diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a2ed330..b03d02f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -138,3 +138,11 @@ WEB_INTEL_SELF_URL=http://localhost:4002
 WEB_INTEL_V2_SELF_URL=http://localhost:4003
 ANALYSIS_AGENT_SELF_URL=http://localhost:4004
 REPORT_AGENT_SELF_URL=http://localhost:4005
+
+# Cluster Runtime Environments
+PORT=3000
+REGISTRY_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
+# Agent Cluster Core Policies
+# Time-To-Live (TTL) ceiling boundary value in seconds to mark uncommunicative workers inactive.
+AGENT_TTL_SECONDS=120
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diff --git a/packages/agent_shared_directory/src/server.ts b/packages/agent_shared_directory/src/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd09a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/agent_shared_directory/src/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const REGISTRY_URL = process.env.REGISTRY_URL || 'http://localhost:3000';
+const AGENT_ID = process.env.AGENT_ID || 'agent-core-01';
+
+/**
+ * Registers startup configuration and provisions automatic lifecycle loops
+ */
+export function initializeAgentHeartbeat() {
+  console.log(`[Lifecycle] Initializing background pulse telemetry for Agent: ${AGENT_ID}`);
+
+  // Establish heartbeat cycle matching the 60-second execution window specifications
+  const heartbeatInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+    try {
+      await axios.post(`${REGISTRY_URL}/agents/${AGENT_ID}/heartbeat`);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.warn(`[Lifecycle Warning] Pulse telemetry transmission dropped: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+  }, 60000);
+
+  // Structural Cleanup Management: Clear event pools if process triggers termination signals
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+    clearInterval(heartbeatInterval);
+  });
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+    clearInterval(heartbeatInterval);
+  });
+}
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diff --git a/packages/registry/src/store.ts b/packages/registry/src/store.ts
index 90c855c..3e2b126 100644
--- a/packages/registry/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/registry/src/store.ts
@@ -23,15 +23,45 @@ function ensureDataDir(): void {
 /**
  * Load all registered agents from `data/registry.json`.
  * Returns an empty array if the file doesn't exist or contains invalid JSON.
+ * * Process state conversions automatically to evaluate agent freshness.
  */
-export function loadAgents(): AgentRecord[] {
+export function loadAgents(includeInactive: boolean = false): AgentRecord[] {
   ensureDataDir();
   if (!fs.existsSync(REGISTRY_FILE)) return [];
+  
+  let agents: AgentRecord[] = [];
   try {
-    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(REGISTRY_FILE, 'utf-8'));
+    agents = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(REGISTRY_FILE, 'utf-8'));
   } catch {
     return [];
   }
+
+  const nowMs = Date.now();
+  const ttlSeconds = Number(process.env.AGENT_TTL_SECONDS) || 120;
+  const ttlThresholdMs = ttlSeconds * 1000;
+  let mutated = false;
+
+  // Process live lifecycle updates based on absolute timestamp drift
+  const updatedAgents = agents.map((agent) => {
+    const lastSeenMs = new Date(agent.last_seen).getTime();
+    const isStale = nowMs - lastSeenMs > ttlThresholdMs;
+
+    if (isStale && agent.status === 'active') {
+      mutated = true;
+      return { ...agent, status: 'inactive' as const };
+    }
+    return agent;
+  });
+
+  // Automatically sync back to JSON storage file if any statuses collapsed to inactive
+  if (mutated) {
+    saveAgents(updatedAgents);
+  }
+
+  if (includeInactive) {
+    return updatedAgents;
+  }
+  return updatedAgents.filter((a) => a.status === 'active');
 }
 
 /** Overwrite `data/registry.json` with the given list of agents. */
@@ -42,7 +72,8 @@ export function saveAgents(agents: AgentRecord[]): void {
 
 /** Find a single agent by its `agent_id`, or `undefined` if not registered. */
 export function findAgent(agentId: string): AgentRecord | undefined {
-  return loadAgents().find((a) => a.agent_id === agentId);
+  // Pass true to verify matching references across inactive items as well
+  return loadAgents(true).find((a) => a.agent_id === agentId);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +81,7 @@ export function findAgent(agentId: string): AgentRecord | undefined {
  * Returns the agent that was stored.
  */
 export function upsertAgent(agent: AgentRecord): AgentRecord {
-  const agents = loadAgents();
+  const agents = loadAgents(true);
   const idx = agents.findIndex((a) => a.agent_id === agent.agent_id);
   if (idx >= 0) {
     agents[idx] = agent;
@@ -63,9 +94,9 @@ export function upsertAgent(agent: AgentRecord): AgentRecord {
 
 /** Remove an agent by `agent_id`. Returns `true` if an agent was removed. */
 export function removeAgent(agentId: string): boolean {
-  const agents = loadAgents();
+  const agents = loadAgents(true);
   const filtered = agents.filter((a) => a.agent_id !== agentId);
   if (filtered.length === agents.length) return false;
   saveAgents(filtered);
   return true;
-}
+}
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