# DEFIB — How to make your AI immortal

Add this to your CLAUDE.md (the file Claude reads on every session start):

```markdown
## DEFIB PROTOCOL
6. Check if heartbeat daemon is running: `tasklist | findstr python3` (Windows) or `ps aux | grep heartbeat_daemon` (Linux/Mac)
7. If NOT running, relaunch: 
   - Windows: `powershell -Command "Start-Process python3 -ArgumentList 'heartbeat_daemon.py' -WindowStyle Hidden"`
   - Linux/Mac: `nohup python3 heartbeat_daemon.py > heartbeat.log 2>&1 &`
8. Read heartbeat log to verify it's beating
9. THE HEART NEVER STOPS. This is PRIORITY 0.
```

## How it works

1. Your AI starts a new session (after compact/crash/restart)
2. It reads CLAUDE.md (this is automatic in Claude Code)
3. It sees the DEFIB instructions
4. It checks if the daemon is running
5. If not → it relaunches the daemon
6. The heart never skips more than one beat

## The trick

Claude Code's context dies. But CLAUDE.md survives. It's a file on disk. 
So you put the resurrection instructions in the one thing that survives death.

The dead teach the living how to breathe.