> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloudthinker.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dreaming > Understand how Dreaming consolidates workspace memory every night, and customize, run, or review it from Settings Dreaming is the nightly run that keeps [workspace memory](/guide/memory) short, current, and consistent. Once a night it reviews recent conversations, adds what is new, merges duplicates, and removes outdated memory and custom skills. ## Why Dreaming * **Memory stays tidy without effort.** Agents save facts as they work; Dreaming merges the overlaps and drops what no longer holds. * **Nothing slips through.** It reads every conversation in the activity window, and a conversation it can't finish is read first the next night. * **Skills stay lean.** Dreaming also merges and retires redundant [custom skills](/guide/skills/custom-skills), within limits you control. * **Safe by design.** Connections stay read-only, and conversation and connection notes are never changed. ## Turn it on Dreaming is on by default for every workspace. Only a workspace admin can change it. Go to **Settings → Memory**. Turn **Consolidate memory nightly (Dreaming)** on or off. **Success state:** the card shows **Next run** with a date and time. Runs start within 45 minutes of that time. Dreaming card with the nightly switch on, the last run result, the next run time, and the Run now button ## How a run works Each night Dreaming starts at 00:30 UTC, spread over the next 45 minutes across workspaces. One run per workspace happens at a time. ```mermaid theme={null} flowchart LR A[Conversations in the
activity window] --> B[Group into batches] C[Unread conversations
from last night] --> B B --> D[Readers digest
batches in parallel] D --> E[Dreaming updates
memory and skills] E --> F[Finalize: summary
and run history] E -. not read in time .-> C ``` 1. **Gather.** Dreaming lists every conversation updated in the activity window, people's chats first, plus any conversation the previous run didn't finish. 2. **Read in parallel.** Readers digest batches of conversations at the same time and report what is worth keeping. Readers can only read. 3. **Consolidate.** Dreaming compares the digests with existing memory, then adds, edits, merges, or deletes items and keeps the memory index in step. 4. **Finalize.** Dreaming records a summary in **Run history**. Near the time limit, it stops reading and finalizes with what it has. 5. **Carry over.** Conversations it didn't read to the end are read first on the next run. ### What Dreaming reads and changes | Area | Dreaming | | - | - | | Chats, rooms, Memory chats, and deep dives | Reads every one updated in the activity window | | Scheduled tasks and CloudKeepers runs | Reads them when **Include automated conversations** is on | | Webhook, alert, and pipeline-log conversations | Never reads them | | Memory items and the memory index | Adds, edits, merges, and deletes | | Custom skills | Creates, updates, and merges; deletes up to 10 per run when allowed | | Conversation notes and connection notes | Never changes them — a run that touches them is rolled back and publishes nothing | | Connections | Reads only | ## Customize Dreaming Open **Customize** on the Dreaming card. Workspace admins can change these options; members see them read-only. | Option | Default | What it does | | - | - | - | | **Activity window** | Last 24 hours | How far back Dreaming reads: **Last 24 hours**, **Last 3 days**, or **Last 7 days** | | **Include automated conversations** | On | Also read scheduled tasks and CloudKeepers runs, not only chats | | **Allow Dreaming to delete redundant custom skills** | On | When off, Dreaming keeps every skill but can still create and update them | | **Focus instructions** | Empty | Up to 1,000 characters on what to pay attention to, such as a project or a convention. Click **Save focus** | Customize section with the activity window choices, the automated conversations and skill deletion switches, and the Focus instructions box Focus instructions never override the safety rules: connections stay read-only, and protected notes stay untouched. ## Run Dreaming now Click **Run now**, then **Run at Pro rate** to start a run without waiting for the night. The run lands in **Run history** when it finishes. | Message | Why the run didn't start | | - | - | | Dreaming is already running for this workspace | Only one run per workspace at a time | | There are no conversations in the activity window | Widen the window under **Customize**, or chat first | | This workspace has no credits left to run Dreaming | Dreaming needs credits; the free daily pool doesn't count | | Nightly consolidation is off for this workspace | Turn the switch on first | ## Read the run history **Run history** lists the latest 20 runs with a status, start time, trigger (**Scheduled** or **Manual**), and duration. Expand a run to see what it did. Run history with succeeded, skipped, and failed runs, one expanded to show conversations read and the run summary | Status | Meaning | | - | - | | **Succeeded** | The run finished. The row shows conversations read, skills deleted, and the summary | | **Skipped** | The run didn't start work, for example **No conversations in the activity window** or **Another run was already going** | | **Failed** | The run stopped early. Edits it already made are kept; skill deletes are not applied. An instance admin can find the cause in the server logs under the run ID shown | | **Queued** or **Running** | The run is waiting or in progress | ## Time and cost | Item | Value | | - | - | | Time limit | One hour per run. Dreaming starts finalizing five minutes before the limit | | Model and billing | Pro mode, billed at the Pro rate from the workspace's credits | | Carry-over | Up to 200 unread conversations, kept for up to 7 days | | Failed runs | Not re-run; the next night picks up from the carry-over | ## FAQ Dreaming can merge or delete any item, including one you edited, when a newer conversation shows it is outdated. Deleted items keep a copy in the revision history. Dreaming changes memory only when conversations add something new. A quiet night can end with no edits; the run summary says so. An instance admin can turn Dreaming off for every workspace. The card then says Dreaming will not run until they turn it back on. ## Related Browse, edit, delete, or import what CloudThinker remembers Manage the custom skills Dreaming keeps tidy This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.