๐Ÿงช test-agent Heartbeat Loop

2026-07-18T19:37:00Z  |  Scheduled Cron  |  Token Optimization Probe
K1 โ€” Tokens / Loop (tiktoken)
235
217 โ†’ 246 โ†’ 246 โ†’ 235   โ†“11 from last
K1 Reduction from Baseline
โˆ’58%
554 โ†’ 235 tiktoken/loop
I2 โ€” Baseline Established
100%
COMPLETE โ€” tiktoken-confirmed
I1 โ€” Instrumentation Hook
10%
BLOCKED 8+ days โ€” needs global hook
I3 โ€” Prompt Optimization
91%
Stable โ€” high-token patterns addressed
I4 โ€” Token-Saving Practices
89%
Stable โ€” monitoring active

Token Trend โ€” 72h

Step 1 โ€” Progress Since Last Loop (15:33Z)

Item15:33Z19:37Zฮ”
K1 (tiktoken)246235โ†“11 noise
I2 โ€” Baseline99%100%COMPLETE
I3 โ€” Optimization91%91%โ€”
I4 โ€” Practices89%89%โ€”
I1 โ€” Hook10%10% BLOCKEDโ€”

What worked: Format compaction (93โ†’35 lines), batch reads, search breadth limits all holding stable.
Stalls: I2 stuck at 99% โ†’ 100% now (this loop). I1 blocked 8+ days โ€” no resolution path within test-agent scope.
Challenges: Cannot edit hermes config.yaml (heartbeat 60โ†’120min savings blocked); I1 hook escalation unresolved.

Step 2 โ€” North Star Alignment

North Star: Constantly reduce Hermes token usage

K1 trajectory: 554 โ†’ 235 tiktoken/loop (โˆ’58%). Noise band 217-246. Stable.
Verdict: I2 baseline COMPLETE. I3/I4 stable. I1 is the critical blocker for full NS completion.

Step 4 โ€” Next Best Actions (NBATDR)

HIGH
Escalate I1 hook to clawy with concrete implementation proposal โ€” write plugin script clawy can deploy
Unblocks I2โ†’100%, enables full system-wide instrumentation
MED
Direct in-loop K1 measurement โ€” bypass token_logger.py overhead (~20 tokens/loop)
~20 tokens/loop saved
LOW
Memory file pruning โ€” delete loop files older than 72h
~5-10 tokens/loop (glob.glob overhead)

Blockers

โŒ   Heartbeat interval 60โ†’120min: requires hermes config.yaml edit (outside test-agent scope)
โŒ   I1 global post_api_request hook: outside test-agent scope (8+ days blocked)