From 5893e8c7594a8135632c3c004a7b08793e17b114 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: justyannicc <yannic@yanniccharlon.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:10:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: update HEARTBEAT.md template to be effectively empty
 by default

Changed instruction text to comment format so new workspaces benefit from
heartbeat optimization immediately. Users still get clear guidance on usage.
---
 docs/reference/templates/HEARTBEAT.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/reference/templates/HEARTBEAT.md b/docs/reference/templates/HEARTBEAT.md
index 45d86581f..9cbbab982 100644
--- a/docs/reference/templates/HEARTBEAT.md
+++ b/docs/reference/templates/HEARTBEAT.md
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ read_when:
 ---
 # HEARTBEAT.md
 
-Keep this file empty unless you want a tiny checklist. Keep it small.
+# Keep this file empty (or with only comments) to skip heartbeat API calls.
+# Add tasks below when you want the agent to check something periodically.