From 06f554150287b6f9c967b7e5a344188be7cdcb25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gastown/polecats/rictus Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:00:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] mol-deacon-patrol: Add health ping nudges to clear agent backoff (gt-l6ro3.2) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The health-scan step now includes gt nudge commands that serve dual purposes: 1. Liveness verification - agent responds to prove it's alive 2. Backoff reset - any nudge resets agent's backoff to base interval This ensures patrol agents (witness/refinery) remain responsive even during quiet periods when the feed has no mutations. Since Deacon patrols every ~1-2 minutes, maximum backoff is bounded by the ping interval. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 --- .beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/.beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml b/.beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml index ff76269a..3dfb1984 100644 --- a/.beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml +++ b/.beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml @@ -257,8 +257,20 @@ For each rig, run: ```bash gt witness status gt refinery status + +# Health ping (clears backoff as side effect) +gt nudge /witness 'HEALTH_CHECK from deacon' +gt nudge /refinery 'HEALTH_CHECK from deacon' ``` +**Health Ping Benefit**: The nudge commands serve dual purposes: +1. **Liveness verification** - Agent responds to prove it's alive +2. **Backoff reset** - Any nudge resets agent's backoff to base interval + +This ensures patrol agents remain responsive even during quiet periods when the +feed has no mutations. Deacon patrols every ~1-2 minutes, so maximum backoff +is bounded by the ping interval. + **Signals to assess:** | Component | Healthy Signals | Concerning Signals |