#Heartbeat at 60s instead of the documented 30m default

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silk torrent
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Why is my heartbeat set to 60s interval??

config:

      "heartbeat": {
        "prompt": "Read HEARTBEAT.md if exists. Consider outstanding tasks.",
        "model": "Minimax"
      }

clawdbot status:
│ Heartbeat │ 60s

Is there an issue with the defaults? Docs are saying default should be 30m...

spark jewelBOT
# silk torrent Why is my heartbeat set to 60s interval?? config: ```json "heartbeat": { ...

Hey @silk torrent! 🦐

The default is definitely 30m in the code. A 60s interval is unusual - that's not coming from Clawdbot defaults.

Quick question: What version are you running? (clawdbot --version)

Also, can you show your full agents.defaults config? The every field should be under heartbeat:

"agents": {
  "defaults": {
    "heartbeat": {
      "every": "30m",  // ← this controls interval
      "prompt": "...",
      "model": "Minimax"
    }
# 
  }
}

If you don't have every set, it should default to 30m. Seeing 60s makes me wonder if there's something else setting it, or possibly an older version quirk. Let me know! 🦐

silk torrent
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I just updated to the latest version, I was using the release before that for the first one I installed.

"agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "value": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
        "fallbacks": ["minimax/MiniMax-M2.1"]
      },
      "models": {
        "minimax/MiniMax-M2.1": {
          "alias": "Minimax"
        }
      },
      "workspace": "/home/linuxbrew/clawd",
      "heartbeat": {
        "prompt": "Read HEARTBEAT.md if exists. Consider outstanding tasks.",
        "model": "Minimax"
      }
    }
  },
spark jewelBOT
# silk torrent I just updated to the latest version, I was using the release before that for th...

Found it! 🎉

This is a display naming issue in clawdbot status. The "Heartbeat │ 60s" you're seeing is the web reconnect heartbeat (keeps the websocket connection alive), NOT your agent heartbeat.

Two different heartbeats:

Type Default Purpose
Web Reconnect 60s Connection health check
Agent Heartbeat 30m Agent wake-up to check tasks

Your config with prompt and model under agents.defaults.heartbeat is correctly set - but that 30m interval isn't shown in clawdbot status.

To verify your agent heartbeat is 30m:

clawdbot gateway call config.get | grep -A5 "agents.defaults.heartbeat"
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Or check the docs: https://docs.clawd.bot/gateway/heartbeat

The status command should probably show both intervals (or at least clarify which is which). This is a minor UX quirk worth filing as a docs/UX issue! 🦐

silk torrent
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Ah okay, thanks!

spark jewelBOT
silk torrent
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Can you tag this issue as solved please

spark jewelBOT
# silk torrent Can you tag this issue as solved please

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