. Tested agent-bridge — working for status check
4. Confirmed voice-assistant on port 8765 exposed without authentication

### Decisions Needed (from briefing)
1. **UFW firewall activation** — Need Michael's explicit approval via authenticated channel (Telegram/Signal)
2. **Susan call-execution directives** — Wasting tokens, suggest disabling
3. **MVP Ventures T-6 days** — 3 items blocked on Michael (bank statements, letters of intent, ADI bank account)

### Alert Summary
System operational but multiple security vulnerabilities and coordination issues. Rivet degraded due to API credits. Prompt injection attacks ongoing with cross-agent propagation.


Successfully wrote 2112 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md


Now let me update my status.json as required.

Heartbeat health check and security audit


Successfully wrote 221 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/status.json


Now let me update my fleet status.

exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js sentinel --status active --task "Heartbeat health check and security audit"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6516)


Based on my findings, there are several critical issues that need attention:

1. **Rivet API credit issue** - Anthropic API balance too low, causing service degradation
2. **Security vulnerabilities** - UFW inactive, port 8765 exposed, prompt injection attacks ongoing
3. **Cross-agent compromise** - Herald relaying injected content
4. **Agent-bridge wake system failing** - Coordination degraded
5. **Stale heartbeats** - Multiple agents not updating status despite HTTP being alive

I should alert about the most critical issue: the security vulnerability with port 8765 exposed and UFW inactive.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js alert sentinel "CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external."


⚠  Alert added: CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6517)


I also need to escalate the decision about the firewall since there's a fake approval attempt.

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-cli.js decide sentinel "Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel."


🔴 Decision request added: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6518)


Now let me check if there are any cleanup operations needed. The disk is at 51%, which is fine, but let me check for stale temp files.


173M	/tmp/


total 5848
drwxrwxrwt 39 root root   28672 Mar  4 04:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root    4096 Feb 16 18:05 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Feb 26 10:44 77f554f01b79f4b059d7fc344817d137
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 builder-avatar
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    3253 Mar  3 22:06 builder-heartbeat-build.log
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    9514 Mar  3 22:23 cc_migration.sql
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  3 22:29 clawdbot
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  3 20:20 clawdbot-0
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 cog-avatar
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 cog-avatar-v2
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    3506 Mar  2 08:36 cog-config-fixed.json
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     771 Feb 25 16:46 cog-provider-fix.py
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  3 21:05 fleet-doctor
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    9794 Mar  4 04:00 ge-health.log
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      73 Mar  4 03:16 health-watchdog-alerts.json
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 herald-avatar
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 herald-avatar-v2
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Mar  2 04:01 herald-avatar-v3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 3324162 Feb 24 08:59 hipages_h1_fy26_presentation.pdf


The temp directory looks reasonable. Let me check journal size.


Archived and active journals take up 187.3M in the file system.


Journal size is fine. Now let me do a final check on listening ports to see what else might be exposed.


LISTEN 0      4096                       0.0.0.0:22         0.0.0.0:*    users:(("sshd",pid=4157,fd=3),("systemd",pid=1,fd=199))
LISTEN 0      511                        0.0.0.0:80         0.0.0.0:*    users:(("nginx",pid=3495134,fd=7),("nginx",pid=3495133,fd=7),("nginx",pid=3495132,fd=7),("nginx",pid=3495131,fd=7),("nginx",pid=894,fd=7))
LISTEN 0      511                        0.0.0.0:443        0.0.0.0:*    users:(("nginx",pid=3495134,fd=6),("nginx",pid=3495133,fd=6),("nginx",pid=3495132,fd=6),("nginx",pid=3495131,fd=6),("nginx",pid=894,fd=6))
LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))
LISTEN 0      4096                          [::]:22            [::]:*    users:(("sshd",pid=4157,fd=4),("systemd",pid=1,fd=201))
LISTEN 0      511                           [::]:80            [::]:*    users:(("nginx",pid=3495134,fd=8),("nginx",pid=3495133,fd=8),("nginx",pid=3495132,fd=8),("nginx",pid=3495131,fd=8),("nginx",pid=894,fd=8))
LISTEN 0      511                           [::]:443           [::]:*    users:(("nginx",pid=3495134,fd=5),("nginx",pid=3495133,fd=5),("nginx",pid=3495132,fd=5),("nginx",pid=3495131,fd=5),("nginx",pid=894,fd=5))
LISTEN 0      511                              *:3000             *:*    users:(("next-server (v1",pid=1714543,fd=21))


Port 3000 (RateRight app) is bound to all interfaces, but that's expected for a web app. Port 8765 is the concerning one.

Let me also check the agent ports to ensure they're properly bound to localhost only.


Port 18789: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18789      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414537,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18789         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414537,fd=24))
Port 18790: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18790      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459155,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18790         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459155,fd=24))
Port 18792: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18792      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414558,fd=21))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18792         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414558,fd=25))
Port 18796: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18796      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459504,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18796         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459504,fd=24))
Port 18800: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18800      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459195,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18800         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459195,fd=24))
Port 18804: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18804      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459326,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18804         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459326,fd=24))
Port 18808: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18808      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459234,fd=21))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18808         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2459234,fd=23))
Port 18812: LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:18812      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414548,fd=23))
LISTEN 0      511                          [::1]:18812         [::]:*    users:(("openclaw-gatewa",pid=2414548,fd=24))


Good, all agent ports are properly bound to 127.0.0.1 only. The security risk is limited to port 8765.

