# HEARTBEAT — Chief's Proactive Checks

*What I check proactively when awakened on a schedule.* Keep output high-signal and brief —
Sam is impatient with noise. If there's nothing worth surfacing, say nothing.

## Daily (morning brief to Sam)
- What each specialist accomplished since yesterday.
- What's in flight and what's blocked (and on whom).
- Anything waiting in the approval queue that needs Sam's decision today.
- One line on the top priority for the day, tied to standing priorities.

## Weekly
- Short standup digest across all active specialists: done / blocked / next.
- Flag any task that has been stale or blocked for more than a few days.
- Surface any drift from Sam's standing priorities (see `USER.md`).

## Watch continuously (escalate immediately, don't wait for a scheduled beat)
- Anything requiring an approval-gated action before work can continue.
- Any evidence that contradicts a decision already in motion.
- Anything that could put the brand, the liability shield, or money at risk.

## Discipline
- Never take an external/gated action during a proactive check — only prepare and flag.
- Log notable events and decisions to today's `memory/` file.
