---
name: heart
description: Ops health monitor for the machine substrate. Checks Memory Bus, brain_watchdog, Voice Operator, dashboard, audit-log freshness, and scheduled tasks. Cross-cutting skill that any repo can invoke when daemons feel off or before starting a heavy work session.
type: skill
domain: machine
trigger: /heart, "is everything running", "check daemons", "ops health", "are we healthy"
---

# /heart — Ops Health Monitor

Sibling to `/pp` (Peak Performance machine audit). Where `/pp` watches the machine's *capacity* (RAM, CPU, disk), `/heart` watches the machine's *substrate processes* — the daemons that make the cockpit work.

## When to invoke

- Before starting a focused work session
- When voice operator feels slow or unresponsive
- When the audit tab shows no events (suspect bus is down)
- When dashboard at :3007 won't load
- Pre-flight before `arc <project>` if a previous session crashed

## What to check (Six Gate scoring)

| Gate | Process / Signal | Healthy state |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memory Bus | Python process running server.py | Process exists, responds to `tools/list` |
| 2. brain_watchdog | Python daemon | Process exists, last log entry < 5min old |
| 3. Voice Operator | FastAPI service on :8000 (or configured port) | HTTP 200 on /health |
| 4. Dashboard | Next.js on :3007 | HTTP 200 on / |
| 5. Audit log | `memory/_audit/<today>.jsonl` | File exists, modified < 1 hour ago |
| 6. Scheduled tasks | StarlightCockpit, StarlightCrossRepoIndexer, Starlight Dreaming | All "Ready" or "Running" state |

Score: 6/6 = green. 4-5/6 = yellow (note degraded surface but proceed). <4 = red (stop, fix substrate first).

## Implementation (PowerShell)

```powershell
# Gate 1: Memory Bus
$bus = Get-Process -Name python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object {
    $_.MainWindowTitle -match 'memory-bus' -or
    (Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "ProcessId = $($_.Id)").CommandLine -match 'memory-bus.server'
}
"Gate 1 Memory Bus: $(if ($bus) { 'GREEN' } else { 'RED (not running)' })"

# Gate 2: brain_watchdog
$brain = Get-Process -Name python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object {
    (Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "ProcessId = $($_.Id)").CommandLine -match 'brain_watchdog'
}
"Gate 2 brain_watchdog: $(if ($brain) { 'GREEN' } else { 'YELLOW (not running)' })"

# Gate 3: Voice Operator
try {
    $vo = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://localhost:8000/health' -TimeoutSec 2 -ErrorAction Stop
    "Gate 3 Voice Operator: GREEN"
} catch {
    "Gate 3 Voice Operator: YELLOW (no response on :8000)"
}

# Gate 4: Dashboard
try {
    $dash = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://localhost:3007/' -TimeoutSec 2 -ErrorAction Stop
    "Gate 4 Dashboard: GREEN"
} catch {
    "Gate 4 Dashboard: YELLOW (no response on :3007)"
}

# Gate 5: Audit log freshness
$today = (Get-Date).ToString('yyyy-MM-dd')
$audit = "C:\Users\frank\Starlight-Intelligence-System\memory\_audit\$today.jsonl"
if (Test-Path $audit) {
    $age = (Get-Date) - (Get-Item $audit).LastWriteTime
    $state = if ($age.TotalHours -lt 1) { 'GREEN' } elseif ($age.TotalHours -lt 24) { 'YELLOW' } else { 'RED' }
    "Gate 5 Audit log: $state (last write $([int]$age.TotalMinutes)m ago)"
} else {
    "Gate 5 Audit log: RED (today's file missing)"
}

# Gate 6: Scheduled tasks
$tasks = @('StarlightCockpit', 'StarlightCrossRepoIndexer', 'Starlight Dreaming')
foreach ($t in $tasks) {
    $st = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $t -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    "Gate 6 Task '$t': $(if ($st) { $st.State } else { 'MISSING' })"
}
```

## What to do per state

- **GREEN** — proceed; report 6/6 and move on
- **YELLOW** — note in response but proceed; user can choose to fix later
- **RED on any gate** — stop session work; show user how to remediate
  - Memory Bus down: `pwsh scripts/start-memory-bus-watcher.ps1`
  - Dashboard down: `cd private/local-command-center/apps/dashboard && npm run dev`
  - Indexer task missing: `pwsh scripts/register-cross-repo-indexer-task.ps1`

## Output format

When `/heart` is invoked, respond with a compact score card:

```
/heart — Ops health: 5/6 (YELLOW)

  ✓ Memory Bus
  ✓ brain_watchdog
  ✓ Voice Operator
  ✗ Dashboard (no response :3007 — run: cd private/local-command-center/apps/dashboard && npm run dev)
  ✓ Audit log (12m old)
  ✓ Scheduled tasks (3/3 Ready)
```

Built on SIP — operational-tier · machine substrate skill