From 31c6084ea2bb38b26feb37a51b8a925bebf140aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garry Tan Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:27:13 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add dream cycle to GBRAIN_SKILLPACK Documents DREAMS.md, the nightly cron that scans conversations, enriches thin entities, fixes broken citations, and consolidates memory. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md b/docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md index 747a111a1..f4d9c4a7c 100644 --- a/docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md +++ b/docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md @@ -488,6 +488,31 @@ missed signals, zero 3 AM pings. Every cron job includes: quiet hours check, location/timezone awareness, sub-agent spawning for heavy work. +### The Dream Cycle (DREAMS.md) + +The most important cron job runs while you sleep. OpenClaw ships with DREAMS.md as a +default skill. When quiet hours start, the dream cycle kicks off: + +1. **Entity sweep.** Scan today's conversations for every person, company, concept, or + idea you mentioned. Check each against the brain. +2. **Enrich the thin spots.** Create pages for entities that don't exist yet. Update + pages that are thin. Write your direct assessments verbatim... the exact words you + used, not a cleaned-up paraphrase. +3. **Fix broken citations.** Tweet links without URLs, missing source attributions, + timeline entries without dates. The citation hygiene problems that accumulate during + fast daytime conversations get cleaned up in the background. +4. **Consolidate memory.** Signals that matter get promoted to MEMORY.md. Patterns the + agent noticed across multiple conversations get surfaced. Ephemeral context becomes + durable knowledge. + +The dream cycle is why the brain compounds. During the day, you're moving fast and the +agent captures signal opportunistically. At night, the agent goes back through everything +methodically. You wake up and the brain is smarter than when you went to sleep. + +This is the difference between an agent that forgets and one that remembers. The dream +cycle is not optional for a production brain. Without it, signal leaks out of every +conversation. With it, nothing is lost. + --- ## 10. Content and Media Ingestion