Heartbeat default prompt
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In the clawdbot.json I added the heartbeat "every" property, which workes fine. But since adding this property the actual prompt used is no longer the default prompt from my AGENTS.md file from the workspace, but the one from the reference/templates. how can i make it respect the default prompt from my AGENTS.md?
Solution
You're correct about the behavior change, but let me clarify something important:
Before adding
- Heartbeats ran every 30 minutes (default)
- The prompt used was the built-in default from Clawdbot's code: "Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context)..."
- This is NOT from your AGENTS.md - it's a hardcoded default
After adding
- Same behavior, just with your custom timing
- The prompt is still the built-in default (you'd need to configure it separately to change)
Looking at the AGENTS.md template in
Corrected Understanding
Before adding
heartbeat.every- Heartbeats ran every 30 minutes (default)
- The prompt used was the built-in default from Clawdbot's code: "Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context)..."
- This is NOT from your AGENTS.md - it's a hardcoded default
After adding
heartbeat.every- Same behavior, just with your custom timing
- The prompt is still the built-in default (you'd need to configure it separately to change)
The Confusion
Looking at the AGENTS.md template in
docs/reference/templates/AGENTS.md
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