Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

Bug Description

The memory-core plugin's dreaming/REM feature throws an error when generating dream narratives because it is missing the idempotencyKey property.

Environment

• OpenClaw version: 2026.4.9
• Plugin: memory-core (built-in)
• Platform: Windows_NT 10.0.17763
• Node.js version: (22.22)

Error Message

Steps to reproduce

1. Ensure memory-core dreaming feature is enabled in openclaw.json
2. Wait for scheduled dreaming cron (default: 03:00 Asia/Shanghai)
3. Observe error in Gateway logs

Expected behavior

The dreaming feature should generate REM narratives and write them to memory files without errors.

Actual behavior

• This bug has been observed across multiple versions (4.8, 4.9)
• The feature worked correctly before; this regression appeared in recent updates
• Dreaming/REM is useful for automatic memory organization and should remain enabled

OpenClaw version

4.9

Operating system

win2019 data center

Install method

npm global

Model

minimax 2.7 hight speed

Provider / routing chain

minimax

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

No response