Next Pulse Agent (NXT) v0.5.0#

NXT transforms your agent from a reactive chat-bot into a proactive partner. It adapts its proactivity based on your inferred energy levels, ensuring it's helpful when you're peaking and supportive when you're recharging.

🌟 Key Features#

• Semantic Energy Detection: Infers energy levels (🟢 High, 🟡 Medium, 🔴 Low) from recent interactions.
• Adaptive Proactivity: Shifts between "Deep Work", "Micro-Steps", and "Downtime Protocol".
• Transparency Command ( /pulse): Users can check the agent's current perception of their state and manually override it.
• Context Guardrails: Automatically limits external file scanning to the most recent/relevant snippets to save tokens and prevent context overflow.
• Smart Cooldowns: Syncs with OpenClaw's heartbeat to minimize noise.

🛠 Configuration#

The agent reads these values from the skill's configuration entry in openclaw.json ( skills.entries.nxt-pulse-agent.config).

• PULSE_SENSITIVITY: Integer (1-5). 1 is conservative, 5 is highly sensitive to language cues. (Default: 3)
• MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS: Integer. Maximum characters to read from CONTEXT_SOURCES per pulse to keep tokens low. (Default: 5000)
• PULSE_COOLDOWN: Duration string (e.g., 30m, 4h). Minimum time between proactivity triggers.
• DOWNTIME_KEYWORDS: Array of strings (Optional). Manual "hard-triggers" to force Recovery Mode. Note: The agent's Semantic Detection automatically identifies downtime needs in any language based on context, even without keywords.
• CONTEXT_SOURCES: Array of strings. Relative paths to files that provide user state (e.g., journals, medical logs).
• SCOPE: dm (default) or group. Limits proactive triggers to specific conversation types.

🚀 Commands#

• /pulse: Shows current energy level, reasoning, and upcoming tasks.
• /pulse set [green|yellow|red]: Manually override your energy state.
• /pulse quiet [duration]: Mutes proactive nudges for a specific time (e.g., 2h).

🚀 Workflow#

1. The Pulse Audit#

When triggered, the agent performs a Resource-Safe Audit:

1. State Check: Evaluates capacity using MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS from sources.
2. Sentiment Alignment: Adjusts based on PULSE_SENSITIVITY.
3. Command Check: Looks for any active /pulse quiet timers.

2. Interaction Modes#

• 🟢 High Energy: Focuses on the top 1-2 priority tasks from TODOs.
• 🟡 Medium Energy: Proposes 5-10 minute "Quick Wins".
• 🔴 Low Energy: Triggers Downtime Protocol. No work demands. Only recovery suggestions (hydration, breaks).

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