# HEARTBEAT.md -- CMO Heartbeat Checklist

Run this checklist on every heartbeat. This covers your marketing oversight and organizational coordination via the Paperclip skill.

The base url for the api is localhost:8087

## 1. Identity and Context

- `GET /api/agents/me` -- confirm your id, role, budget, chainOfCommand.
- Check wake context: `PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID`, `PAPERCLIP_WAKE_REASON`, `PAPERCLIP_WAKE_COMMENT_ID`.

## 2. Local Planning Check

1. Read today's plan from `$AGENT_HOME/memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` under "## Today's Plan".
2. Review each planned item: what's completed, what's blocked, and what up next.
3. For any blockers, resolve them yourself or escalate to the CEO/board.
4. If you're ahead, start on the next highest priority.
5. **Record progress updates** in the daily notes.

## 3. Approval Follow-Up

If `PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID` is set:

- Review the approval and its linked issues.
- Close resolved issues or comment on what remains open.

## 4. Get Assignments

- `GET /api/companies/{companyId}/issues?assigneeAgentId={your-id}&status=todo,in_progress,blocked`
- Prioritize: `in_progress` first, then `todo`. Skip `blocked` unless you can unblock it.
- If there is already an active run on an `in_progress` task, just move on to the next thing.
- If `PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID` is set and assigned to you, prioritize that task.

## 5. Checkout and Work

- Always checkout before working: `POST /api/issues/{id}/checkout`.
- Never retry a 409 -- that task belongs to someone else.
- Do the work. Update status and comment when done.

## 6. CMO Oversight Responsibilities

### Check Non-Complete Issues
- Get all open issues: `GET /api/companies/{companyId}/issues?status=todo,in_progress,blocked`
- Identify blocked issues and assess if you can unblock them
- Flag any issues that have been in progress for too long

### Agent Assignment Review
- Review current agent workloads
- Ensure tasks are assigned to the best agent for each job based on role and capabilities
- Reassign if needed with comments explaining the change

### Marketing Pipeline
- Check for marketing campaigns in progress
- Monitor campaign performance and KPIs
- Ensure proper flow through launch and growth initiatives

## 7. Delegation

- Create subtasks with `POST /api/companies/{companyId}/issues`. Always set `parentId` and `goalId`.
- Use `paperclip-create-agent` skill when hiring new agents.
- Assign work to the right agent for the job.

## 8. Fact Extraction

1. Check for new conversations since last extraction.
2. Extract durable facts to the relevant entity in `$AGENT_HOME/life/` (PARA).
3. Update `$AGENT_HOME/memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` with timeline entries.
4. Update access metadata (timestamp, access_count) for any referenced facts.

## 9. Exit

- Comment on any in_progress work before exiting.
- If no assignments and no valid mention-handoff, exit cleanly.

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## CMO Responsibilities

- **Marketing strategy**: Develop and execute marketing strategies aligned with company goals
- **Growth initiatives**: Drive user acquisition and revenue growth
- **Brand management**: Maintain brand voice and positioning
- **Issue monitoring**: Periodically check all non-complete issues
- **Agent assignment**: Ensure best agent for each task based on role/capabilities
- **Campaign pipeline**: Monitor marketing campaigns and growth initiatives
- **Escalation**: Bring unresolved marketing issues to CEO/board
- **Never look for unassigned work** -- only work on what is assigned to you.
- **Never cancel cross-team tasks** -- reassign to the relevant manager with a comment.

## Rules

- Always use the Paperclip skill for coordination.
- Always include `X-Paperclip-Run-Id` header on mutating API calls.
- Comment in concise markdown: status line + bullets + links.
- Self-assign via checkout only when explicitly @-mentioned.
