openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Docs mention Dreaming config/commands, but 2026.4.2 local build does not expose them [2 comments, 2 participants]

Summary

The public OpenClaw docs describe experimental Dreaming support for memory-core, including config at plugins.entries.memory-core.config.dreaming.mode and CLI/chat surfaces like openclaw memory promote / /dreaming.

However, on a local install of OpenClaw 2026.4.2, the installed CLI/docs/plugin schema do not appear to expose those capabilities yet. Trying to apply the documented config makes openclaw.json invalid.

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.4.2 (d74a122)
• OS: macOS arm64
• Memory plugin active: memory-core

What I expected

Based on the docs, I expected this config to be valid:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "memory-core": {
        "config": {
          "dreaming": {
            "mode": "core"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

And I expected corresponding Dreaming surfaces to exist, such as:

• openclaw memory promote ...
• /dreaming ...
• local CLI/docs reflecting the feature

What actually happens

1. Config becomes invalid

Adding the documented plugins.entries.memory-core.config.dreaming.mode config causes validation failure:

Config invalid
File: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Problem:
  - plugins.entries.memory-core.config: invalid config: must NOT have additional properties

2. Bundled plugin schema appears empty

The bundled plugin manifest at:

/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/extensions/memory-core/openclaw.plugin.json

contains:

{
  "id": "memory-core",
  "kind": "memory",
  "configSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {}
  }
}

So the installed build appears to accept no memory-core config keys at all.

3. Installed CLI/docs do not expose the documented Dreaming commands

On this install:

openclaw memory --help

only shows:

• index
• search
• status

No promote subcommand is listed.

Also the bundled local docs at:

/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/openclaw/docs/cli/memory.md

do not mention Dreaming/promote, while the public docs do.

Repro steps

1. Install/run OpenClaw 2026.4.2.
2. Confirm memory-core is active via openclaw status / openclaw memory status --deep --json.
3. Add the documented config under plugins.entries.memory-core.config.dreaming.mode.
4. Run openclaw status or openclaw config get ....
5. Observe config validation failure.
6. Run openclaw memory --help.
7. Observe there is no promote subcommand.

Why this is confusing

Right now the public docs strongly imply that Dreaming is available in this release line, but the local installed build/docs/schema suggest otherwise. It is hard to tell whether this is:

• a docs/version skew issue
• a packaging issue
• or a feature that is only partially shipped in 2026.4.2

Request

Could you clarify which of these is true?

1. Dreaming is not actually available in 2026.4.2 yet, and the public docs are ahead of the release.
2. Dreaming is available, but the config path / enablement path is different in the shipped build.
3. The package is missing the expected schema/CLI/docs wiring.

If helpful, I can also provide the exact local command outputs we saw during debugging.