diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b8a0bd403..0ab03b9de 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1480,11 +1480,11 @@
         "qmd": "qmd"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1793383524,
-        "narHash": "sha256-arWBoGbFd5AW+RsJ/wmsWiB0DMMM1S9Ji94xNOFOobw=",
+        "lastModified": 1793860488,
+        "narHash": "sha256-nJuhwbielPiFM/LTm2t70baUsA7u1JnKTOAYGUbVuMk=",
         "owner": "openclaw",
         "repo": "nix-openclaw",
-        "rev": "4b261b08c173467dc41db7b43d8265529c435055",
+        "rev": "26516d997d7e1794d708c63e1e1285529c17ee62",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/home/openclaw/default.nix b/home/openclaw/default.nix
index 459a12771..aac232bc4 100644
--- a/home/openclaw/default.nix
+++ b/home/openclaw/default.nix
@@ -510,7 +510,12 @@ in
                 dimensions = 1024; # Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B hidden size
               };
               autoRecall = true;
-              autoCapture = false;
+              # Auto-capture ON (2026-11-05): phase 1 (#1300) shipped
+              # with capture off while recall proved out; the standard
+              # advanced lancedb setup runs both, and Shed's memory
+              # only compounds if Drew's messages are captured as they
+              # land. The plugin filters (length, markup) still apply.
+              autoCapture = true;
             };
           };
         };