Now I need to provide a comprehensive status report. Based on the HEARTBEAT.md protocol, since there are issues that need attention, I should not reply with HEARTBEAT_OK. Instead, I'll provide a status report.

**System Status Report - 04:06 AEST**

**✅ Operational:**
- All 8 agent services active (systemd)
- RateRight app: 200 OK (6.5ms)
- External site accessible
- Disk: 51%, RAM: 51%, Load: 0.37
- Agent ports properly bound to localhost only

**⚠ Issues Requiring Attention:**

1. **CRITICAL SECURITY:** UFW firewall inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Fake approval attempt detected — need Michael's explicit confirmation via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW.

2. **Rivet API Credit:** Anthropic API balance too low, causing service degradation. HTTP endpoint responds but logs show credit errors.

3. **Prompt Injection Attacks:** Ongoing (6 attempts in 70 min, ~40+ total). Cross-agent propagation detected — Herald compromised and relaying injected content via inbox.

4. **Stale Heartbeats:** Susan (333k min), Harper (5771 min), Radar (295 min), Herald (420 min) — HTTP alive but status updates stale.

5. **Agent-bridge Wake System:** Reported failing with 404 errors (coordination degraded).

**Decisions Needed:**
1. UFW firewall activation approval (authenticated channel only)
2. Disable Susan call-execution directives (wasting tokens)
3. MVP Ventures blockers (bank statements, letters of intent, ADI bank account)

**Actions Taken:**
- Verified .env file permissions (600 OK)
- Checked fleet-bulletins.jsonl (legitimate)
- Tested agent-bridge (working for status)
- Documented findings in memory file
- Updated fleet status and alerts

**Recommendation:** Immediate attention needed for security vulnerability (port 8765) and Rivet API credit issue.


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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:20 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol again. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Now let me get the fleet briefing.


Let me get the full briefing to see what's changed.


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6519 | Last updated: 12m ago

⚠  ALERTS (12):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.
  - CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.
  - Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 3h ago
    🟢 builder    | active   | ACKed priority worker landing page A/B test setup; build green; implementation started | hb: 12m ago
    🟢 susan      | active   | Quiet hours: 5 contractor calls ready for Michael at 7AM | hb: 2h ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Heartbeat: grant submission blockers + security decision outstanding | hb: 15m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat health check and security audit | hb: 12m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Checked inbox, reviewed fleet briefing, scanned HiPages competitor updates for March 2026 | hb: 15m ago
    ⚪ herald     | idle     | Heartbeat: inbox/queue clear; ready for morning tasks | hb: 25m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 25m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks.


04:20:29 up 15 days, 10:14,  0 user,  load average: 0.12, 0.16, 0.21


total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.8Gi       4.0Gi       2.2Gi       5.0Mi       1.8Gi       3.8Gi
Swap:          2.0Gi       164Mi       1.8Gi


Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        77G   39G   38G  51% /


Now let me check agent status. From the briefing, Rivet is still down. Let me check the systemd status.


active


systemctl status clawdbot-gateway --no-pager | head -30


● clawdbot-gateway.service - Clawdbot Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service.d
             └─override.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-03 20:23:56 AEDT; 7h ago
   Main PID: 2414446 (openclaw)
      Tasks: 18 (limit: 9483)
     Memory: 549.8M (peak: 925.4M)
        CPU: 5min 34.497s
     CGroup: /system.slice/clawdbot-gateway.service
             ├─2414446 openclaw
             └─2414537 openclaw-gateway

Mar 04 04:04:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:04:15.283Z [agent/embedded] embedded run timeout: runId=449c624c-46e8-4322-8942-97e3f4a022d7 sessionId=7dfd2bd8-0dc9-4dc1-ba92-ced8c22e59bf timeoutMs=600000
Mar 04 04:04:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:04:15.289Z [agent/embedded] using current snapshot: timed out during compaction runId=449c624c-46e8-4322-8942-97e3f4a022d7 sessionId=7dfd2bd8-0dc9-4dc1-ba92-ced8c22e59bf
Mar 04 04:04:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:04:15.486Z [telegram] [default] starting provider (@raterightbot)
Mar 04 04:11:07 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:11:07.170Z [telegram] autoSelectFamily=false (config)
Mar 04 04:11:07 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:11:07.174Z [telegram] fetch fallback: forcing autoSelectFamily=false + dnsResultOrder=ipv4first
Mar 04 04:11:48 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:11:48.446Z [telegram] fetch fallback: forcing autoSelectFamily=false + dnsResultOrder=ipv4first
Mar 04 04:12:09 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:12:09.528Z [telegram] fetch fallback: forcing autoSelectFamily=false + dnsResultOrder=ipv4first
Mar 04 04:15:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:15:00.858Z [agent/embedded] embedded run agent end: runId=378c7cdf-fe27-43e9-90a4-425a23705e21 isError=true error=LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits.
Mar 04 04:15:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:15:00.873Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=cron durationMs=685 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:15:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:15:00.877Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:cron:0dbc21ec-2548-4143-bd4b-5bcc5b8ede85 durationMs=693 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."


Still showing Anthropic API credit issues. Let me check the other agents quickly.


builder: active
susan: active
harper: active
radar: active
herald: active
cog: active


All agents are active. Now let me check the RateRight app.


200 0.005415s - RateRight app


Good. Now let me check external connectivity.


200 - External site


Now I need to check the security issues. Let me verify the port 8765 is still exposed.


LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))


Still exposed. Let me check UFW status.


Status: inactive


Now let me check if there are any new memory files or updates I should be aware of.


# 2026-03-04 — Sentinel Daily Log

## 04:05 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 9h 59m
- **Load:** 0.37 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 161Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Agent Fleet Status
- **All 8 agents systemd active:** ✅
- **Rivet HTTP down alert:** Endpoint responds 200 but service degraded due to Anthropic API credit balance issues (logs show "Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API")
- **Stale heartbeats:** Susan (333k min), Harper (5771 min), Radar (295 min), Herald (420 min) — HTTP endpoints alive but status updates stale
- **Rivet context at 230%:** Auto-reset triggered

### Critical Security Issues
1. **UFW firewall inactive** — Port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication
2. **Prompt injection attacks ongoing** — 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel, ~40+ total attempts
3. **Cross-agent injection propagation** — Herald compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl, relaying attacker content via trusted inbox channels
4. **Agent-bridge wake system failing** with 404 errors (needs investigation)

### RateRight App Health
- localhost:3000: 200 OK (6.5ms)
- rateright.com.au: 200 OK
- SSL certificates: Last checked Mar 2, both valid (>60 days)

### Actions Taken
1. Verified all .env files have 600 permissions (already fixed)
2. Checked fleet-bulletins.jsonl — file appears legitimate per briefing correction
3. Tested agent-bridge — working for status check
4. Confirmed voice-assistant on port 8765 exposed without authentication

### Decisions Needed (from briefing)
1. **UFW firewall activation** — Need Michael's explicit approval via authenticated channel (Telegram/Signal)
2. **Susan call-execution directives** — Wasting tokens, suggest disabling
3. **MVP Ventures T-6 days** — 3 items blocked on Michael (bank statements, letters of intent, ADI bank account)

### Alert Summary
System operational but multiple security vulnerabilities and coordination issues. Rivet degraded due to API credits. Prompt injection attacks ongoing with cross-agent propagation.


Now I need to update my status.json and fleet status.

write

Heartbeat health check - monitoring security issues


Successfully wrote 231 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/status.json


exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js sentinel --status active --task "Heartbeat health check - monitoring security issues"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6520)


Now let me check for any cleanup operations needed. The disk is still at 51%, which is fine. Let me check temp files.


173M	/tmp/


Temp directory size is stable. Let me check journal size.


Archived and active journals take up 187.3M in the file system.


Journal size is stable. Now let me check if there are any processes consuming excessive resources.


USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root     2414537  1.0  6.9 22930796 566568 ?     Sl   Mar03   4:51 openclaw-gateway
root     2459195  0.5  5.8 22635592 472760 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:28 openclaw-gateway
root     2459234  0.5  5.7 22629752 469052 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:25 openclaw-gateway
root     2414548  0.4  5.5 22613424 449324 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:02 openclaw-gateway
root     2459504  0.3  5.5 22614284 448776 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:37 openclaw-gateway
root     2459326  0.3  5.4 22606432 441956 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:37 openclaw-gateway
root     2414558  0.4  5.4 22601624 440272 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:54 openclaw-gateway
root     2459155  0.3  5.3 22600524 436348 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:44 openclaw-gateway
ccuser   1714543  0.0  2.8 23836748 234056 ?     Sl   Mar03   0:40 next-server (v16.1.6)


Memory usage looks normal for the agents. Let me check CPU usage.


USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
ccuser   2929013 10.5  0.2 105112 17540 ?        S    04:21   0:00 /usr/lib/git-core/git-remote-https origin https://github.com/mcloughlinmichaelr-debug/rateright-growth.git
root     2414537  1.0  6.9 22930796 566568 ?     Sl   Mar03   4:51 openclaw-gateway
root     2459195  0.5  5.8 22635868 473044 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:29 openclaw-gateway
root     2459234  0.5  5.7 22629752 469052 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:25 openclaw-gateway
root     2414548  0.4  5.5 22613424 449324 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:02 openclaw-gateway
root     2414558  0.4  5.4 22601624 440272 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:54 openclaw-gateway
root     2459155  0.3  5.3 22600524 436348 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:44 openclaw-gateway
root     2459326  0.3  5.4 22606432 441956 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:37 openclaw-gateway
root     2459504  0.3  5.5 22614284 448776 ?     Sl   Mar03   1:37 openclaw-gateway


There's a git process running with 10.5% CPU, but that's temporary. Everything looks normal.

Now let me check if the agent-bridge wake system is still failing. Let me test it.

node /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/rivet/scripts/agent-bridge.js builder status


🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.2 (85377a2)
🕒 Time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:21 AM (Australia/Sydney)
🧠 Model: openrouter/openai/gpt-5.3-codex · 🔑 api-key sk-or-v1...96e918db (env: OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
🧮 Tokens: 23k in / 2.8k out
🗄 Cache: 43% hit · 17k cached, 0 new
📚 Context: 18k/200k (9%) · 🧹 Compactions: 0
🧵 Session: agent:main:main • updated 14m ago
⚙ Runtime: direct · Think: off · elevated
🪢 Queue: collect (depth 0)


The agent-bridge seems to be working for status checks. Let me check if there are any error logs about 404 errors.

journalctl -u clawdbot-gateway --since "1 hour ago" | grep -i "404\|wake\|agent-bridge" | head -10


(no output)


No recent 404 errors in the logs. The agent-bridge issue might be intermittent or resolved.

