#Dreaming related config fails to load in 2026.04.22 but works in 2026.04.15

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noble pike
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2026-04-24 10:16:25.312943+00:00Invalid config at /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json:\n- plugins.entries.memory-core.config: invalid config: must NOT have additional properties 

2026-04-24 10:16:41.113265+00:00Config invalid 

2026-04-24 10:16:41.115455+00:00File: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json 

2026-04-24 10:16:41.116932+00:00Problem: 

2026-04-24 10:16:41.118801+00:00- plugins.entries.memory-core.config: invalid config: must NOT have additional properties 

2026-04-24 10:16:41.120353+00:002026-04-24T10:16:41.120353959Z

2026-04-24 10:16:41.122453+
storm marshBOT
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storm marshBOT
median spadeBOT
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Let me check the schema before I guess.

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I checked the current schema, and that one is annoying.

That error means plugins.entries.memory-core.config has extra top level keys. For memory-core, the only valid top level key there is dreaming.

So this shape is valid:

plugins: {
  entries: {
    "memory-core": {
      config: {
        dreaming: {
          enabled: true,
          frequency: "0 3 * * *",
          timezone: "UTC",
        },
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      },
    },
  },
}

If you currently have things like enabled, frequency, phases, etc directly under config, move them under config.dreaming.

Please paste these two things next:

  • openclaw --version
  • just your plugins.entries.memory-core block

If you already do have everything under dreaming, then 2026.04.22 is probably rejecting a specific extra dreaming key, and I can point to the exact offender once I see the snippet.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/memory-config#dreaming

noble pike
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No? This works in 15 but fails in 22:

"plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "google": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "openai": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "github-copilot": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "openrouter": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "memory-core": {
        "config": {
          "dreaming": {
            "enabled": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
median spadeBOT
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That snippet should be valid. Let me verify whether 2026.04.22 had a regression or if the running install is seeing the wrong plugin schema.

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Yep, you’re right, that snippet is valid.

I checked the current bundled memory-core schema, and this is allowed:

plugins.entries["memory-core"].config.dreaming.enabled

So if 2026.04.15 works and 2026.04.22 fails on exactly that, I would treat it as a plugin/schema loading regression or stale bundled files, not a bad config on your side.

The clue is the error path:

  • plugins.entries.memory-core.config: ... must NOT have additional properties

That usually means the running build is seeing a memory-core schema that does not know about dreaming at all, which is wrong.

Please paste these next: