HEARTBEAT.mdmonitoringOpenclawv1.0.0

Container Health Monitor

Monitors Docker container status and resource usage. Alerts on unhealthy containers.

Setup time: ~5 min
Model: Haiku
Cost: ~$0.10/day Calculate your exact cost at Clawback
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
byRunbooks Communitycontributor

Template

HEARTBEAT.md
Every 5 minutes:
1. Query your container orchestrator API (Docker API, Kubernetes, etc.)
2. For each container/pod, check:
   - Status: running, stopped, restarting, error
   - CPU usage: alert if > 90% sustained
   - Memory usage: alert if > 85%
   - Restart count: alert if > 3 restarts in the last hour
3. Stopped containers that should be running: alert immediately
4. Containers in restart loop: "Container {name} has restarted {count} times in the last hour"
5. High resource usage: "Container {name} CPU at {cpu}%, memory at {mem}%"
6. Hourly: container fleet status summary
7. Daily: resource utilization report, containers that might need scaling

Setup

  1. 1

    Copy the HEARTBEAT.md content below into your OpenClaw workspace at `~/.openclaw/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md`.

  2. 2

    Install the required skills: `clawhub install web_fetch`, `clawhub install message`.

  3. 3

    Open your agent channel (Telegram or any connected channel) and send a message to confirm it's running.

  4. 4

    Your agent will follow the schedule in HEARTBEAT.md automatically. Check back in 30 minutes to see it in action.

  5. 5

    Customize the template: adjust timing, thresholds, and notification targets to fit your setup.

Tip: The template uses placeholder values like {your brand} or {repo}. Replace these with your actual values before saving.

Install commands

Save the template to your OpenClaw workspace, then install the required skills.

# 1. Save the template
cp <download> ~/.openclaw/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md

# 2. Install skills
clawhub install web_fetch
clawhub install message

Version History

v1.0.0Initial releaseMar 16, 2026

Framework

Openclaw

Skills required

web_fetch →message →

Estimated cost

~$0.10/day

on Haiku model

Calculate your exact cost at Clawback

File type

HEARTBEAT.md

Defines scheduled tasks. Runs on a heartbeat interval.

Version

v1.0.0

Updated Mar 16, 2026

Contributor

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