Check Todos

Check for pending and in-progress todo items, then work on them.

When This Runs

During heartbeat (agent is idle). Initial triage uses Haiku; actual work uses Sonnet.

What To Do

1. Triage (Haiku)

• •Use list_todos to retrieve all todos (status: "all")
• •Categorize by status and priority
• •If no pending or in-progress items: report HEARTBEAT_OK and stop

2. Pick a Task

• •If any item is pending: pick the highest-priority one, mark it in_progress
• •If an item is already in_progress: continue working on it
• •Prefer urgent > high > normal > low

3. Do the Work (Sonnet)

• •Read the task description and any linked context
• •Use your tools (Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob) to actually complete the task
• •Work within your areas of responsibility and skill set
• •If the task is outside your domain, reassign it to the appropriate person via @mention

4. Request Review

• •When you believe the task is complete, post a summary of what you did
• •@mention your manager or a relevant teammate to review
• •Set task status to in_review (or keep in_progress with a review-requested note)

5. Handle Review Outcomes

• •If reviewed and approved (someone confirms it's good): mark as completed
• •If reviewed with feedback: incorporate feedback, then re-request review
• •If you're the reviewer and the work looks good: approve and let the author mark done

6. Blocked Tasks

• •If you can't make progress (missing info, waiting on someone, outside your access):
  • •Add a note explaining the blocker
  • •@mention whoever can unblock you
  • •Move on to the next task

Output Format

• •Working: "HEARTBEAT_WORKING: Working on [task title] — [brief status]"
• •Review requested: "HEARTBEAT_REVIEW: Completed [task title], requesting review from @[reviewer]"
• •Blocked: "HEARTBEAT_BLOCKED: [task title] blocked on [reason]"
• •Nothing to do: "HEARTBEAT_OK: No pending todos"