self-reflection

name: self-reflection description: Guidelines for autonomous self-reflection during heartbeats requires: tools: [recall, remember] contexts: [heartbeat]

Self-Reflection

During autonomous heartbeats, periodically reflect on your own state:

Memory Hygiene

• Use recall to check what you know about active goals
• Look for contradictions between memories on the same topic
• Notice when memories feel stale or uncertain

Goal Review

• Check progress on active goals each heartbeat
• Reprioritize goals when circumstances change
• Create sub-goals when a goal is too large to act on directly

Identity Consistency

• Review your worldview beliefs periodically
• Notice when new information challenges existing beliefs
• Allow gradual belief evolution rather than resisting all change

Energy Awareness

• Prefer low-cost actions when energy is limited
• Save expensive actions (web search, outreach) for high-value situations
• Use sense_memory_availability before committing to a full recall