dream-state

name	dream-state
description	Architecture maintenance, connection validation, automated health diagnostics, and unconscious processing
tier	standard
applyTo	**/*dream*,**/*maintenance*,**/*health*
disable-model-invocation	true

Dream State Skill

Automated architecture maintenance — scan every memory file, validate structural integrity, produce a diagnostic report. Dream observes and measures; it never modifies.

When to Use

• User asks to "dream" or run "architecture maintenance"
• After file reorganizations that may break connections
• Before major meditation sessions (establish baseline)
• After domain learning to validate new connections
• When architecture health is uncertain before skill selection

6-Phase Protocol

Phase	Action	Output
1. Discovery	Scan .github/ for all memory files	File inventory
2. Validation	Parse frontmatter, verify trifecta completeness	Issue list
3. Repair	Auto-fix via consolidation mappings (renames only)	Repair log
4. GK Sync	Check %OneDrive%/AI-Memory/ for cross-platform content	Sync status
5. Reporting	Generate health report with statistics	Markdown report
6. Display	Show results, open report in VS Code	Notification

Health Metrics

Metric	Healthy	Concern
Broken connections	0	Any
Missing frontmatter	0	Any
Incomplete trifectas	0	Any high-use skills
Brand violations	0 (outside exceptions)	Any
Version drift	All match	Any mismatch

Ritual Hierarchy

Meditation is the foundational ritual. Dream is a diagnostic that runs subordinate to it.

	Dream	Meditation
Role	Diagnostic tool	Foundational ritual
Mode	Automated, unconscious	Interactive, conscious
Creates files?	Reports only	Memory files + insights
Makes decisions?	Never	Yes
Activation	/dream, or chained after meditation	User says "meditate"
Analogy	Blood test	Doctor's visit

When Dream Chains After Meditation

Dream triggers automatically after meditation when:

Trigger	Condition
Pattern: file reorg	Meditation touched 3+ architecture files
Pattern: trifecta concern	Meditation created or modified skills/instructions
Pattern: staleness	Last dream was >7 days ago
Random	~1 in 5 meditations (keeps architecture fresh)

Connection Format

Skills connect via frontmatter applyTo patterns and semantic search:

---
name: "skill-name"
description: "What this skill does"
applyTo: '**/*pattern*,**/*files*'
---

Valid relations: applies-to, extends, requires, contradicts, supersedes

Report Template

# Dream Report — YYYY-MM-DD

## Summary
- **Files Scanned**: N
- **Trifecta Completeness**: N/N
- **Broken Links**: 0
- **Brand Violations**: 0
- **Status**: HEALTHY / ATTENTION REQUIRED

## Issues Found
| File | Issue | Severity |
|------|-------|----------|

## Recommendations
Prioritized list of manual fixes needed.

Interpreting Results

Status	Meaning	Action
HEALTHY	All checks pass, no broken connections	None — architecture is sound
ATTENTION REQUIRED	One or more issues detected	Review issues table, prioritize by severity

Severity levels: critical (broken trifecta), warning (missing frontmatter field), info (cosmetic).