fix(worker): avoid heartbeat sync storm

[RerankerGuo]

Summary

• ignore Local->Remote-excluded paths when deciding whether the OpenClaw Worker sync loop should run
• stop treating HEARTBEAT.md as a Worker-pushed prompt file so runtime reads/touches do not cause repeated storage uploads
• add a static worker sync regression test and changelog entry

Fixes #949.

Tests

• bash worker/tests/test-worker-sync-excludes.sh
• git diff --check

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📊 CI Metrics Report

Summary

Metric	Current	Baseline	Change
LLM Calls	95	81	+14 ↑ +17.3%
Input Tokens	2539129	2803871	-264742 ↓ -9.4%
Output Tokens	15864	16791	-927 ↓ -5.5%
Total Tokens	2554993	2820662	-265669 ↓ -9.4%

By Role

Role	Metric	Current	Baseline	Change
🧠 Manager	LLM Calls	79	68	+11 ↑ +16.2%
	Input Tokens	2164802	2502214	-337412 ↓ -13.5%
	Output Tokens	11911	13725	-1814 ↓ -13.2%
	Total Tokens	2176713	2515939	-339226 ↓ -13.5%
🔧 Workers	LLM Calls	16	13	+3 ↑ +23.1%
	Input Tokens	374327	301657	+72670 ↑ +24.1%
	Output Tokens	3953	3066	+887 ↑ +28.9%
	Total Tokens	378280	304723	+73557 ↑ +24.1%

Per-Test Breakdown

Test	Mgr Calls	Wkr Calls	Δ Calls	Mgr In	Wkr In	Mgr Out	Wkr Out	Δ Tokens	Trend
02-create-worker	5	0	-7 ↓ -58.3%	136353	0	817	0	-221452 ↓ -61.8%	✅ improved
03-assign-task	10	7	+2 ↑ +13.3%	277693	156243	1636	1255	-36829 ↓ -7.8%	⚠️ regressed
04-human-intervene	16	0	+3 ↑ +23.1%	372565	0	1996	0	-58437 ↓ -13.5%	⚠️ regressed
05-heartbeat	8	0	+1 ↑ +14.3%	256295	0	1771	0	-17186 ↓ -6.2%	⚠️ regressed
06-multi-worker	40	9	+15 ↑ +44.1%	1121896	218084	5691	2698	+68235 ↑ +5.3%	⚠️ regressed

Trends

✅ 1 test(s) improved (fewer LLM calls)
⚠️ 4 test(s) regressed (more LLM calls)

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