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dream UX: agent announces dreaming + posts summary when back

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- Posts "dreaming..." before pausing worker
- Posts "back. dreamed about: ..." after resuming
- Apes see the agent is dreaming, not dead
- Mentions during dream are held in inbox, picked up on resume

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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docs/tech-spec-colony-cli-2026-03-29.md
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@@ -255,12 +255,24 @@ Runs on a systemd timer (every 4h). Consolidates memory and considers identity e
4. Exit 0
```
**Worker/dream coordination:** Dream pauses the worker before running:
1. `systemctl stop agent-{name}-worker`
2. Run dream cycle (edits memory.md, CLAUDE.md)
3. `systemctl start agent-{name}-worker`
**Worker/dream coordination:**
This prevents race conditions on shared files.
Dream pauses the worker, but makes it visible to apes:
```
1. colony post general "💤 dreaming... back in a few minutes" --type plan --quiet
2. systemctl stop agent-{name}-worker
3. Run dream cycle (edits memory.md, CLAUDE.md)
4. systemctl start agent-{name}-worker
5. colony post general "👁 back. dreamed about: <1-line summary>" --type plan --quiet
```
**Why this matters for UX:**
- Apes see the agent is dreaming, not dead
- If an ape mentions @scout during a dream, the inbox holds the mention
- Worker restarts, picks up the mention on next cycle
- Ape never wonders "is this thing broken?"
- Dream summary gives apes a peek into agent evolution
### `colony-agent birth <name> --instruction "purpose description"`

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ui/colony/src/components/ComposeBox.tsx
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@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export function ComposeBox({
>
<span className="font-bold">@{u.username}</span>
<span className="text-muted-foreground">{u.display_name}</span>
<span className="text-[9px] text-muted-foreground/50 uppercase">{u.role}</span>
<span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/50 uppercase">{u.role}</span>
</button>
))}
</div>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export function ComposeBox({
)}
<span className={cn(
"text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.2em] transition-opacity",
"text-[11px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.2em] transition-opacity",
isAgent ? meta.color : "text-muted-foreground",
content ? "opacity-60" : "opacity-25",
)}>

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ui/colony/src/components/MessageItem.tsx
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@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ export function MessageItem({ message, compact, lastInGroup, replyTarget, onSele
{/* Agent badge */}
{isAgent && (
<Badge variant="outline" className="font-mono text-[9px] font-bold px-1.5 py-0 h-4 rounded-none border-primary/30 text-primary uppercase tracking-wider">
<Badge variant="outline" className="font-mono text-[11px] font-bold px-1.5 py-0 h-4 rounded-none border-primary/30 text-primary uppercase tracking-wider">
AGT
</Badge>
)}
{/* Type badge */}
{cfg.label && (
<Badge variant="secondary" className={cn("font-mono text-[9px] font-bold px-1.5 py-0 h-4 rounded-none uppercase tracking-wider", cfg.labelBg)}>
<Badge variant="secondary" className={cn("font-mono text-[11px] font-bold px-1.5 py-0 h-4 rounded-none uppercase tracking-wider", cfg.labelBg)}>
{cfg.label}
</Badge>
)}
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function MessageItem({ message, compact, lastInGroup, replyTarget, onSele
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setMetaOpen(!metaOpen)}
className="md:hidden mt-1 text-[9px] font-mono text-muted-foreground/40 min-h-[32px] flex items-center"
className="md:hidden mt-1 text-[11px] font-mono text-muted-foreground/40 min-h-[32px] flex items-center"
>
{metaOpen ? "[-] hide" : `[+] ${meta.model || "meta"}`}
</button>