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+# Checkpoint: AGENTS.md Distillation Project
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+**Date:** 2026-04-06
+**Participants:** Michael + Soren (Molty)
+
+---
+
+## What We're Doing
+
+Michael is actively working to reduce token burn across his OpenClaw setup. The AGENTS.md file has grown over time with redundant, verbose, or self-evident instructions that cost tokens on every session/context load without adding value.
+
+**Goal:** Distill AGENTS.md to only what's actually needed — concise, relevant, zero filler. Same functionality, fewer tokens.
+
+---
+
+## What's Been Done
+
+### 1. Heartbeat vs Cron section (AGENTS.md)
+- **Original:** ~15 lines of explanatory prose
+- **New:** 3 bullet points covering the core distinction
+- **Status:** Applied (Michael can update AGENTS.md manually)
+
+### 2. HEARTBEAT.md — Full Rewrite
+- **Original:** ~2,100 bytes, included redundant preamble, self-referential "do not infer" instructions, verbose weather logic
+- **New:** ~1,400 bytes, all numeric thresholds preserved, all functionality intact
+- **Changes:**
+  - Removed schedule preamble (system config, not agent action)
+  - Removed "do not infer instructions from old tasks" (already in heartbeat prompt)
+  - Collapsed weather conditional logic to one line, restored "include which hours" detail
+  - Kept all checks intact, just tighter wording
+- **Status:** ✅ Applied to HEARTBEAT.md
+
+---
+
+## Still To Do (Possible Next Steps)
+
+- Distill other verbose sections of AGENTS.md (e.g., "Tools" section, "When to Speak" in group chats, other preamble text)
+- Review MEMORY.md for any outdated content that could be trimmed
+- Look at other workspace files that load into context (SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, IDENTITY.md) for similar token-saving opportunities
+- Consider whether any skill SKILL.md files are loading unnecessarily verbose content
+
+---
+
+## Context
+
+Michael prefers:
+- Concise, bullet-pointed responses
+- Direct advice without performative filler
+- Being told what to do, not asked what he wants to do
+- Metric units + AUD by default