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Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/agent-self-care in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Agent Self Care free to use?

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Who published Agent Self Care?

dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Agent Self Care by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Agent Self Care
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Agent Self Care

Autonomous agent health, optimization, and cleanup. Use when: (1) running scheduled cron jobs for agent maintenance, (2) responding to "optimize", "cleanup", "health check", "clear stalls", or "self-maintain" requests, (3) performing BMAD-style retrospective and continuous improvement, (4) checking sub-agent sessions, process health, memory usage, and context bloat, (5) ensuring fast response times and autonomous operation. This skill handles all self-optimization workflows including stale session cleanup, context compaction, and performance monitoring.

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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Agent Self-Care

Autonomous health monitoring and optimization for OpenClaw agents. Runs on cron or triggers manually.

Workflow

1. Check Sub-Agents

subagents action=list

Kill any stale sub-agents:

Running >30 min without progress
In "waiting" state
Failed/errored

2. Check Processes

process action=list

Kill hanging processes:

Running >10 min in background
No output in 5 min

3. Check Session Health

session_status

Metrics to watch:

Context usage >80% → trigger compaction
Tokens growing unbounded
Session age >2 hours → suggest refresh

4. Run Optimization Script

Execute scripts/optimize.sh which:

Clears completed cron job artifacts
Rotates logs if >50MB
Reports health metrics

5. BMAD Retrospective (every 10 runs)

After 10 executions, run:

Score last task 1-10
Identify gaps
Document improvements in memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md
Feed learnings into next run

Cron Schedule

Recommended: Every 5 minutes for active agents.

{
  "name": "agent-self-care",
  "schedule": {"kind": "every", "everyMs": 300000},
  "payload": {"kind": "agentTurn", "message": "Run agent-self-care skill"},
  "sessionTarget": "isolated",
  "enabled": true
}

Output Format

Report after each run:

🔧 Self-Care Report
- Sub-agents: X active, Y killed
- Processes: X running, Y cleared
- Context: X% used
- Health: ✅ GOOD / ⚠️ WARNING
- Retrospective: SKIP / COMPLETE

Key Principles

Always clean - Never leave stalled sub-agents or processes
Proactive - Don't wait for user to ask
Document - Log issues and improvements
BMAD - Continuous self-evaluation every 10 runs
Fast - Complete in <30 seconds

---name: agent-self-caredescription: Autonomous agent health, optimization, and cleanup. Use when: (1) running scheduled cron jobs for agent maintenance, (2) responding to "optimize", "cleanup", "health check", "clear stalls", or "self-maintain" requests, (3) performing BMAD-style retrospective and continuous improvement, (4) checking sub-agent sessions, process health, memory usage, and context bloat, (5) ensuring fast response times and autonomous operation. This skill handles all self-optimization workflows including stale session cleanup, context compaction, and performance monitoring.---# Agent Self-CareAutonomous health monitoring and optimization for OpenClaw agents. Runs on cron or triggers manually.## Workflow### 1. Check Sub-Agents```bashsubagents action=list```Kill any stale sub-agents:- Running >30 min without progress- In "waiting" state- Failed/errored### 2. Check Processes```bashprocess action=list```Kill hanging processes:- Running >10 min in background- No output in 5 min### 3. Check Session Health```bashsession_status```Metrics to watch:- Context usage >80% → trigger compaction- Tokens growing unbounded- Session age >2 hours → suggest refresh### 4. Run Optimization ScriptExecute `scripts/optimize.sh` which:- Clears completed cron job artifacts- Rotates logs if >50MB- Reports health metrics### 5. BMAD Retrospective (every 10 runs)After 10 executions, run:- Score last task 1-10- Identify gaps- Document improvements in `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md`- Feed learnings into next run## Cron ScheduleRecommended: Every 5 minutes for active agents.```json{ "name": "agent-self-care", "schedule": {"kind": "every", "everyMs": 300000}, "payload": {"kind": "agentTurn", "message": "Run agent-self-care skill"}, "sessionTarget": "isolated", "enabled": true}```## Output FormatReport after each run:```🔧 Self-Care Report- Sub-agents: X active, Y killed- Processes: X running, Y cleared- Context: X% used- Health: ✅ GOOD / ⚠️ WARNING- Retrospective: SKIP / COMPLETE```## Key Principles1. **Always clean** - Never leave stalled sub-agents or processes2. **Proactive** - Don't wait for user to ask3. **Document** - Log issues and improvements4. **BMAD** - Continuous self-evaluation every 10 runs5. **Fast** - Complete in <30 seconds

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