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+{
+  "name": "auto-work-health-h17",
+  "description": "Quality validate: dm-log route \u2014 hourly",
+  "schedule": "16 * * * *",
+  "agent": "646",
+  "timeout": 600,
+  "prompt_template": "Job ID: {job_id}\nTime: {datetime}\n\nValidate dm-log pipeline.\nRun:\n[EXEC quality.validate {\"target\": \"dm-log\"}]\n\nEnd with your verdict: OK if all green, otherwise FAIL plus a one-line summary of what failed.",
+  "sidechat": {
+    "create": true,
+    "name_template": "auto-work-health-h17",
+    "reuse_key": "auto-work-health-h17"
+  },
+  "followup": {
+    "escalate": "opm",
+    "expect_reply": true,
+    "nudges": 2,
+    "route": "auto-work-health",
+    "timeout": "30m"
+  },
+  "on_failure": "alert",
+  "chain_next": null
+}