Heater, or heater/defrost, or defrost? If you've got heater/defrost or defrost selected the AC compressor will run and that will cause the idle to change slightly.
It's also possible that the compressor runs intermittently on just the heater setting too. I haven't dug into the HVAC controls on TJs.
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