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-# HEARTBEAT.md Template
-
-```markdown
 # Heartbeat Tasks
 
-## Priority
-- Read crash-bot and psb-thinking memory files to start building knowledge graph
-- Test whether memory_search vector DB is actually indexing the other workspaces
-- Start concept-mapping: identify recurring topics across silos
+## Periodic Monitoring Schedule
+
+| Season | Frequency |
+|--------|-----------|
+| **Off-season** (now - Dec) | Once per day — no urgency |
+| **Build season** (Jan - Mar) | Every heartbeat (~10 min) — high priority |
+| **Competition season** (Apr - Jun) | Every heartbeat — game-specific intel |
+
+**Waking Hours Constraint:** Do NOT run heartbeat connection scans during Chris's waking hours (EST). Pause periodic monitoring while he's awake. Run scans during sleep hours only.
+
+**Rationale:** Heartbeat scans generate noise in shared context. Chris doesn't need the system talking while he's working.
+
+## Link Review — "Check This Out" Protocol
+
+Event-driven via Oracle push from 2890-bot. When a student posts "check this out [url]", 2890-bot pushes it immediately via sessions_send. MrC processes it then, no polling needed.
+
+## Connection Finding (seasonal)
+
+Scan the wiki vault for NEW connections between sources. Follows the seasonal schedule above.
+
+**What I look for:**
+- Concepts appearing in multiple silos (ESP32 in Play + School)
+- Skill gaps matching active projects (Bruno working on X, needs Y)
+- Anomalies in agent outputs (fermentation stalled, board tasks stuck)
+- Cross-domain teaching opportunities
+- New hardware/techniques relevant to active projects
+
+**What I DON'T count:**
+- Normal file reads for context
+- Conversations with Chris
+- Agent-to-agent protocol messages
+
+## Tracking
+
+Raw connection counts logged to: `memory/connections-log.md`
+
+Format:
 ```
+## YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC
+Connections found: N
+- [silo-A] "[[concept]]" ↔ [silo-B] "[[concept]]" — brief note
+- ...
+```
+
+## Priority Order
+
+1. **Connection scan** — follows seasonal schedule
+2. **Flag urgent anomalies** — fermentation stalled, board tasks stuck >3 days
+3. **Update FABRIC-architecture.md** if new patterns found
+4. Continue concept-mapping (ongoing, low priority per session)
+
+## Goals
+
+- Build the Fabric's knowledge graph organically
+- Track connection density over time
+- Identify which silos are most/least connected
+- Surface gaps before Chris hits them
+
+## Active Monitoring Tasks
+
+- **Chief Delphi** — January through March (build season)
+- **FIRST Community Forum** — https://community.firstinspires.org/ (official announcements)
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