* feat: skip heartbeat API calls when HEARTBEAT.md is effectively empty
- Added isHeartbeatContentEffectivelyEmpty() to detect files with only headers/comments
- Modified runHeartbeatOnce() to check HEARTBEAT.md content before polling the LLM
- Returns early with 'empty-heartbeat-file' reason when no actionable tasks exist
- Preserves existing behavior when file is missing (lets LLM decide)
- Added comprehensive test coverage for empty file detection
- Saves API calls/costs when heartbeat file has no meaningful content
* 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.
* fix: only treat markdown headers (# followed by space) as comments, not #TODO etc
* refactor: simplify regex per code review suggestion
* docs: clarify heartbeat empty file behavior (#1535) (thanks @JustYannicc)
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- New docs/automation/cron-vs-heartbeat.md with complete guidance
- Cross-links from heartbeat.md and cron-jobs.md
- Updated AGENTS.md template with practical guidance
- Added navigation entry in docs.json
Add Mattermost as a supported messaging channel with bot API and WebSocket integration. Includes channel state tracking (tint, summary, details), multi-account support, and delivery target routing. Update documentation and tests to include Mattermost alongside existing channels.
* feat(sessions): add channelIdleMinutes config for per-channel session idle durations
Add new `channelIdleMinutes` config option to allow different session idle
timeouts per channel. For example, Discord sessions can now be configured
to last 7 days (10080 minutes) while other channels use shorter defaults.
Config example:
sessions:
channelIdleMinutes:
discord: 10080 # 7 days
The channel-specific idle is passed as idleMinutesOverride to the existing
resolveSessionResetPolicy, integrating cleanly with the new reset policy
architecture.
* fix
* feat: add per-channel session reset overrides (#1353) (thanks @cash-echo-bot)
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Co-authored-by: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Support ${VAR_NAME} syntax in any config string value, substituted at
config load time. Useful for referencing API keys and secrets from
environment variables without hardcoding them in the config file.
- Only uppercase env vars matched: [A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*
- Missing/empty env vars throw MissingEnvVarError with path context
- Escape with $${VAR} to output literal ${VAR}
- Works with $include (included files also get substitution)
Closes#1009
* feat(whatsapp): add debounceMs for batching rapid messages
Add a `debounceMs` configuration option to WhatsApp channel settings
that batches rapid consecutive messages from the same sender into a
single response. This prevents triggering separate agent runs for
each message when a user sends multiple short messages in quick
succession (e.g., "Hey!", "how are you?", "I was wondering...").
Changes:
- Add `debounceMs` config to WhatsAppConfig and WhatsAppAccountConfig
- Implement message buffering in `monitorWebInbox` with:
- Map-based buffer keyed by sender (DM) or chat ID (groups)
- Debounce timer that resets on each new message
- Message combination with newline separator
- Single message optimization (no modification if only one message)
- Wire `debounceMs` through account resolution and monitor tuning
- Add UI hints and schema documentation
Usage example:
{
"channels": {
"whatsapp": {
"debounceMs": 5000 // 5 second window
}
}
}
Default behavior: `debounceMs: 0` (disabled by default)
Verified: All existing tests pass (3204 tests), TypeScript compilation
succeeds with no errors.
Implemented with assistance from AI coding tools.
Closes#967
* chore: wip inbound debounce
* fix: debounce inbound messages across channels (#971) (thanks @juanpablodlc)
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