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AutoDream: /dream returns 'Unknown skill' and no background task starts despite toggle being ON

Open 💬 17 comments Opened Mar 24, 2026 by JFord925

Description

AutoDream toggle shows in /memory interactive menu, autoDreamEnabled is true in ~/.claude/settings.json, but /dream returns "Unknown skill: dream" and no background dreaming task starts.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Claude Code v2.1.81 (latest on npm as of 2026-03-24)
  2. Run /memory — interactive menu appears with "AutoDream: On" and "use /dream to run"
  3. Type /dream — returns "Unknown skill: dream"
  4. Type "run your autodream" in natural language — Claude responds that it doesn't have that skill
  5. Check task list — no background "dreaming" task was spawned
  6. Status bar shows no dreaming activity

Expected Behavior

Based on the Nate Herk video showing AutoDream working:

  • /dream should trigger a background dreaming task (even if it returns "Unknown skill" in the chat)
  • Status bar should show "dreaming"
  • Task list should show a dream consolidation task reviewing sessions and updating memory files

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.81
  • Platform: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
  • Shell: Git Bash
  • Settings: "autoDreamEnabled": true in ~/.claude/settings.json
  • Auto memory: Enabled, with active memory files in project memory directory
  • Plan: Max (Opus 4.6 with 1M context)

Additional Context

The /memory menu correctly shows the AutoDream toggle as ON and displays "use /dream to run" — so the UI layer recognizes the feature. The disconnect is that the /dream command handler and background task spawner don't appear to be wired up in this build. The setting exists, the UI exists, but the execution path is missing.

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17 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 3 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/38426
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/33000
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/37956

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kengelhardt-godaddy · 3 months ago

Seeing the video I immediately tried myself. /memory confirms last ran 1d ago

  Memory

    Auto-memory: on
    Auto-dream: on · last ran 1d ago · /dream to run

Trying /dream or run auto-dream today reproduces the same findings as reported above.

scottaw66 · 3 months ago

I was hoping the update I installed today fixed this really stupid bug, but it did not.

Ugur-Kinik · 3 months ago

Same issue. Doesn't work on v2.1.84 (last run 1 day ago). But today I updated Claude CLI to v2.1.85 and now dream works automatically after every larger prompt (couldn't figure out the underlying logic). Typing /dream reproduces the same findings as mentioned above.

BiscuitStack · 3 months ago

This is still an issue in v2.1.85

mattiacolombomc · 3 months ago

same here

phpmaple · 3 months ago

This is still an issue in v2.1.86

jl-cmd · 3 months ago

I built this as a plugin you can install now while waiting for the official rollout.

Install:

/plugin marketplace add jl-cmd/claude-dream
/plugin install dream@claude-dream

Then run:

/dream

It audits your memory files, flags format violations/stale content/duplicates, proposes changes, and only executes after your approval.

Repo: https://github.com/jl-cmd/claude-dream

phash · 3 months ago

this still is an issue in 2.1.87

anpe-efficy · 3 months ago
this still is an issue in 2.1.87

still an issue in 2.1.89

camolechowski · 3 months ago

still an issue in 2.1.91

coolbaby1314 · 3 months ago

still an issue in 2.1.92, so what‘s the time to fix?

scottaw66 · 3 months ago
still an issue in 2.1.92, so what‘s the time to fix?

I genuinely don't think anthropic looks at issues

camolechowski · 3 months ago

just fork the code and fix it yourself at this point 😂 we might die waiting
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kyleclarktech · 3 months ago

Also experiencing this. autoDreamEnabled: true is set in settings.json, but the toggle has disappeared from the /memory submenu and /dream does not register as a command. Claude Code on macOS, latest version.

arthurkatcher · 3 months ago

Still in issue in 2.1.107.....

Honestly, quite amusing. It's not like a secret skill, they prompt you themselves to launch /dream command. And it's not working for almost a month now..

Steaeavean · 2 months ago

same for v2.1.116