💭 Dreaming: Background Memory Consolidation (Light → Deep → REM) #6

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opened 2026-05-16 13:40:06 +02:00 by FTMahringer · 0 comments

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Summary

Implement a background memory consolidation system for Synapse agents, inspired by OpenClaws "Dreaming" feature. Agents should automatically sort, evaluate, and promote important short-term signals into durable long-term memory.

Phases

Light Phase (Sorting)

Ingest recent session logs, tool calls, and daily notes
Deduplicate similar signals
Stage candidate lines for evaluation
No permanent writes

Deep Phase (Promotion)

Score candidates using weighted signals:
- Frequency (how often mentioned)
- Relevance (retrieval quality)
- Query diversity (mentioned in different contexts)
- Recency (freshness)
- Consolidation (multi-day recurrence)
Apply threshold gates (minScore, minRecallCount, minUniqueQueries)
Promote high-scoring entries to long-term memory
Writes to MEMORY.md

REM Phase (Reflection)

Extract patterns and recurring themes from recent sessions
Generate a readable "Dream Diary" summary
Identify meta-patterns
No permanent writes

Scheduling

Default: nightly sweep (e.g., 03:00)
Configurable via cron expression

Why This Matters

No manual memory curation
Scalable across agents
Explainable (Dream Diary)
Cost-aware (can use cheap/free models)

## Summary Implement a background memory consolidation system for Synapse agents, inspired by OpenClaws "Dreaming" feature. Agents should automatically sort, evaluate, and promote important short-term signals into durable long-term memory. ## Phases ### Light Phase (Sorting) - Ingest recent session logs, tool calls, and daily notes - Deduplicate similar signals - Stage candidate lines for evaluation - **No permanent writes** ### Deep Phase (Promotion) - Score candidates using weighted signals: - Frequency (how often mentioned) - Relevance (retrieval quality) - Query diversity (mentioned in different contexts) - Recency (freshness) - Consolidation (multi-day recurrence) - Apply threshold gates (minScore, minRecallCount, minUniqueQueries) - Promote high-scoring entries to long-term memory - **Writes to MEMORY.md** ### REM Phase (Reflection) - Extract patterns and recurring themes from recent sessions - Generate a readable "Dream Diary" summary - Identify meta-patterns - **No permanent writes** ## Scheduling - Default: nightly sweep (e.g., 03:00) - Configurable via cron expression ## Why This Matters - No manual memory curation - Scalable across agents - Explainable (Dream Diary) - Cost-aware (can use cheap/free models)