fix(memory-core): unblock dreaming-only promotion

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/memory: restore cached memory capability public artifacts on plugin-registry cache hits so memory-backed artifact surfaces stay visible after warm loads. Thanks @sercada and @vincentkoc.
 - Gateway/cron: preserve requested isolated-agent config across runtime reloads so subagent jobs and heartbeat overrides keep the right workspace and heartbeat settings when the hot-loaded snapshot is stale. Thanks @l0cka and @vincentkoc.
 - Gateway/plugins: always send a non-empty `idempotencyKey` for plugin subagent runs, so dreaming narrative jobs stop failing gateway schema validation. (#65354) Thanks @CodeForgeNet and @vincentkoc.
+- Dreaming/promotion: raise phase reinforcement enough for repeated dreaming-only revisits to clear the default durable-memory gate after multiple days, instead of stalling just below the score threshold. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - CLI/plugins: honor `memory-wiki` when `plugins.allow` is set for `openclaw wiki`, and register `wiki` as the plugin-owned command alias so doctor/config stop treating it as stale. (#64779) Thanks @feiskyer and @vincentkoc.
 - Cron/isolated sessions: persist the right transcript path for each isolated run, including fresh session rollovers, so cron runs stop appending to stale session files. Thanks @samrusani and @vincentkoc.
 - CLI/memory-wiki: pass the active app config into the metadata registrar so built `openclaw wiki` commands resolve the live wiki plugin config instead of silently falling back to defaults. (#65012) Thanks @leonardsellem and @vincentkoc.

extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ const LIGHT_DREAMING_TEST_CONFIG: OpenClawConfig = {
   },
 };
 
-function createHarness(config: OpenClawConfig, workspaceDir?: string) {
+function createHarness(
+  config: OpenClawConfig,
+  workspaceDir?: string,
+  subagent?: Parameters<typeof __testing.runPhaseIfTriggered>[0]["subagent"],
+) {
   const logger = {
     info: vi.fn(),
     warn: vi.fn(),
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ function createHarness(config: OpenClawConfig, workspaceDir?: string) {
       workspaceDir: ctx.workspaceDir,
       cfg: resolvedConfig,
       logger,
+      subagent,
       phase: "light",
       eventText: __testing.constants.LIGHT_SLEEP_EVENT_TEXT,
       config: light,
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ function createHarness(config: OpenClawConfig, workspaceDir?: string) {
       workspaceDir: ctx.workspaceDir,
       cfg: resolvedConfig,
       logger,
+      subagent,
       phase: "rem",
       eventText: __testing.constants.REM_SLEEP_EVENT_TEXT,
       config: rem,
@@ -104,6 +110,23 @@ function createHarness(config: OpenClawConfig, workspaceDir?: string) {
   return { beforeAgentReply, logger };
 }
 
+function createMockNarrativeSubagent(response = "The archive hummed softly.") {
+  const run = vi.fn(async (_params: { sessionKey: string; message: string }) => ({
+    runId: "dream-run-1",
+  }));
+  const waitForRun = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" }));
+  const getSessionMessages = vi.fn(async () => ({
+    messages: [{ role: "assistant", content: response }],
+  }));
+  const deleteSession = vi.fn(async () => {});
+  return {
+    run,
+    waitForRun,
+    getSessionMessages,
+    deleteSession,
+  };
+}
+
 function setDreamingTestTime(offsetMinutes = 0) {
   vi.setSystemTime(new Date(DREAMING_TEST_BASE_TIME.getTime() + offsetMinutes * 60_000));
 }
@@ -1448,4 +1471,83 @@ describe("memory-core dreaming phases", () => {
       remHits: 1,
     });
   });
+
+  it("passes staged light-dreaming snippets into the narrative pipeline", async () => {
+    const workspaceDir = await createDreamingWorkspace();
+    const subagent = createMockNarrativeSubagent("The backup plan glowed like cold storage.");
+    const { beforeAgentReply } = createHarness(LIGHT_DREAMING_TEST_CONFIG, workspaceDir, subagent);
+
+    await withDreamingTestClock(async () => {
+      await writeDailyNote(workspaceDir, [
+        `# ${DREAMING_TEST_DAY}`,
+        "",
+        "- Move backups to S3 Glacier.",
+        "- Keep retention at 365 days.",
+      ]);
+
+      await triggerLightDreaming(beforeAgentReply, workspaceDir, 5);
+    });
+
+    expect(subagent.run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const firstRun = subagent.run.mock.calls[0]?.[0];
+    expect(firstRun?.message).toContain("Move backups to S3 Glacier.");
+    expect(firstRun?.message).toContain("Keep retention at 365 days.");
+    await expect(fs.readFile(path.join(workspaceDir, "DREAMS.md"), "utf-8")).resolves.toContain(
+      "The backup plan glowed like cold storage.",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("passes rem-dreaming snippets into the narrative pipeline", async () => {
+    const workspaceDir = await createDreamingWorkspace();
+    const subagent = createMockNarrativeSubagent("The traces braided themselves into a map.");
+    const { beforeAgentReply } = createHarness(
+      {
+        plugins: {
+          entries: {
+            "memory-core": {
+              config: {
+                dreaming: {
+                  enabled: true,
+                  phases: {
+                    rem: {
+                      enabled: true,
+                      limit: 10,
+                      lookbackDays: 7,
+                      minPatternStrength: 0,
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      workspaceDir,
+      subagent,
+    );
+
+    await withDreamingTestClock(async () => {
+      await writeDailyNote(workspaceDir, [
+        `# ${DREAMING_TEST_DAY}`,
+        "",
+        "- Move backups to S3 Glacier.",
+        "- Keep retention at 365 days.",
+        "- Rotate access keys after the audit.",
+      ]);
+
+      setDreamingTestTime(5);
+      await beforeAgentReply(
+        { cleanedBody: "__openclaw_memory_core_rem_sleep__" },
+        { trigger: "heartbeat", workspaceDir },
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(subagent.run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const firstRun = subagent.run.mock.calls[0]?.[0];
+    expect(firstRun?.message).toContain("Move backups to S3 Glacier.");
+    expect(firstRun?.message).toContain("Keep retention at 365 days.");
+    await expect(fs.readFile(path.join(workspaceDir, "DREAMS.md"), "utf-8")).resolves.toContain(
+      "The traces braided themselves into a map.",
+    );
+  });
 });

extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.test.ts

@@ -179,6 +179,80 @@ describe("short-term promotion", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("lets repeated dreaming-only daily signals clear the default promotion gates", async () => {
+    await withTempWorkspace(async (workspaceDir) => {
+      const queryDays = ["2026-04-01", "2026-04-02", "2026-04-03"];
+      let candidateKey = "";
+
+      for (const [index, day] of queryDays.entries()) {
+        const nowMs = Date.parse(`${day}T10:00:00.000Z`);
+        await recordShortTermRecalls({
+          workspaceDir,
+          query: `__dreaming_daily__:${day}`,
+          signalType: "daily",
+          dedupeByQueryPerDay: true,
+          dayBucket: day,
+          nowMs,
+          results: [
+            {
+              path: "memory/2026-04-01.md",
+              startLine: 1,
+              endLine: 2,
+              score: 0.62,
+              snippet: "Move backups to S3 Glacier.",
+              source: "memory",
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+
+        const ranked = await rankShortTermPromotionCandidates({
+          workspaceDir,
+          minScore: 0,
+          minRecallCount: 0,
+          minUniqueQueries: 0,
+          nowMs,
+        });
+        candidateKey = ranked[0]?.key ?? candidateKey;
+        expect(candidateKey).toBeTruthy();
+
+        await recordDreamingPhaseSignals({
+          workspaceDir,
+          phase: "light",
+          keys: [candidateKey],
+          nowMs,
+        });
+        await recordDreamingPhaseSignals({
+          workspaceDir,
+          phase: "rem",
+          keys: [candidateKey],
+          nowMs: nowMs + 60_000,
+        });
+
+        if (index < 2) {
+          const beforeThreshold = await rankShortTermPromotionCandidates({
+            workspaceDir,
+            nowMs,
+          });
+          expect(beforeThreshold).toHaveLength(0);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const ranked = await rankShortTermPromotionCandidates({
+        workspaceDir,
+        nowMs: Date.parse("2026-04-03T10:01:00.000Z"),
+      });
+
+      expect(ranked).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(ranked[0]).toMatchObject({
+        recallCount: 0,
+        dailyCount: 3,
+        uniqueQueries: 3,
+      });
+      expect(ranked[0]?.recallDays).toEqual(queryDays);
+      expect(ranked[0]?.score).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0.75);
+    });
+  });
+
   it("lets grounded durable evidence satisfy default deep thresholds", async () => {
     await withTempWorkspace(async (workspaceDir) => {
       await writeDailyMemoryNote(workspaceDir, "2026-04-03", [

extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.ts

@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ const SHORT_TERM_LOCK_RELATIVE_PATH = path.join("memory", ".dreams", "short-term
 const SHORT_TERM_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
 const SHORT_TERM_LOCK_STALE_MS = 60_000;
 const SHORT_TERM_LOCK_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 40;
-const PHASE_SIGNAL_LIGHT_BOOST_MAX = 0.05;
-const PHASE_SIGNAL_REM_BOOST_MAX = 0.08;
+// Repeated dreaming revisits should be able to clear the default promotion gate
+// without requiring separate organic recall traffic for the same snippet.
+const PHASE_SIGNAL_LIGHT_BOOST_MAX = 0.06;
+const PHASE_SIGNAL_REM_BOOST_MAX = 0.09;
 const PHASE_SIGNAL_HALF_LIFE_DAYS = 14;
 const inProcessShortTermLocks = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
 const ensuredShortTermDirs = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();