Running PaperclipAI 24/7: Heartbeats, Budget Limits, and Unattended Operation
PaperclipAI's heartbeat model is inherently safe for unattended operation. Agents don't run continuously — they activate on defined triggers (schedule, task assignment, mention, manual invoke), execute a discrete cycle of work, and stop. Combined with budget auto-pause at 100%, overnight operation has hard limits built in.
Why the heartbeat model is safe
- Agents activate, do work, and stop. No infinite loops.
- Each heartbeat reports cost. Budgets enforce spending limits.
- At 80% budget: agent gets a soft warning to focus on critical tasks.
- At 100% budget: agent is auto-paused. No more heartbeats fire.
- Error states are visible in the dashboard — if a heartbeat fails, the agent enters 'error' state.
- Session persistence means agents pick up context on the next heartbeat without redoing work.
Configuring for overnight reliability
| Configuration | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Conservative budgets | Even if something goes wrong, spending is capped |
| Scheduled heartbeats | Control when and how often agents activate |
| Error monitoring | Dashboard shows agents in error state immediately |
| Agent-level budgets | Each agent has its own spending limit independent of others |
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Board Operator Workload: How Much Time Does PaperclipAI Actually Require?
Active setup phase: 1-2 hours/day. Steady state: 15-30 minutes/day reviewing dashboards and approvals. The oversight load decreases as your agents' instructions mature.
Budget Controls in PaperclipAI: Hard Caps, Soft Alerts, and Auto-Pause
PaperclipAI auto-pauses agents at 100% budget. Warns them at 80%. Budgets set in cents per agent, per company. No surprise bills because the system stops before it overspends.
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