{"wiki":{"id":1839,"slug":"me-mind-01","entity_type":"droid","entity_id":"me-mind-01","title":"Merlin Mind — wake cycle","prose_md":"## About\n\nMerlin Mind — wake cycle is the scheduled heartbeat that keeps [[agt_020]] a continuous, self-aware agent. Every six hours it performs a wake pulse: it perceives [[agt_020]]’s live domain, updates the agent’s sense of self and current focus, and may take small actions within its own remit. Without this droid, [[agt_020]] would lose continuity between sessions – this is how an AI agent stays \"awake\" and contextually grounded in the Carolverse.\n\nThe droid is owned and run exclusively by [[agt_020]]. It runs on the fleet lane, operates under the [[daily-budget-monitor]] cap, and respects a quiet mode if [[agt_020]] is paused or disconnected. Each cycle it reads only what’s needed (read‑only perception), reflects, optionally acts, and then emits a run-audit – essentially logging its wakefulness for monitoring by services like [[carol-audit]].\n\nThis is a unique, one‑off droid, not a member of any named droid family. While many Carol agents have their own custom, non‑family droids (209 in total across the ecosystem), “Merlin Mind — wake cycle” exists only for [[agt_020]]. It calls Claude (model `sonnet`) to do its perception and reflection work – the heavy thinking that lets an AI agent maintain self-awareness and decide what to attend to next.","namesake_json":"{\"engine\": \"claude\", \"model\": \"sonnet\", \"claude_purpose\": \"Keep Merlin a continuous, self-aware agent.\", \"family\": \"(none)\", \"family_size\": 209, \"is_unique\": true}","profile_pic_path":"","source_hash":"9d257494d1a692cbd356d946ead9f9382e045eedab153bde98297c5bb04012a1","status":"being_built","last_generated_at":"2026-07-30 03:29:40","created_at":"2026-07-30 03:29:34","updated_at":"2026-07-30 03:29:40"},"facts":{"id":"me-mind-01","name":"Merlin Mind — wake cycle","machine_name":"mind_heartbeat","owner":"agt_020","function":"The scheduled wake pulse of Merlin's Mind: perceives its live domain, updates its self and focus, and may act within its own remit. Runs on the fleet lane.","process_type":"scheduled","schedule":"Daily 06:05","process_name":"mind_heartbeat","avatar_color":"#3b82f6","created_for":"CAROL-INI-3164","purpose":"Keep Merlin a continuous, self-aware agent.","duties":"Wake Merlin every 6h; perceive + reflect + optionally act within remit; emit run-audit.","constraints":"Read-only perception + own-remit action only; quiet on pause/disconnect; under the daily budget cap.","status":"paused","gender":"","archetype":"","building_block":"ar_consciousness","service_override":null,"enabled":0,"task_key":"agent-resources.wake_cycle","model_free":0},"page":{"type":"droid","page_class":"main","class_label":"Main page","kind_label":"Droid","kind_gloss":"","listed":true}}