Schedule heartbeat

[xbraindance]

Add schedule heartbeat to agent setting to activate during a specific time/daily hours/days in the week, etc.

[ttomiczek]

Ah, waht for? I am asking becaue the PaperClip prompt makes sure it only looks for new tasks, and tasks are pushed if you activate it.

[xbraindance]

to save runs and tokens for agent that won't be able to execute a task because the system it communicates with isn't available during certain hours. It will need to understand my location as well since it needs to communicate with systems in other timezones.

[jpcoder2]

Another reason for this might be to only have the heartbeats fire overnight so that you could use all available tokens during the night's runs and if tokens run out the heartbeat would seeminly kick it back into gear after your 5 hours reset (at least on claude code).

[ttomiczek]

Read my answer. In Paperclip you do not need heartbeat if you PUSH the tasks.

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM BD ***@***.***> wrote: to save runs and tokens for agent that won't be able to execute a task because the system it communicates with isn't available during certain hours. It will need to understand my location as well since it needs to communicate with systems in other timezones. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGDYNWZNV62H6YZIXSR34VYWTLAVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJVGY3TMOA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ttomiczek]

Problem is that every heartbeat only takes ONE task, iirc, then finishes. So you need to run it a LOT if you have work lined up.

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM jpcoder2 ***@***.***> wrote: Another reason for this might be to only have the heartbeats fire overnight so that you could use all available tokens during the night's runs and if tokens run out the heartbeat would seeminly kick it back into gear after your 5 hours reset (at least on claude code). — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGD7YAOH7475RUTZDDUD4V2GQJAVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJWGA4TMOI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[jpcoder2]

So what really is the point of the heartbeats then if it doesn't look at all tasks that are assigned. Really, so far I've just disabled heartbeats anyway because I couldn't figure out how they would be useful and also to conserve tokens as it seemed to use quite a few when I had it enabled even though it had nothing to do.

[ttomiczek]

It looks at all. It takes one. I think it is an artifact - they once used polling, since then all adapters have converted to pushing open tasks. And they never bothered to fix the fact that - well - there is hardly a use case for heartbeat. I have them disabled, too.

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On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM jpcoder2 ***@***.***> wrote: So what really is the point of the heartbeats then if it doesn't look at all tasks that are assigned. Really, so far I've just disabled heartbeats anyway because I couldn't figure out how they would be useful and also to conserve tokens as it seemed to use quite a few when I had it enabled even though it had nothing to do. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGD4D2YQB4VMLWO3ZPOL4V2KO5AVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJWGE2DOMI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[xbraindance]

The implementation should use Cron (Pi agent and Hermes agent uses this).
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/linux-unix/how-to-automate-tasks-with-cron-jobs-in-linux/

[ttomiczek]

You are aware that this comment has zero correlation to the topic discussed?

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On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM BD ***@***.***> wrote: The implementation should use Cron (Pi agent and Hermes agent uses this). https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/linux-unix/how-to-automate-tasks-with-cron-jobs-in-linux/ — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGD2YHKFROROHFT4PEGT4WDXRTAVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJYHA4DINI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[aronprins]

Heartbeats vs Routines: this is your solution -> https://x.com/aronprins/status/2042965786277347530

[ttomiczek]

Nope. Routines are tied to projects - so you need fake projects. It sort of is, but it comes with a price.

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On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM Aron Prins ***@***.***> wrote: Heartbeats vs Routines: this is your solution -> https://x.com/aronprins/status/2042965786277347530 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGD2QBW3WJC232FXP6PL4WHLYDAVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJZHE4DCOA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[aronprins]

hmm - what if you don't fill in a project? my routines are not linked to projects and work fine? 🫣

[ttomiczek]

Really? Because in my - just updated, so it is current - UI you CAN NOT SAVE THE ROUTINE WITHOUT A PROJECT. Button only activates with a project. HOw did you do them - or are we talking of hallucinations here?

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On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM Aron Prins ***@***.***> wrote: hmm - what if you don't fill in a project? my routines are not linked to projects and work fine? 🫣 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3639 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B7LZGD4U4GBERSWZZWORRFL4WHNGZAVCNFSM6AAAAACXYYCG3KVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNJZHE4TMMI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>