diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts
index 9e587e1ec45..c5f10d5b1d2 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.test.ts
@@ -720,6 +720,92 @@ describe("memory-core dreaming phases", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("does not reread unchanged dreaming-generated transcripts after checkpointing skip state", async () => {
+    const workspaceDir = await createDreamingWorkspace();
+    vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_TEST_FAST", "1");
+    vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR", path.join(workspaceDir, ".state"));
+    const sessionsDir = resolveSessionTranscriptsDirForAgent("main");
+    await fs.mkdir(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
+    const transcriptPath = path.join(sessionsDir, "dreaming-narrative.jsonl");
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      transcriptPath,
+      [
+        JSON.stringify({
+          type: "custom",
+          customType: "openclaw:bootstrap-context:full",
+          data: {
+            runId: "dreaming-narrative-light-1775894400455",
+            sessionId: "dream-session-1",
+          },
+        }),
+        JSON.stringify({
+          type: "message",
+          message: {
+            role: "user",
+            timestamp: "2026-04-05T18:01:00.000Z",
+            content: [
+              { type: "text", text: "Write a dream diary entry from these memory fragments." },
+            ],
+          },
+        }),
+      ].join("\n") + "\n",
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+    const mtime = new Date("2026-04-05T18:05:00.000Z");
+    await fs.utimes(transcriptPath, mtime, mtime);
+
+    const { beforeAgentReply } = createHarness(
+      {
+        agents: {
+          defaults: {
+            workspace: workspaceDir,
+          },
+          list: [{ id: "main", workspace: workspaceDir }],
+        },
+        plugins: {
+          entries: {
+            "memory-core": {
+              config: {
+                dreaming: {
+                  enabled: true,
+                  phases: {
+                    light: {
+                      enabled: true,
+                      limit: 20,
+                      lookbackDays: 7,
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      workspaceDir,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await beforeAgentReply(
+        { cleanedBody: "__openclaw_memory_core_light_sleep__" },
+        { trigger: "heartbeat", workspaceDir },
+      );
+
+      const readFileSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, "readFile");
+      await beforeAgentReply(
+        { cleanedBody: "__openclaw_memory_core_light_sleep__" },
+        { trigger: "heartbeat", workspaceDir },
+      );
+
+      expect(readFileSpy.mock.calls.some(([target]) => String(target) === transcriptPath)).toBe(
+        false,
+      );
+      readFileSpy.mockRestore();
+    } finally {
+      vi.restoreAllMocks();
+      vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("dedupes reset/deleted session archives instead of double-ingesting", async () => {
     const workspaceDir = await createDreamingWorkspace();
     vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_TEST_FAST", "1");
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.ts
index f20f262df54..29f0de9c1fc 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-phases.ts
@@ -739,10 +739,7 @@ async function collectSessionIngestionBatches(params: {
       mtimeMs: Math.floor(Math.max(0, stat.mtimeMs)),
       size: Math.floor(Math.max(0, stat.size)),
     };
-    const cursorAtEnd =
-      previous !== undefined &&
-      previous.lineCount > 0 &&
-      previous.lastContentLine >= previous.lineCount;
+    const cursorAtEnd = previous !== undefined && previous.lastContentLine >= previous.lineCount;
     const unchanged =
       Boolean(previous) &&
       previous.mtimeMs === fingerprint.mtimeMs &&
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.ts
index faf41fab9b8..e159ef83ac7 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/short-term-promotion.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const PHASE_SIGNAL_REM_BOOST_MAX = 0.09;
 const PHASE_SIGNAL_HALF_LIFE_DAYS = 14;
 const DREAMING_TRANSCRIPT_PROMPT_LINE_RE =
   /\[[^\]]*dreaming-narrative[^\]]*]\s*Write a dream diary entry from these memory fragments:?/i;
+const DREAMING_DIFF_PREFIX_RE = /@@\s*-\d+(?:,\d+)?\s+[-*+]\s+/iy;
 const inProcessShortTermLocks = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
 const ensuredShortTermDirs = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
 
@@ -240,10 +241,10 @@ function normalizeSnippet(raw: string): string {
 function consumeDreamingLeadPrefix(snippet: string): string {
   let index = 0;
   while (index < snippet.length) {
-    const remaining = snippet.slice(index);
-    const diffMatch = /^@@\s*-\d+(?:,\d+)?\s+[-*+]\s+/i.exec(remaining);
+    DREAMING_DIFF_PREFIX_RE.lastIndex = index;
+    const diffMatch = DREAMING_DIFF_PREFIX_RE.exec(snippet);
     if (diffMatch) {
-      index += diffMatch[0].length;
+      index = DREAMING_DIFF_PREFIX_RE.lastIndex;
       continue;
     }
     const char = snippet[index];