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## Config field fixes (cross-verified against Go source)
- MaixCam: server_address → host + port
- IRC: use_tls → tls, channels_to_join → channels (all 6 languages)
- WeCom AI Bot: callback port 18791 → 18790
- credential_encryption: base_url → api_base, add required model field,
  remove incorrect passphrase-only mode docs
- providers.md: agents.defaults.model → model_name (×4), remove
  non-existent session.backlog_limit
- migration guide, troubleshooting: agents.defaults.model → model_name
- ANTIGRAVITY_AUTH: fix file path, Go 1.21 → 1.25, model → model_name
- spawn-tasks: fix truncated file, add Heartbeat introduction
- tools_configuration: add Tavily/SearXNG/GLMSearch, exec allow_remote/
  timeout_seconds/custom_allow_patterns, cron allow_command, skills
  github/search_cache, clawhub timeout/max_zip_size/max_response_size
- configuration: fix builtin skills path (build-time embedded, not cwd),
  HEARTBEAT.md marked auto-generated

## Broken link fixes (15 total)
- chat-apps.md: WeCom/Matrix links with wrong relative paths
- providers.md: migration link with extra docs/ prefix
- hardware-compatibility.md: README links with wrong depth (all 5 langs)
- chat-apps.md: WhatsApp dead links → anchor links (zh/ja)

## Getting-started accuracy
- README (all 6 langs): add picoclaw.io as recommended download,
  add missing picoclaw model CLI command
- docker.md: clarify first-run trigger condition (all 6 langs)
- configuration.md: fix builtin skills path description (all 6 langs)

## QQ channel
- Add quick setup via q.qq.com/qqbot/openclaw (one-click bot creation)
- Add manual setup as fallback (all 6 languages)

## Feishu channel
- Update setup flow: WebSocket/SDK mode, no webhook URL needed
- Preserve Lark international domain note (all 6 languages)

## chat-apps.md
- Add Feishu, Slack, IRC, OneBot detail sections (all 6 languages)
- Add MaixCam section to ja/fr/pt-br/vi
- Fix all channel doc links to point to correct language version

## New translations (25 files, 5 docs × 5 languages)
debug.md, credential_encryption.md, hardware-compatibility.md,
ANTIGRAVITY_AUTH.md, ANTIGRAVITY_USAGE.md → zh/ja/fr/pt-br/vi

## Channel docs (6 languages each, 60 new files)
telegram, discord, qq, feishu, maixcam, dingtalk, line, slack, onebot,
wecom/wecom_aibot, wecom/wecom_app, wecom/wecom_bot

Co-authored-by: BeaconCat <BeaconCat@users.noreply.github.com>
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# 🔄 Spawn & Async Tasks
> Back to [README](../README.md)
PicoClaw supports **asynchronous task execution** via the `spawn` tool. This is primarily used by the **Heartbeat** system to run long-running tasks without blocking the main agent loop.
## Heartbeat
The heartbeat system periodically checks `workspace/HEARTBEAT.md` for scheduled tasks. On first run, a default template is auto-generated. You can customize it to define quick tasks (handled inline) and long tasks (delegated via `spawn`).
**Example `HEARTBEAT.md`:**
```markdown
## Quick Tasks (respond directly)
- Report current time
## Long Tasks (use spawn for async)
- Search the web for AI news and summarize
- Check email and report important messages
```
**Key behaviors:**
| Feature | Description |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **spawn** | Creates async subagent, doesn't block heartbeat |
| **Independent context** | Subagent has its own context, no session history |
| **message tool** | Subagent communicates with user directly via message tool |
| **Non-blocking** | After spawning, heartbeat continues to next task |
#### How Subagent Communication Works
```
Heartbeat triggers
Agent reads HEARTBEAT.md
For long task: spawn subagent
↓ ↓
Continue to next task Subagent works independently
↓ ↓
All tasks done Subagent uses "message" tool
↓ ↓
Respond HEARTBEAT_OK User receives result directly
```
The subagent has access to tools (message, web_search, etc.) and can communicate with the user independently without going through the main agent.
**Configuration:**
```json
{
"heartbeat": {
"enabled": true,
"interval": 30
}
}
```
| Option | Default | Description |
| ---------- | ------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `enabled` | `true` | Enable/disable heartbeat |
| `interval` | `30` | Check interval in minutes (min: 5) |
**Environment variables:**
* `PICOCLAW_HEARTBEAT_ENABLED=false` to disable
* `PICOCLAW_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL=60` to change interval