### Heartbeat 04:30 UTC - Task 7 (Improvement Candidates)

**Candidate found:** improvement_candidate_1777631415
- **Target:** TOOLS.md (add Heartbeat Protocol Notes subsection)
- **Content:** summary.md flush threshold (>2 lines), workspace path case-sensitivity, Friday/Sunday task scheduling
- **Verdict:** Already approved by judge

**Notification attempt:** Telegram send blocked — bot not member of conductor channel. Message prepared and ready to send once bot access is restored. Manual approval workflow: `approve 1` / `reject 1` when Telegram access is available.


### Heartbeat 10:30 UTC - Task 7 (Improvement Candidates)

**Two candidates found and notified:**
1. **improvement_candidate_1777631415** — Heartbeat Protocol Notes additions (summary.md flush threshold, path case-sensitivity, Friday/Sunday scheduling)
2. **improvement_candidate_1777717812** — Known Channel Limitations subsection (Telegram conductor channel bot membership issue)

**Notification status:** ✅ Both sent to Telegram conductor channel (message ID: 972)

Awaiting approval: `approve all` or individual `approve 1`/`approve 2` / `reject` commands.


### Heartbeat 16:30 UTC - Task 7 (Improvement Candidates)

**Two candidates reviewed and notified:**
1. **improvement_candidate_1777631415** — Heartbeat Protocol Notes additions (summary.md flush threshold, path case-sensitivity, Friday/Sunday scheduling)
2. **improvement_candidate_1777717812** — Known Channel Limitations subsection (Telegram conductor channel bot membership issue)

**Notification status:** ✅ Both sent to Brent's personal Telegram chat (message ID: 973)

Note: Bot sent to private chat since conductor channel is blocked (the very issue candidate #2 documents).

Awaiting approval: `approve all` or individual commands.


### Heartbeat 22:30 UTC - Task 7 (Improvement Candidates)

**Two candidates reviewed and notified:**
1. **improvement_candidate_1777631415** — Heartbeat Protocol Notes additions (summary.md flush threshold, path case-sensitivity, Friday/Sunday scheduling)
2. **improvement_candidate_1777717812** — Known Channel Limitations subsection (Telegram conductor channel bot membership issue)

**Notification status:** ✅ Both sent to Telegram conductor chat (message ID: 974)

Awaiting approval: `approve all` or individual commands.