fix(heartbeat): inject current datetime into Phase 1 prompt

Phase 1 _decide() now includes "Current date/time: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"
in the user prompt and instructs the LLM to use it for time-aware scheduling.
Without this, the LLM defaults to 'run' for any task description regardless
of whether it is actually due, defeating Phase 1's pre-screening purpose.

Closes #1929

nanobot/heartbeat/service.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Coroutine
 
@@ -87,10 +88,19 @@ class HeartbeatService:
 
         Returns (action, tasks) where action is 'skip' or 'run'.
         """
+        now_str = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC")
+
         response = await self.provider.chat_with_retry(
             messages=[
-                {"role": "system", "content": "You are a heartbeat agent. Call the heartbeat tool to report your decision."},
+                {"role": "system", "content": (
+                    "You are a heartbeat agent. Call the heartbeat tool to report your decision. "
+                    "The current date/time is provided so you can evaluate time-based conditions. "
+                    "Choose 'run' if there are active tasks to execute. "
+                    "Choose 'skip' if the file has no actionable tasks, if blocking conditions "
+                    "are not yet met, or if tasks are scheduled for a future time that has not arrived yet."
+                )},
                 {"role": "user", "content": (
+                    f"Current date/time: {now_str}\n\n"
                     "Review the following HEARTBEAT.md and decide whether there are active tasks.\n\n"
                     f"{content}"
                 )},

tests/test_heartbeat_service.py

@@ -250,3 +250,47 @@ async def test_decide_retries_transient_error_then_succeeds(tmp_path, monkeypatc
     assert tasks == "check open tasks"
     assert provider.calls == 2
     assert delays == [1]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_decide_prompt_includes_current_datetime(tmp_path) -> None:
+    """Phase 1 prompt must contain the current date/time so the LLM can judge task urgency."""
+
+    captured_messages: list[dict] = []
+
+    class CapturingProvider(LLMProvider):
+        async def chat(self, *, messages=None, **kwargs) -> LLMResponse:
+            if messages:
+                captured_messages.extend(messages)
+            return LLMResponse(
+                content="",
+                tool_calls=[
+                    ToolCallRequest(
+                        id="hb_1", name="heartbeat",
+                        arguments={"action": "skip"},
+                    )
+                ],
+            )
+
+        def get_default_model(self) -> str:
+            return "test-model"
+
+    service = HeartbeatService(
+        workspace=tmp_path,
+        provider=CapturingProvider(),
+        model="test-model",
+    )
+
+    await service._decide("- [ ] check servers at 10:00 UTC")
+
+    # System prompt should mention date/time awareness
+    system_msg = captured_messages[0]
+    assert system_msg["role"] == "system"
+    assert "date/time" in system_msg["content"].lower()
+
+    # User prompt should contain a UTC timestamp
+    user_msg = captured_messages[1]
+    assert user_msg["role"] == "user"
+    assert "Current date/time:" in user_msg["content"]
+    assert "UTC" in user_msg["content"]
+