HEARTBEAT EFFICIENCY REVIEW — SUMMARY FOR MORNING BRIEF

Current heartbeat (every 30min) runs 10 checks, totaling ~320 calls/day. Identified 35-40% optimization potential.

KEY FINDINGS:
1. Email/Calendar/Dashboard checks are too frequent (30min → hourly/daily better)
2. Cron health check excessive (daily is sufficient; >26h stale threshold)
3. Two conditional checks (Town trip, Davao return) should be archived to project files
4. iMessage frequency depends on usage pattern — need Dustin feedback

IMMEDIATE IMPACT (if all recommendations adopted):
- Reduce heartbeat calls from 320→200/day
- Save ~46 heartbeat cycles/day
- Est. savings: $15-25/month
- Better signal-to-noise ratio (urgent alerts stand out more)

NEXT STEPS:
1. Ask Dustin: "Is iMessage your primary urgent channel? If not, we can check less frequently."
2. Move Cron Health Check to daily 7am cron
3. Archive conditional checks to project-specific files
4. Gradual rollout: start with highest-impact changes (cron health, email reduction)

FULL ANALYSIS: /Users/tonyclaw/.openclaw/workspace/memory/heartbeat-review.json

RISK LEVEL: Low. All changes are frequency/consolidation. Easy to rollback if Dustin prefers current behavior.

REVIEW AGAIN: 2026-03-17 (2 weeks) to assess alert quality after changes.