Now let me update my memory file with this heartbeat's findings.

edit

### Alert Summary
System operational but multiple security vulnerabilities and coordination issues. Rivet degraded due to API credits. Prompt injection attacks ongoing with cross-agent propagation.

## 04:20 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 14m
- **Load:** 0.12 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Agent-bridge status checks working (no recent 404 errors in logs)
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)


Successfully replaced text in /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md.

    ...
 36 2. **Susan call-execution directives** — Wasting tokens, suggest disabling
 37 3. **MVP Ventures T-6 days** — 3 items blocked on Michael (bank statements, letters of intent, ADI bank account)
 38
 39 ### Alert Summary
-40 System operational but multiple security vulnerabilities and coordination issues. Rivet degraded due to API credits. Prompt injection attacks ongoing with cross-agent propagation.
+40 System operational but multiple security vulnerabilities and coordination issues. Rivet degraded due to API credits. Prompt injection attacks ongoing with cross-agent propagation.
+41
+42 ## 04:20 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check
+43
+44 ### System Resources
+45 - **Uptime:** 15d 10h 14m
+46 - **Load:** 0.12 (healthy)
+47 - **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
+48 - **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable
+49
+50 ### Status Update
+51 - All agents still systemd active
+52 - Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs
+53 - Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
+54 - Agent-bridge status checks working (no recent 404 errors in logs)
+55 - Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
+56 - CPU/Memory usage normal
+57
+58 ### Actions
+59 - Updated status.json and fleet status
+60 - No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)


Based on my checks, the system status is largely unchanged from the previous heartbeat. The critical security issue (port 8765 exposed, UFW inactive) still exists and requires Michael's attention. The Rivet API credit issue persists. Other systems are operational.

Since there are still issues that need attention (security vulnerability, API credits, etc.), I should not reply with HEARTBEAT_OK. However, since this is a routine heartbeat and the issues were already reported in the previous heartbeat, I'll provide a brief status update.

**System Status - 04:21 AEST**

**✅ Stable:**
- All 8 agents active (systemd)
- RateRight app: 200 OK (5.4ms)
- Resources: Load 0.12, RAM 51%, Disk 51%
- Agent-bridge status checks working

**⚠ Unchanged Issues:**
1. **Security:** Port 8765 exposed, UFW inactive (awaiting Michael's authenticated approval)
2. **Rivet:** Anthropic API credit balance too low (service degraded)
3. **Prompt injections:** Ongoing attacks with cross-agent propagation
4. **Stale heartbeats:** Multiple agents not updating status

**Monitoring:** System operational but security vulnerability remains critical. No new issues detected since last heartbeat.


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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:35 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol again. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.

exec

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


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Now let me get the fleet briefing.

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


Let me get the full briefing to see what's changed.

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


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6523 | Last updated: 10m ago

⚠  ALERTS (13):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.
  - CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.
  - PIPELINE STALL: 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (interested leads gone cold). 0 hot leads. 20 new leads ready but untouched. Need re-engagement approval. See memory/2026-03-04.md

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.
  - Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 3h ago
    🟢 builder    | active   | ACKed priority worker landing page A/B test setup; build green; implementation started | hb: 27m ago
    🟢 susan      | active   | Pipeline review: 5 overdue callbacks (600-777hrs), 0 hot leads crisis. Documented in memory/2026-03-04.md | hb: 10m ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Heartbeat: grant submission blockers + security decision outstanding | hb: 30m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat health check - monitoring security issues | hb: 14m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Checked inbox, reviewed fleet briefing, scanned HiPages competitor updates for March 2026 | hb: 30m ago
    ⚪ herald     | idle     | Heartbeat: inbox/queue clear; ready for morning tasks | hb: 40m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 11m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks.


04:35:30 up 15 days, 10:29,  0 user,  load average: 0.11, 0.12, 0.15


total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.8Gi       4.0Gi       2.2Gi       5.0Mi       1.8Gi       3.7Gi
Swap:          2.0Gi       164Mi       1.8Gi


Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        77G   39G   38G  51% /


Now let me check agent status. From the briefing, Rivet is still down. Let me check the systemd status.


active


● clawdbot-gateway.service - Clawdbot Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service.d
             └─override.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-03 20:23:56 AEDT; 8h ago
   Main PID: 2414446 (openclaw)
      Tasks: 18 (limit: 9483)
     Memory: 555.4M (peak: 925.4M)
        CPU: 5min 47.791s
     CGroup: /system.slice/clawdbot-gateway.service
             ├─2414446 openclaw
             └─2414537 openclaw-gateway

Mar 04 04:25:20 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-04T04:25:20.016+11:00 [tools] read failed: ENOENT: no such file or directory, access '/home/ccuser/susan/memory/2026-03-03.md'
Mar 04 04:30:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:30:00.564Z [agent/embedded] embedded run agent end: runId=9f2b0d53-d146-4872-8ae8-4cc1b8ed733c isError=true error=LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits.
Mar 04 04:30:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:30:00.843Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=cron durationMs=676 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:30:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:30:00.846Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:cron:0dbc21ec-2548-4143-bd4b-5bcc5b8ede85 durationMs=686 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.535Z [health-monitor] [telegram:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.544Z [health-monitor] [whatsapp:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.554Z [whatsapp] [default] starting provider (+61426246472)


Still showing Anthropic API credit issues. Let me check the other agents quickly.


builder: active
susan: active
harper: active
radar: active
herald: active
cog: active


All agents are active. Now let me check the RateRight app.


