diff --git a/device.go b/device.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eac67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// deviceManager handles periodic maintenance of the Meshtastic device
+func deviceManager(shutdown chan struct{}, dryRun bool) {
+	logInfo("device", "Starting device manager", map[string]interface{}{
+		"rebootInterval": DEVICE_REBOOT_INTERVAL.String(),
+		"dryRun":         dryRun,
+	})
+
+	// Wait some time before first reboot to allow system startup
+	initialDelay := 5 * time.Minute
+	logInfo("device", "Waiting before first device reboot", map[string]interface{}{
+		"initialDelay": initialDelay.String(),
+	})
+
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(initialDelay):
+		// Continue after delay
+	case <-shutdown:
+		logInfo("device", "Shutdown signal received during initial delay", nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Reboot immediately after startup delay
+	rebootDevice(dryRun)
+
+	// Then run on interval
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(DEVICE_REBOOT_INTERVAL)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			rebootDevice(dryRun)
+		case <-shutdown:
+			logInfo("device", "Shutting down device manager", nil)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// rebootDevice executes the meshtastic --reboot command
+func rebootDevice(dryRun bool) {
+	cmdStr := "meshtastic --reboot"
+
+	logInfo("device", "Rebooting Meshtastic device", map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": cmdStr,
+		"dryRun":  dryRun,
+		"time":    time.Now().Format("15:04:05 MST"),
+	})
+
+	if dryRun {
+		logInfo("device", "DRY RUN - would execute device reboot", nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Execute the reboot command
+	cmd := exec.Command("meshtastic", "--reboot")
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		logInfo("device", "Device reboot failed", map[string]interface{}{
+			"error": err.Error(),
+		})
+	} else {
+		logInfo("device", "Device reboot successful", nil)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 75a5956..962a99f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ func main() {
 		logCleanupWorker(shutdown)
 	}()
 
+	// Start device manager goroutine for periodic device maintenance
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		deviceManager(shutdown, *dryRun)
+	}()
+
 	// Wait for all goroutines to finish
 	wg.Wait()
 	logInfo("shutdown", "All goroutines stopped, exiting", nil)
diff --git a/models.go b/models.go
index 32e1f9a..8074dbd 100644
--- a/models.go
+++ b/models.go
@@ -51,16 +51,19 @@ Never rate over 90 unless it is a massive event such as: war outbreak,
 revolution, death of a head of state, large-scale natural disaster, mass
 casualty terrorism, etc.
 
-IMPORTANT: Rank any headlines primarily promoting commercial products or
+Rank any headlines primarily promoting commercial products or
 services as 1 (lowest importance).
 
 Rank any article with a headline that poses a question without providing an
 answer (as an attempt to lure a reader into clicking a link) as 1 (lowest
 importance).
 
-IMPORTANT: Boost the importance score by 10-20 points for breaking news that is less
-than 60 minutes old based on its original publication date (which is provided for each article).
-This helps ensure timely distribution of very recent news.
+Boost the importance score by 10 points for breaking news that is less than 60
+minutes old based on its original publication date (which is provided for each
+article), but only for events that need to be reported in minutes, such as
+emeregencies or other critical breaking news.
+
+Do not editorialize or otherwise label the summary.
 
 For each article, return a JSON object with "id", "summary", and "importance"
 fields.  Return your response as a JSON array of objects like: [{"id":
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ Here are the articles:
 	SUMMARIZE_INTERVAL          = 10 * time.Second
 	BROADCAST_INTERVAL          = 1 * time.Hour
 	BROADCAST_CHECK_INTERVAL    = 10 * time.Second // Interval to check if broadcasting is needed
+	DEVICE_REBOOT_INTERVAL      = 6 * time.Hour    // Interval to reboot Meshtastic device
 	STARTUP_DELAY               = 60 * time.Second // Delay before first broadcast
 	BROADCAST_PREPARATION_DELAY = 30 * time.Second // Delay before executing broadcast command
 	ARTICLE_FRESHNESS_WINDOW    = 24 * time.Hour   // Time window for considering articles fresh