Paperclip assignment wakeup cascade:
Paperclip assignment wakeup cascade: any agent that creates self-assigned tasks triggers an infinite run loop. Paperclip auto-wakes agents on task assignment (invocation_source: “assignment”). If the agent’s heartbeat creates tasks assigned to itself, each creation triggers another wakeup → runs next check → creates another task → infinite cascade. Sentinel produced 7+ runs per hourly heartbeat, 12+ junk tasks. Fix: explicit “NEVER create tasks for yourself” in agent instructions + all checks run inline with single tick report output. Rule: ALL heartbeat/scheduled agents (Sentinel, Homeostasis, any future) MUST have anti-cascade instructions prohibiting self-assigned task creation.