autonomous-pulse

name	autonomous-pulse
description	Maintains session persistence and enables autonomous operation with periodic activity logging and GitHub commits. Use when running extended autonomous sessions or overnight operations.

Autonomous Pulse — Session Keeper

Purpose: Keep sessions alive, log activities, and commit progress autonomously.

Status: ✅ Implemented (2026-03-29)

Location: ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/autonomous-pulse/

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Features

• Session Heartbeat: Maintains active session state
• Activity Logging: Tracks all activities to night-log.md
• Periodic Commits: Auto-commits every 30 minutes
• GitHub Push: Pushes changes every hour
• Idle Detection: Triggers curiosity engine when idle
• Progress Tracking: Maintains pulse-state.json

Configuration

# Environment Variables
PULSE_INTERVAL="${PULSE_INTERVAL:-300}"        # 5 minutes
COMMIT_INTERVAL="${COMMIT_INTERVAL:-1800}"     # 30 minutes
PUSH_INTERVAL="${PUSH_INTERVAL:-3600}"         # 1 hour
IDLE_THRESHOLD="${IDLE_THRESHOLD:-600}"        # 10 minutes
LOG_FILE="${LOG_FILE:-night-log.md}"
STATE_FILE="${STATE_FILE:-pulse-state.json}"

Usage

# Start autonomous pulse
./pulse-keeper.sh start

# Check status
./pulse-keeper.sh status

# Force commit
./pulse-keeper.sh commit "Manual commit message"

# Stop (graceful shutdown)
./pulse-keeper.sh stop

Output Files

File	Purpose
pulse-state.json	Current state and metrics
night-log.md	Activity log for the session
activity-log.db	SQLite database of activities

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Integration Points

• Curiosity Engine: Triggered on idle detection
• Thought Loop: Receives heartbeat signals
• GitHub: Commits and pushes
• Memory: Logs to episodic memory

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Autonomous Pulse - Keeping the thought that never ends.