openclaw - ✅(Solved) Fix Dreaming sessions pollute UI agent switcher — sessions.json not cleaned up after dream runs [1 pull requests, 1 participants]

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The Memory Dreaming Promotion cron job (runs daily at 03:00) creates 5-7 dreaming-narrative-{light,rem,deep}-xxx sessions under the main agent. These sessions appear in the Control UI agent switcher dropdown, cluttering the interface with "梦境叙事" (dream narrative) entries.

Root Cause

After dreaming completes, the .jsonl session files remain in agents/<agent>/sessions/, and the sessions.json registry retains dreaming session entries. The UI reads from sessions.json, so even deleting .jsonl files alone does not fix the display.

Fix Action

Fix / Workaround

Current Workaround

PR fix notes

PR #70464: fix(memory-core): allow bounded dreaming session cleanup

Repository: openclaw/openclaw
Author: chiyouYCH
State: open | merged: False
Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/70464

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

Fixes the two failure modes behind dreaming narrative session pollution:

keep dreaming-narrative-* session keys stable per workspace + phase, while retaining nowMs in idempotencyKey so runs do not dedupe incorrectly
allow only the built-in memory-core plugin to clean up its own dreaming-narrative-* transient sessions through the existing sessions.delete path
keep the default plugin fallback scope at operator.write; unrelated sessions and non-memory-core plugins still cannot delete sessions without operator.admin

This is intended to address the cleanup failure and UI/session-store leak reported in #68252, #69187, and #70402, while preserving the least-privilege behavior covered by the existing gateway subagent tests.

Tests

git apply --check /Users/shiheng/Desktop/openclaw-memory-dreaming-cleanup.patch against files fetched from upstream main
node --check dist/dreaming-narrative-DcGYNs84.js after applying the equivalent local hotfix to the installed package
node --check dist/server.impl-DLF59fRo.js after applying the equivalent local hotfix to the installed package
local smoke: verified buildNarrativeSessionKey is stable across timestamps and isolated across workspaces
local smoke: restarted OpenClaw gateway and verified openclaw daemon status reports running/connectivity ok/admin-capable
local smoke: deleted existing dreaming-narrative-* sessions via sessions.delete; verified dreaming_session_count=0

I could not run the full repo vitest commands locally because GitHub codeload/HTTPS clone timed out in this environment, so this PR relies on CI for the full official test matrix.

Changed files

extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-narrative.test.ts (modified, +9/-6)
extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-narrative.ts (modified, +11/-4)
extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts (modified, +3/-2)
extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.ts (modified, +0/-2)
extensions/ollama/.openclaw-runtime-deps.json (modified, +1/-1)
extensions/xai/.openclaw-runtime-deps.json (modified, +1/-1)
src/gateway/server-plugins.test.ts (modified, +96/-0)
src/gateway/server-plugins.ts (modified, +49/-4)

Code Example

# Step 1: Delete dreaming .jsonl files
for f in agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl; do
  grep -q "Write a dream" "$f" 2>/dev/null && rm "$f"
done

# Step 2 (critical): Remove dreaming entries from sessions.json registry
python3 -c "
import json
path = 'agents/main/sessions/sessions.json'
with open(path) as f:
    data = json.load(f)
for k in [k for k in data if 'dreaming' in k]:
    del data[k]
with open(path, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
"

# Step 3: Restart Gateway
openclaw gateway restart

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Description

Steps to Reproduce

Enable Dreaming (default setting)
Wait for the daily cron trigger (or run manually)
Open Control UI → click agent switcher (top-left)
Observe 5-7 dreaming-narrative-xxx entries mixed with real agents

Root Cause

Expected Behavior

Dreaming sessions should either:

Be automatically cleaned from sessions.json after completion
Be filtered out from the UI agent switcher (e.g., using a hidden session kind)
Use a separate session namespace that the UI ignores

Current Workaround

Manual cleanup after each dream run:

# Step 1: Delete dreaming .jsonl files
for f in agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl; do
  grep -q "Write a dream" "$f" 2>/dev/null && rm "$f"
done

# Step 2 (critical): Remove dreaming entries from sessions.json registry
python3 -c "
import json
path = 'agents/main/sessions/sessions.json'
with open(path) as f:
    data = json.load(f)
for k in [k for k in data if 'dreaming' in k]:
    del data[k]
with open(path, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
"

# Step 3: Restart Gateway
openclaw gateway restart

Without Step 2, the UI continues to show dreaming sessions even after files are deleted.

Environment

OpenClaw version: 2026.4.21
OS: macOS Sequoia (ARM64)
Node: v22.22.0
Dreaming: enabled (default)
Cron job: Memory Dreaming Promotion (0 3 * * *)

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TL;DR

Automatically cleaning up dreaming sessions from sessions.json after completion is likely the most effective fix.

Guidance

Modify the Memory Dreaming Promotion cron job to include a step that removes completed dreaming sessions from sessions.json, similar to the manual cleanup workaround provided.
Consider implementing a hidden session kind for dreaming sessions to filter them out from the UI agent switcher.
Review the cron job's logic to ensure it properly handles the removal of .jsonl files and updates sessions.json to prevent clutter in the Control UI.

Example

import json
import os

# Assuming this is part of the cron job script
def cleanup_dreaming_sessions():
    path = 'agents/main/sessions/sessions.json'
    with open(path) as f:
        data = json.load(f)
    for k in [k for k in data if 'dreaming' in k]:
        del data[k]
    with open(path, 'w') as f:
        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)

    # Remove.jsonl files
    for f in os.listdir('agents/main/sessions/'):
        if f.endswith('.jsonl') and 'dreaming' in f:
            os.remove(os.path.join('agents/main/sessions/', f))

cleanup_dreaming_sessions()

Notes

The provided workaround suggests that manual cleanup is effective, but automating this process within the cron job or through a separate maintenance task would be more efficient and less prone to errors.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by modifying the cron job to automatically clean up dreaming sessions, as this approach directly addresses the issue without requiring an upgrade to a potentially non-existent fixed version.

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