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+name: "Reduce timer tick interval to 1 second and suppress idle tick logging"
+---
+
+# Story 470: Reduce timer tick interval to 1 second and suppress idle tick logging
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user scheduling timers, I want the tick loop to check every 1 second instead of 30 so timers fire promptly, without flooding the logs with an entry every second when nothing is due.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Timer tick interval changed from 30 seconds to 1 second
+- [ ] No log entry on idle ticks (when take_due returns empty)
+- [ ] Log entry only when a timer actually fires (due list non-empty)
+- [ ] Startup log line still shows number of pending timers loaded
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD