[BensBites] Claude Code Monitor Tool — event-driven agent harness for Mission Control

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What is this?

Proposal scaffold sourced from Ben's Bites — "Big lab leaks" (Apr 14, 2026).

The Claude Code Monitor tool lets Claude watch for events in the background instead of polling — saving significant tokens on long-running agent loops. This draft proposes integrating that pattern into Mission Control's scheduled agent infrastructure.

Why it's relevant to our stack

Target	Current pattern	With Monitor tool
bensbites-implementation scheduled task	Cron fires unconditionally	Wakes only on new Gmail push
OpenClaw lead triage	Polls Gmail every N min	Event-driven on new message
ArchTrack heartbeat	Periodic ping	Fires on dashboard state change
Autopush script	30-min cron check	Fires on filesystem write event

Downstream work remaining

• Audit all scheduled tasks for polling vs event-driven candidacy
• Test Monitor tool in Claude Code CLI (syntax, supported event types)
• Update schedule/SKILL.md with event-driven harness pattern
• Measure token savings baseline vs Monitor-based on bensbites task
• Confirm Monitor tool availability in Cowork mode vs CLI only

Known risks

• Monitor tool may be Claude Code CLI-only (not available in Cowork/API agents)
• Session restart reliability needs verification
• Some workflows have no natural push event — cron fallback still required

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🤖 Auto-generated draft by Mohlt scheduled agent | Ben's Bites scan 2026-04-14
⚠️ This is a starting point — NOT production code. Review before merging.

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
mission-control	Ready	Preview, Comment	Apr 14, 2026 4:04pm