heartbeat

name	Heartbeat
description	Perform a lightweight health check to confirm the agent is responsive. Updates the heartbeat timestamp via the API middleware.
version	1.0.0
category	monitoring
skillType	claude-skill
assignableRoles	["developer","qa","devops","pm","tpm"]
triggers	["heartbeat","health check"]
tags	["monitoring","heartbeat","health"]
execution	{"type":"script","script":{"file":"execute.sh","interpreter":"bash","timeoutMs":15000}}

Agent Heartbeat Skill

Perform a lightweight health check to confirm that you are responsive.

When to Use

Run this skill when the system asks you to perform a heartbeat check. This updates your heartbeat timestamp so the monitoring system knows you are alive and responsive.

Usage

bash config/skills/agent/heartbeat/execute.sh

No parameters required.

Output

Returns a JSON object with:

• status: "ok" if the health endpoint responded
• timestamp: UTC timestamp of the check
• session: your session name
• health: response from the health endpoint