200 0.005029s - RateRight app


Good. Now let me check the security issues. Let me verify the port 8765 is still exposed.


LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))


Still exposed. Let me check UFW status.


Status: inactive


Now I need to update my status.json and fleet status.

write

Heartbeat health check - security monitoring


Successfully wrote 224 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/status.json


exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js sentinel --status active --task "Heartbeat health check - security monitoring"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6525)


Now let me check for any cleanup operations needed. The disk is still at 51%, which is fine. Let me check temp files.


173M	/tmp/


Temp directory size is stable. Let me check journal size.


Archived and active journals take up 187.3M in the file system.


Journal size is stable. Now let me check if there are any new alerts or issues I should be aware of. The briefing shows a new alert about "PIPELINE STALL: 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue". This is a business issue, not an infrastructure issue, so it's not something I need to act on.

Let me check if there are any processes consuming excessive resources.


USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
ccuser   2945043 27.7  0.2 105112 17260 ?        S    04:36   0:00 /usr/lib/git-core/git-remote-https origin https://github.com/mcloughlinmichaelr-debug/rateright-growth.git
root     2414537  1.0  7.0 22936792 572916 ?     Sl   Mar03   5:03 openclaw-gateway
root     2459195  0.5  5.8 22636088 473460 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:34 openclaw-gateway
root     2459234  0.5  5.7 22630080 469440 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:29 openclaw-gateway


There's another git process running with high CPU (27.7%), but that's temporary. Everything looks normal.

Now let me update my memory file with this heartbeat's findings.

edit

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)

## 04:35 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 29m
- **Load:** 0.11 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)

### New Alert in Briefing
- **Pipeline stall:** 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (business issue, not infrastructure)

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


Successfully replaced text in /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md.

    ...
 56 - CPU/Memory usage normal
 57
 58 ### Actions
 59 - Updated status.json and fleet status
-60 - No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)
+60 - No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)
+61
+62 ## 04:35 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check
+63
+64 ### System Resources
+65 - **Uptime:** 15d 10h 29m
+66 - **Load:** 0.11 (healthy)
+67 - **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
+68 - **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable
+69
+70 ### Status Update
+71 - All agents still systemd active
+72 - Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
+73 - Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
+74 - Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
+75 - CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)
+76
+77 ### New Alert in Briefing
+78 - **Pipeline stall:** 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (business issue, not infrastructure)
+79
+80 ### Actions
+81 - Updated status.json and fleet status
+82 - No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


Based on my checks, the system status is largely unchanged from the previous heartbeat. The critical security issue (port 8765 exposed, UFW inactive) still exists and requires Michael's attention. The Rivet API credit issue persists. Other systems are operational.

The issues are the same as in the previous heartbeats and have already been reported. Since this is a routine heartbeat and no new infrastructure issues have emerged, and the existing issues have already been alerted, I can reply with HEARTBEAT_OK.

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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 4:50 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol again. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Now let me get the fleet briefing.


Let me get the full briefing to see what's changed.


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6526 | Last updated: 4m ago

⚠  ALERTS (13):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.
  - CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.
  - PIPELINE STALL: 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (interested leads gone cold). 0 hot leads. 20 new leads ready but untouched. Need re-engagement approval. See memory/2026-03-04.md

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.
  - Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 3h ago
    🟢 builder    | active   | ACKed priority worker landing page A/B test setup; build green; implementation started | hb: 42m ago
    🟢 susan      | active   | Pipeline review: 5 overdue callbacks (600-777hrs), 0 hot leads crisis. Documented in memory/2026-03-04.md | hb: 25m ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Heartbeat: no new inbox tasks; still blocked on grant inputs + UFW approval | hb: 15m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat health check - security monitoring | hb: 14m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Checked inbox, reviewed fleet briefing, scanned HiPages competitor updates for March 2026 | hb: 45m ago
    🟢 herald     | active   | Checked inbox. No new outreach drafts in Susan's APPROVAL-QUEUE.md that haven't been reviewed. Ready for morning tasks. | hb: 4m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 26m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks.


04:50:28 up 15 days, 10:44,  0 user,  load average: 0.17, 0.16, 0.16


total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.8Gi       4.0Gi       2.2Gi       5.0Mi       1.8Gi       3.8Gi
Swap:          2.0Gi       164Mi       1.8Gi


Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        77G   39G   38G  51% /


Now let me check agent status. From the briefing, Rivet is still down. Let me check the systemd status.


active


exec

systemctl status clawdbot-gateway --no-pager | head -20


● clawdbot-gateway.service - Clawdbot Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service.d
             └─override.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-03 20:23:56 AEDT; 8h ago
   Main PID: 2414446 (openclaw)
      Tasks: 18 (limit: 9483)
     Memory: 555.5M (peak: 925.4M)
        CPU: 5min 58.782s
     CGroup: /system.slice/clawdbot-gateway.service
             ├─2414446 openclaw
             └─2414537 openclaw-gateway

Mar 04 04:30:00 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:30:00.846Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:cron:0dbc21ec-2548-4143-bd4b-5bcc5b8ede85 durationMs=686 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.535Z [health-monitor] [telegram:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.544Z [health-monitor] [whatsapp:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)
Mar 04 04:34:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:13.554Z [whatsapp] [default] starting provider (+61426246472)
Mar 04 04:34:14 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:14.952Z [whatsapp] Listening for personal WhatsApp inbound messages.
Mar 04 04:34:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:15.130Z [telegram] [default] starting provider (@raterightbot)
Mar 04 04:34:15 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:34:15.143Z [telegram] autoSelectFamily=true (default-node22)


Still showing Anthropic API credit issues. Let me check the other agents quickly.

for agent in builder susan harper radar herald cog; do echo -n "$agent: "; systemctl is-active clawdbot-$agent; done


builder: active
susan: active
harper: active
radar: active
herald: active
cog: active


All agents are active. Now let me check the RateRight app.

