Add Keeping a Sprite Running guide#178
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Documents the Tasks API as the supported way to hold a Sprite open while an AI agent or other long-lived process is doing work. Covers the warm/cold lifecycle, when to use a Task vs a Service, the heartbeat pattern, and full API reference.
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The hidden services docs are the only real blocker.
- Clarify the Tasks API is for background agents, not foreground sessions - Drop link to the draft Services concept page; add a brief inline definition so readers have an anchor without leaving the guide - Tighten the "forget to clean up" bullet per reviewer suggestion - Lead the heartbeat section with the 1-hour task cap that motivates the pattern
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@jbellerb Thanks for reviewing! I addressed your comments, if you wouldn't mind a quick re-check |
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New "Keeping a Sprite Running" guide in Getting Started.
Documents the Tasks API as the supported mechanism for keeping a Sprite from pausing while an AI agent or other long-lived process is doing work. Covers the warm/cold lifecycle, when to use a Task vs a Service, the heartbeat pattern, and full API reference.
Adds a sidebar entry between "Working with Sprites" and "Sprite Maintenance".