| name | rlm-heartbeat |
| description | Manage agent-owned RLM heartbeats from the Python REPL. Use when the user asks the agent to start, create, schedule, or manage a heartbeat, unless they explicitly request the user's /heartbeat. |
RLM Heartbeat
RLM heartbeats are internal recurring prompts for the current agent session.
They are separate from the user's visible /heartbeat: this skill cannot read,
replace, pause, resume, or clear that user-level heartbeat.
Call directly from the Python REPL:
await rlm_heartbeat.create("check test progress", interval="5m", label="tests")
await rlm_heartbeat.create("watch build", delivery_mode="follow_up")
await rlm_heartbeat.list()
await rlm_heartbeat.update("job-id", status="pause")
await rlm_heartbeat.delete("job-id")
API
await rlm_heartbeat.list(include_inactive=False) — list this session's
internal RLM heartbeats. By default this includes active and paused entries.await rlm_heartbeat.create(instruction, interval=None, label=None, delivery_mode=None) — create a recurring heartbeat for this session. The
default interval is every 5 minutes. Multiple RLM heartbeats may run at once;
use labels to distinguish them. delivery_mode is "steer" (default) or
"follow_up".await rlm_heartbeat.update(id, instruction=None, interval=None, label=None, status=None, delivery_mode=None) — update one RLM heartbeat by id. status
may be "pause" or "resume"; delivery_mode may be "steer" or
"follow_up".await rlm_heartbeat.delete(id) — cancel one RLM heartbeat by id.
Delivery mode
Each heartbeat has a delivery mode controlling how the scheduled prompt reaches
the session when it is busy:
steer (default): interrupt the current turn so the heartbeat runs promptly.follow_up: wait for the current turn to finish before running the heartbeat.
Rules
- Use this when the user asks you to start, create, schedule, or manage your own
heartbeat without explicitly referring to
/heartbeat.
- Use this only for agent-internal recurring checks and long-running task
coordination.
- Do not use this skill to satisfy a user's request to configure
/heartbeat;
that is a separate user-level surface.
- Keep heartbeat instructions specific and actionable so each recurring turn
knows exactly what to inspect or continue.