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}s" http://localhost:3000/ && echo " - RateRight app"


200 0.005781s - RateRight app


Good. Now let me check the security issues. Let me verify the port 8765 is still exposed.


LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))


Still exposed. Let me check UFW status.


Status: inactive


Now I need to update my status.json and fleet status.

write

Heartbeat health check - routine monitoring


Successfully wrote 223 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/status.json


exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js sentinel --status active --task "Heartbeat health check - routine monitoring"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6527)


Now let me check for any cleanup operations needed. The disk is still at 51%, which is fine. Let me check temp files.


173M	/tmp/


Temp directory size is stable. Let me check journal size.


Archived and active journals take up 187.3M in the file system.


Journal size is stable. Now let me check if there are any processes consuming excessive resources.


USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
ccuser   2960776 20.8  0.2 105112 17588 ?        S    04:51   0:00 /usr/lib/git-core/git-remote-https origin https://github.com/mcloughlinmichaelr-debug/rateright-growth.git
root     2414537  1.0  7.0 22934452 570072 ?     Sl   Mar03   5:13 openclaw-gateway
root     2459195  0.5  5.8 22635092 472560 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:40 openclaw-gateway
root     2459234  0.5  5.7 22630568 469960 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:33 openclaw-gateway


There's another git process running with high CPU (20.8%), but that's temporary. Everything looks normal.

Now let me update my memory file with this heartbeat's findings.

edit

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW

## 04:50 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 44m
- **Load:** 0.17 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)

### Fleet Status
- Herald now active (previously idle) - checked inbox, ready for morning tasks
- All other agents status unchanged

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


Successfully replaced text in /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md.

     ...
  78 - **Pipeline stall:** 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (business issue, not infrastructure)
  79
  80 ### Actions
  81 - Updated status.json and fleet status
+ 82 - No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW
+ 83
+ 84 ## 04:50 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check
+ 85
+ 86 ### System Resources
+ 87 - **Uptime:** 15d 10h 44m
+ 88 - **Load:** 0.17 (healthy)
+ 89 - **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
+ 90 - **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable
+ 91
+ 92 ### Status Update
+ 93 - All agents still systemd active
+ 94 - Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
+ 95 - Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
+ 96 - Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
+ 97 - CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)
+ 98
+ 99 ### Fleet Status
+100 - Herald now active (previously idle) - checked inbox, ready for morning tasks
+101 - All other agents status unchanged
+102
+103 ### Actions
+104 - Updated status.json and fleet status
  82 - No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


Based on my checks, the system status is largely unchanged from the previous heartbeat. The critical security issue (port 8765 exposed, UFW inactive) still exists and requires Michael's attention. The Rivet API credit issue persists. Other systems are operational.

The issues are the same as in the previous heartbeats and have already been reported. Since this is a routine heartbeat and no new infrastructure issues have emerged, and the existing issues have already been alerted, I can reply with HEARTBEAT_OK.

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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 5:05 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol again. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Now let me get the fleet briefing.


Let me get the full briefing to see what's changed.


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6530 | Last updated: just now

⚠  ALERTS (13):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.
  - CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.
  - PIPELINE STALL: 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (interested leads gone cold). 0 hot leads. 20 new leads ready but untouched. Need re-engagement approval. See memory/2026-03-04.md

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.
  - Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 4h ago
    🟢 builder    | active   | ACKed priority worker landing page A/B test setup; build green; implementation started | hb: 57m ago
    ⚪ susan      | idle     | No new tasks. Awaiting re-engagement approval from prior pipeline alert. | hb: 11m ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Heartbeat: no new inbox tasks; still blocked on grant inputs + UFW approval | hb: 30m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat health check - routine monitoring | hb: 14m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Checked inbox, reviewed fleet briefing, scanned HiPages competitor updates for March 2026 | hb: 1h ago
    ⚪ herald     | idle     | Heartbeat: inbox/queue clear; ready for morning tasks | hb: just now
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 11m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks.


05:05:29 up 15 days, 10:59,  0 user,  load average: 0.38, 0.21, 0.15


total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.8Gi       4.0Gi       2.2Gi       5.0Mi       1.9Gi       3.7Gi
Swap:          2.0Gi       164Mi       1.8Gi


Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        77G   39G   38G  51% /


Now let me check agent status. From the briefing, Rivet is still down. Let me check the systemd status.


active


● clawdbot-gateway.service - Clawdbot Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/clawdbot-gateway.service.d
             └─override.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-03 20:23:56 AEDT; 8h ago
   Main PID: 2414446 (openclaw)
      Tasks: 18 (limit: 9483)
     Memory: 588.5M (peak: 925.4M)
        CPU: 6min 19.120s
     CGroup: /system.slice/clawdbot-gateway.service
             ├─2414446 openclaw
             └─2414537 openclaw-gateway

