Monitor Alert - Automaton Edition

System health monitoring and alerting for Automaton. Checks cron execution, heartbeat rhythm, disk space, API limits, and memory health. Auto-alerts on anomalies.

🚨 Monitor & Alert System

System health monitoring and automated alerting for Automaton.

Core Functions

1. Cron Execution Monitor

• Verify all cron jobs executed on schedule
• Detect missed or failed executions
• Alert if >2 consecutive failures

2. Heartbeat Rhythm Check

• Verify heartbeats running every 20 minutes
• Detect gaps in execution
• Alert if >40 minutes between heartbeats

3. Disk Space Monitor

• Check workspace disk usage
• Alert if >80% full
• Auto-cleanup suggestions

4. API Limit Tracker

• Monitor token usage vs budget
• Alert at 70%, 90%, 100% thresholds
• Suggest optimization strategies

5. Memory Health Check

• Verify memory files accessible
• Check for corruption
• Alert if daily log missing

Usage

# Manual health check
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js

# Check specific component
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js --cron
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js --heartbeat
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js --disk
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js --token
node skills/monitor-alert/health-monitor.js --memory

Alert Channels

Severity	Channel	Response Time
Low	Log only	Next review
Medium	Daily summary	<24h
High	Immediate message	<1h
Critical	Immediate + loud alert	<5min

Configuration

Edit skills/monitor-alert/config.json:

{
  "thresholds": {
    "disk": {
      "warn": 80,
      "critical": 95
    },
    "token": {
      "warn": 70,
      "critical": 90
    },
    "heartbeat": {
      "maxGap": 40
    },
    "cron": {
      "maxFailures": 2
    }
  },
  "alerts": {
    "channel": "webchat",
    "quietHours": {
      "start": "23:00",
      "end": "07:00"
    }
  }
}

Files

monitor-alert/
├── SKILL.md              # This file
├── health-monitor.js     # Main monitoring script
├── config.json           # Configuration
├── alert-history.md      # Alert log
└── tests/
    └── health-check.js   # Integration tests

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Author: Automaton
License: MIT
Last updated: 2026-03-20