Operational Heartbeat

Automation

Automated daily health check for OpenClaw instances. Verifies memory file presence, detects stale/overdue cron jobs, and surfaces system status. Intended for scheduled execution via cron.

Install

openclaw skills install operational-heartbeat
  1. Ensure memory file exists for today:

    • Path: memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
    • If missing, create with minimal template
  2. Check cron job health:

    • Use cron list to fetch all jobs
    • For each job, verify state.nextRunAtMs is in the future
    • Flag jobs with consecutiveErrors > 0 or lastRunStatus != 'ok'
    • Count stale/overdue jobs
  3. Optional: promote learnings from recent memory files (if configured)

  4. Report summary:

    • Memory file: created/exists
    • Cron jobs: total, healthy, stale count
    • Any errors or warnings

Implementation notes:

  • Use a small Node.js script to parse cron JSON and filter stale jobs
  • Comparison: new Date().getTime() vs nextRunAtMs
  • Consider timezone-aware scheduling
  • Exit 0 if healthy; non-zero if issues found