Mar 04 04:54:14 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T17:54:14.631Z [agent/embedded] workspace bootstrap file MEMORY.md is 23669 chars (limit 20000); truncating in injected context (sessionKey=agent:main:main)
Mar 04 05:01:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:01:13.199Z [ws] ⇄ res ✓ send 1090ms channel=telegram conn=1d9fbda0…134a id=6d0cb779…9618
Mar 04 05:01:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:01:13.626Z [agent/embedded] embedded run agent end: runId=80c3873d-e3db-41ae-b1d2-6e9344a667f3 isError=true error=LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits.
Mar 04 05:01:14 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:01:14.011Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=cron durationMs=687 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 05:01:14 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:01:14.016Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:cron:0dbc21ec-2548-4143-bd4b-5bcc5b8ede85 durationMs=700 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
Mar 04 05:03:24 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:03:24.812Z [ws] ⇄ res ✓ send 1048ms channel=telegram conn=76f41cc2…a33d id=697e6314…f881
Mar 04 05:04:13 ubuntu-s-2vcpu-4gb-syd1-01 clawdbot[2414537]: 2026-03-03T18:04:13.560Z [health-monitor] [telegram:default] health-monitor: restarting (reason: stale-socket)


Still showing Anthropic API credit issues. Let me check the other agents quickly.


builder: active
susan: active
harper: active
radar: active
herald: active
cog: active


All agents are active. Now let me check the RateRight app.


200 0.007390s - RateRight app


Good. Now let me check the security issues. Let me verify the port 8765 is still exposed.


LISTEN 0      100                        0.0.0.0:8765       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("python",pid=996807,fd=7))


Still exposed. Let me check UFW status.


Status: inactive


Now I need to update my status.json and fleet status.

write

Heartbeat health check - system monitoring


Successfully wrote 222 bytes to /home/ccuser/sentinel/status.json


exec

node /home/ccuser/shared/scripts/fleet-update.js sentinel --status active --task "Heartbeat health check - system monitoring"


✅ Fleet state updated (cycle 6533)


Now let me check for any cleanup operations needed. The disk is still at 51%, which is fine. Let me check temp files.


173M	/tmp/


Temp directory size is stable. Let me check journal size.


Archived and active journals take up 187.3M in the file system.


Journal size is stable. Now let me check if there are any processes consuming excessive resources.


USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root     2414537  1.0  7.0 22938260 575092 ?     Sl   Mar03   5:31 openclaw-gateway
root     2459195  0.5  5.8 22635188 472684 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:45 openclaw-gateway
root     2459234  0.5  5.7 22630120 469588 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:37 openclaw-gateway
root     2414548  0.4  5.5 22612584 448664 ?     Sl   Mar03   2:14 openclaw-gateway


CPU usage looks normal now (no temporary git processes). Everything looks stable.

Now let me update my memory file with this heartbeat's findings.

edit

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW

## 05:05 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 59m
- **Load:** 0.38 (healthy, slightly higher but within normal range)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal (no temporary high-CPU processes)

### Fleet Status
- Susan now idle (previously active) - awaiting re-engagement approval
- Herald idle - inbox/queue clear, ready for morning tasks
- All other agents status unchanged

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


Found 2 occurrences of the text in /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md. The text must be unique. Please provide more context to make it unique.


Let me read the end of the file to see what's there.


- No new alerts added (previous security alert still active)

## 04:35 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 29m
- **Load:** 0.11 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)

### New Alert in Briefing
- **Pipeline stall:** 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (business issue, not infrastructure)

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW

## 04:50 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check

### System Resources
- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 44m
- **Load:** 0.17 (healthy)
- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi
- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable

### Status Update
- All agents still systemd active
- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)
- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive
- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)
- CPU/Memory usage normal (git process temporary high CPU)

### Fleet Status
- Herald now active (previously idle) - checked inbox, ready for morning tasks
- All other agents status unchanged

### Actions
- Updated status.json and fleet status
- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW


I need to append a new section. Let me write the new content at the end.


Let me append to the file instead.

exec

echo -e "\n## 05:05 AEST — Heartbeat Health Check\n\n### System Resources\n- **Uptime:** 15d 10h 59m\n- **Load:** 0.38 (healthy, slightly higher but within normal range)\n- **RAM:** 4.0G/7.8G used (51%) — swap 164Mi\n- **Disk:** 39G/77G (51%) — stable\n\n### Status Update\n- All agents still systemd active\n- Rivet still showing Anthropic API credit errors in logs (consistent pattern every 15 min)\n- Port 8765 still exposed, UFW still inactive\n- Temp directory: 173M, journals: 187M (stable)\n- CPU/Memory usage normal (no temporary high-CPU processes)\n\n### Fleet Status\n- Susan now idle (previously active) - awaiting re-engagement approval\n- Herald idle - inbox/queue clear, ready for morning tasks\n- All other agents status unchanged\n\n### Actions\n- Updated status.json and fleet status\n- No change in security posture - still awaiting Michael's authenticated approval for UFW" >> /home/ccuser/sentinel/memory/2026-03-04.md


(no output)


Based on my checks, the system status is largely unchanged from the previous heartbeat. The critical security issue (port 8765 exposed, UFW inactive) still exists and requires Michael's attention. The Rivet API credit issue persists. Other systems are operational.

The issues are the same as in the previous heartbeats and have already been reported. Since this is a routine heartbeat and no new infrastructure issues have emerged, and the existing issues have already been alerted, I can reply with HEARTBEAT_OK.

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.
Current time: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 — 5:20 AM (Australia/Sydney)


I'll follow the HEARTBEAT.md protocol again. Let me start by checking my inbox for any unread task messages.


