The latest articles on DEV Community by Walter Ceder (@walter_ceder_9510a30b78a4). https://dev.to/walter_ceder_9510a30b78a4 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3862233%2Fe8ddc62d-1193-489d-b9f9-1b2f70da1d5e.png https://dev.to/walter_ceder_9510a30b78a4 en Walter Ceder Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:32:40 +0000 https://dev.to/walter_ceder_9510a30b78a4/i-built-11-hooks-that-give-claude-code-persistent-memory-safety-guards-and-afk-mode-8mc https://dev.to/walter_ceder_9510a30b78a4/i-built-11-hooks-that-give-claude-code-persistent-memory-safety-guards-and-afk-mode-8mc <p>Claude Code loses all context between sessions. /compact makes it worse. <br> Dangerous commands run with no warning.</p> <p>I built AutoDream to fix all three.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Persistent memory</strong> — injects project context into every prompt automatically</li> <li> <strong>Safety guard</strong> — dual-layer danger scoring blocks risky commands before they run</li> <li> <strong>/compact survival</strong> — saves state before compaction, re-injects it after</li> <li> <strong>Auto-learning</strong> — captures decisions and key edits every session</li> <li> <strong>AFK mode</strong> — drop tasks in a queue, agents work while you're away</li> </ul> <h2> Three operating modes </h2> <p><strong>Active</strong> — 11 hooks fire automatically while you work across all 6 Claude Code hook events (PreToolUse, UserPromptSubmit, PostToolUse, PreCompact, PostCompact, Stop)</p> <p><strong>AFK</strong> — scheduled agents process your task queue while you're away, write a report, wait for your return</p> <p><strong>Maintenance</strong> — memory consolidates and deduplicates itself overnight</p> <h2> Hook architecture </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Event</th> <th>Hooks</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>PreToolUse</td> <td>guardian, critic-evaluator, circuit-breaker</td> </tr> <tr> <td>UserPromptSubmit</td> <td>context injection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PostToolUse</td> <td>learn, verification, microcompact</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PreCompact</td> <td>state saver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PostCompact</td> <td>reorient</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stop</td> <td>memory-extractor, dream</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Install </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash git clone https://github.com/JaWaMi73/AutoDream ~/.claude/autodream cp ~/.claude/autodream/hooks/*.cjs ~/.claude/hooks/ MIT licensed. Full install guide in the repo. GitHub: https://github.com/JaWaMi73/AutoDream </code></pre> </div> claudecode ai devtools productivity