diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 73f735d..1e07274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
       - run: python3 .github/time/test_time.py
       - run: python3 .github/time/test_seed.py
+      - run: python3 .github/time/test_housekeeping.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/heartbeat.yml b/.github/workflows/heartbeat.yml
index 9178b89..1b7f22b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/heartbeat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/heartbeat.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ jobs:
           TIME_DAILY_CAP: ${{ vars.TIME_DAILY_CAP }}
           TIME_DAILY_USD: ${{ vars.TIME_DAILY_USD }}       # spend governor: dollars per day (default 5) …
           TIME_MONTHLY_USD: ${{ vars.TIME_MONTHLY_USD }}   # … and per month (default 100); ledger in time/ledger/
+          TIME_CAP_SLACK: ${{ vars.TIME_CAP_SLACK }}       # a run launched within budget may finish up to this x the daily cap (default 1.5; #117)
+          TIME_ANTHROPIC_API: ${{ vars.TIME_ANTHROPIC_API }}   # messages (default, prompt caching) | compat = the OpenAI-compatible endpoint (#119)
           TIME_CURSOR_MODEL: ${{ vars.TIME_CURSOR_MODEL }}
-          TIME_REVIEW: ${{ vars.TIME_REVIEW }}
+          TIME_REVIEW: ${{ vars.TIME_REVIEW }}             # one seat, or a comma-separated council (#77)
+          TIME_REVIEW_TIEBREAK: ${{ vars.TIME_REVIEW_TIEBREAK }}   # the seat called only on a split, e.g. venice:kimi (#77)
+          TIME_REVIEW_QUORUM: ${{ vars.TIME_REVIEW_QUORUM }}       # approves minus objects needed to land (default 1; #77)
           TIME_STUCK_HOURS: ${{ vars.TIME_STUCK_HOURS }}
           TIME_AUTOMERGE: ${{ vars.TIME_AUTOMERGE }}
           TIME_REQUIRE_CHECKS: ${{ vars.TIME_REQUIRE_CHECKS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml b/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0598ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: housekeeping
+# The daily sweep (#83, .github/time/housekeeping.py): prunes merged branches, closes spent signal issues and empty
+# milestones, lists the stale on the Astra log. Deterministic, no model calls; dry-run unless TIME_MODE=live.
+# SOP: .agents/skills/housekeeping/SKILL.md
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "17 13 * * *"   # a few minutes after the Astra tick (13:13)
+  workflow_dispatch:
+concurrency:
+  group: housekeeping
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+jobs:
+  sweep:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/time
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - run: python3 .github/time/housekeeping.py
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          TIME_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TIME_TOKEN }}   # branch and issue writes go out as the `time` user
+          TIME_MODE: ${{ vars.TIME_MODE }}
+          TIME_VENTURE_MEASURE_DAYS: ${{ vars.TIME_VENTURE_MEASURE_DAYS }}