diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0630157..e793402 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -353,6 +353,19 @@ const plugin = {
         return cleaned.length > 10;
       });
 
+      // Check ignore patterns — skip sessions matching cron/subagent noise
+      const ignorePatterns = (config.ignorePatterns || [])
+        .map(p => { try { return new RegExp(p, "i"); } catch { return null; } })
+        .filter(Boolean);
+
+      if (ignorePatterns.length > 0 && realUserMsgs.length > 0) {
+        const firstMsg = realUserMsgs[0];
+        if (ignorePatterns.some(re => re.test(firstMsg))) {
+          log.info?.("[memory-continuity] Session matches ignorePattern, skipping");
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       const existing = readFile(statePath);
       const newState = extractStateFromMessages(messages);
       if (!newState) {
diff --git a/openclaw.plugin.json b/openclaw.plugin.json
index 572c7eb..50688b2 100644
--- a/openclaw.plugin.json
+++ b/openclaw.plugin.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "type": "number",
         "default": 20,
         "description": "Maximum number of archive files to keep in session_archive/"
+      },
+      "ignorePatterns": {
+        "type": "array",
+        "default": [],
+        "description": "Regex patterns to ignore sessions (e.g. cron jobs, subagent noise). Matched against first user message."
       }
     }
   },
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@
     "maxArchiveCount": {
       "label": "Max archive files",
       "help": "Old archives are auto-deleted when this limit is reached"
+    },
+    "ignorePatterns": {
+      "label": "Ignore patterns",
+      "help": "Skip state extraction for sessions matching these patterns (regex)"
     }
   }
 }
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