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