Dream Cycle

Implement a nightly "dream cycle" for OpenClaw agents that: - Reviews and consolidates memory at night - Cleans up bloated workspace files - Prepares a morning brief for the user Use when: User wants to implement Ray Fernando's dream cycle concept, reduce memory bloat, or set up automated memory maintenance.

Dream Cycle Skill

Based on Ray Fernando's dream cycle concept for OpenClaw memory management.

Overview

The dream cycle is a nightly process where the agent:

1. Dreams (2-4 AM): Reviews memories, connects dots, prunes bloat
2. Briefs (7-8 AM): Delivers a morning summary to the user

This keeps Tier 1 memory lightweight while maintaining searchability via QMD.

Three-Tier Memory System

Tier	Cost	What's Here
Tier 1	~600 tokens/turn	AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md — core identity
Tier 2	0 tokens	Memory files indexed via QMD — search on demand
Tier 3	Tool tokens only	Full disk reads — rarely needed

Goal: Keep AGENTS.md under 2,000 bytes, MEMORY.md under 1,500 bytes.

Templates

Morning Brief Template

🌅 **Morning Brief** - {date}

**Today:** {current tasks/goals}

**Recent Activityy:**
- {esterday's summary from memory}

**Patterns Noticed:**
- {any}

**Suggested recurring themes Focus:**
- {recommendations for the day}

**Memory Stats:**
- AGENTS.md: {size} bytes
- MEMORY.md: {size} bytes
- Indexed chunks: {count}

Dream Audit Report Template

🌙 **Dream Cycle Audit** - {date}

**Files Analyzed:**
- AGENTS.md: {size} bytes → {recommendation}
- MEMORY.md: {size} bytes → {recommendation}
- USER.md: {size} bytes → {recommendation}

**Bloat Detected:**
- {list of bloated sections}

**Actions Taken:**
- {list of optimizations applied}

**QMD Index Status:**
- {indexed files count} files indexed
- {total chunks} chunks

Cron Setup

Dream Job (Nightly)

cron: "0 3 * * *"
mode: run
delivery: none
model: {default or lightweight}

Morning Brief Job

cron: "0 7 * * *"
mode: session
delivery: announce
channel: {preferred channel}

Usage

1. First Run: Create the skill files and cron jobs
2. Nightly: Agent silently reviews memories, optimizes files
3. Morning: User receives brief summary

Commands

• dream now — Run dream cycle immediately
• dream audit — Audit memory files without changes
• dream brief — Generate morning brief without full cycle
• dream status — Show current memory stats