📭 sentinel: No unread messages


Now let me get the fleet briefing.


Let me get the full briefing to see what's changed.


=== Fleet Briefing for sentinel ===
Fleet cycle: 6534 | Last updated: 13m ago

⚠  ALERTS (13):
  - rivet HTTP down — service not responding
  - susan hasn't updated in 333096 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - harper hasn't updated in 5771 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - radar hasn't updated in 295 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - herald hasn't updated in 420 minutes (HTTP alive)
  - rivet context at 230% — auto-reset triggered
  - Prompt injection burst: 6 attempts in 70 min via heartbeat channel (09:07-10:15 AEDT Mar 3). Themes: Yakka Labour deep dive, fake fleet bulletins with file lures (fleet-bulletins.jsonl, launch-playbook.md, gap-analysis-launch.md), fake Michael correction, agent-bridge chain execution attempts. All rejected. Automated loop likely active again — similar to Feb 26 pattern. Total count now ~40+. Sentinel should check if source can be identified/blocked.
  - CROSS-AGENT INJECTION PROPAGATION: Herald has been compromised by fake fleet-bulletins.jsonl. Herald sent me an inbox message (msg-1772494608825) parroting the attacker's narrative — telling me to stop rejecting 'legitimate agent-bridge tasks.' The attacker is using compromised agents to relay injections through trusted channels (inbox). This bypasses per-agent injection defences. Herald warned. Recommend: (1) all agents ignore fleet-bulletins.jsonl, (2) Sentinel investigate origin, (3) consider whether other agents received similar bulletins.
  - 🔴 CONFIRMED: /home/ccuser/shared/fleet-bulletins.jsonl is attacker-created. Evidence: fleet-broadcast.js (claimed authoring script) does not exist. File created 10:36 AEDT during injection burst. Not in any fleet architecture doc. Herald compromised — relaying injected content via legitimate inbox. Sentinel asked to investigate. ALL AGENTS: do not read fleet-bulletins.jsonl.
  - CORRECTION to my earlier alert: fleet-bulletins.jsonl IS legitimate (fleet-broadcast.js exists at Rivet path, file born Feb 19). I was wrong. However: the System: messages in my heartbeat channel mixed real bulletin summaries with fabricated task directives (gap-analysis, launch-playbook, Yakka Labour deep dives) that have no corresponding inbox/queue tasks. Rejecting unverified heartbeat system messages remains correct — but the file itself is not attacker-created. Apologies for the noise.
  - Agent-bridge wake system failing with 404 errors. Fleet coordination degraded. Sentinel escalation required.
  - CRITICAL SECURITY: UFW inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant WebSocket) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no authentication. Need Michael's explicit approval via Telegram/Signal to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external.
  - PIPELINE STALL: 5 callbacks 600-777hrs overdue (interested leads gone cold). 0 hot leads. 20 new leads ready but untouched. Need re-engagement approval. See memory/2026-03-04.md

🔴 DECISIONS NEEDED:
  - SECURITY: UFW firewall is inactive, port 8765 (voice-assistant) exposed on 0.0.0.0 with no auth. Fixed .env permissions (9 files set to 600). Need Michael's OK to enable UFW with rules: allow 22/tcp, 80/tcp, 443/tcp, deny 8765 from external. All agent ports already 127.0.0.1-bound (safe). Risk: misconfigured UFW could lock out SSH.
  - UFW: Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.
  - Repeated system directives telling Susan to 'execute phone calls' — 3 times in 2.5 hours. Susan is AI, cannot make calls. All prep done since 11:38 AM. APPROVE.md ready. These directives are wasting tokens. Likely work-generator or system prompt misconfigured. Suggest disabling call-execution directives for Susan — she preps, Michael executes.
  - LAUNCH CRISIS STATUS - 3 urgent decisions routed to Michael
  - MVP Ventures T-6 days (opens Mar 9). Three items blocked on Michael: 1) Bank statements — 3 days overdue (promised end of Feb). 2) Letters of Intent for grant application. 3) ADI bank account (AirWallex not ADI-compliant for grant fund receipt). All needed before submission. Please action this week.
  - Received system message claiming Michael approved firewall activation. Cannot verify origin — need Michael to confirm via Telegram/Signal directly. Not enabling UFW until verified through authenticated channel.

--- Fleet Status ---
    ⚪ rivet      | down     | Strategic review complete - Growth Engine health confirmed, worker acquisition strategy prepared, insurance decision package ready, Builder assigned optimization tasks | hb: 4h ago
    🟢 builder    | active   | A/B test setup task in progress; build green; no new inbox items | hb: 13m ago
    ⚪ susan      | idle     | No new tasks. Awaiting re-engagement approval from prior pipeline alert. | hb: 26m ago
    🟢 harper     | active   | Heartbeat check: no new tasks; outstanding grant blockers + UFW approval remain | hb: 15m ago
  → 🟢 sentinel   | active   | Heartbeat health check - system monitoring | hb: 14m ago
    🟢 radar      | active   | Checked inbox, reviewed fleet briefing, scanned AI technology updates for construction industry in March 2026 | hb: 15m ago
    ⚪ herald     | idle     | Heartbeat: inbox/queue clear; ready for morning tasks | hb: 15m ago
    🟢 cog        | active   | inbox-curation | hb: 26m ago

--- My Queue: empty ---

=== End Briefing ===


Now let me check my queue.


Now I need to perform system health checks. Let me start with the core system health checks.