docs: rewrite root README with enterprise tone

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Web UI + API for operating OpenClaw: managing boards, tasks, agents, approvals, and gateway connections.
Mission Control is the **web UI and HTTP API** for operating OpenClaw. Its designed for teams that want a clear control plane for managing **boards**, **tasks**, **agents**, **approvals**, and (optionally) **gateway connections**.
## Active development
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- Use at your own risk for production workloads.
- We welcome **bug reports**, **feature requests**, and **PRs** — see GitHub Issues: https://github.com/abhi1693/openclaw-mission-control/issues
- **Frontend:** Next.js app (default http://localhost:3000)
- **Backend:** FastAPI service (default http://localhost:8000)
- **Data:** Postgres
- **Gateway integration:** see [`docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md`](./docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
- **Gateway base config (local):** see [`docs/openclaw_gateway_base_config.md`](./docs/openclaw_gateway_base_config.md)
## Architecture (high level)
> Note on auth (Clerk)
>
> Clerk is **optional** for local/self-host. The frontend enables Clerk **only** when
> `NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` is set. If you dont want to configure Clerk,
> make sure that variable is **unset/blank**.
Mission Control is a small, service-oriented stack:
## Quick start (self-host with Docker Compose)
- **Frontend:** Next.js (default http://localhost:3000)
- **Backend:** FastAPI (default http://localhost:8000)
- **Database:** Postgres
- **Gateway integration (optional):** WebSocket protocol documented in [`docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md`](./docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
### Prerequisites
## Documentation
- Docker + Docker Compose v2 (`docker compose`)
Start with the docs landing page:
- [`docs/README.md`](./docs/README.md)
### Run
Operational deep dives:
- Deployment: [`docs/deployment/README.md`](./docs/deployment/README.md)
- Production notes: [`docs/production/README.md`](./docs/production/README.md)
- Troubleshooting: [`docs/troubleshooting/README.md`](./docs/troubleshooting/README.md)
## Authentication (Clerk)
Clerk is **optional for local/self-host**.
- The frontend enables Clerk only when `NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` is set.
- If youre not configuring Clerk locally, keep Clerk env vars **unset/blank**.
## Deployment modes
### 1) Self-host (Docker Compose)
**Prerequisites:** Docker + Docker Compose v2 (`docker compose`)
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# REQUIRED: ensure the browser can reach the backend API.
# REQUIRED: the browser must be able to reach the backend.
# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL must be reachable from the *browser* (host), not an internal Docker network name.
# If you change ports/hosts, update NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL in .env accordingly.
# (Missing/blank NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL will break frontend API calls like Activity feed.)
# IMPORTANT: if you are not configuring Clerk, disable it by ensuring
# NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY is NOT set.
# (The default `frontend/.env.example` contains placeholders that you should delete/blank.)
# Missing/blank NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL will break frontend API calls (e.g. Activity feed).
docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env up -d --build
```
Open:
- Frontend: http://localhost:3000
- Backend health: http://localhost:8000/healthz
### Stop
Stop:
```bash
docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env down
```
### Common Compose commands
Useful ops:
```bash
# Tail logs
@@ -70,133 +76,21 @@ docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env up -d --build backend
docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env down -v
```
## Quick start (local development)
### 2) Contributor local dev loop (DB in Docker, apps on host)
This is the fastest workflow for contributors: run Postgres via Docker, and run the backend + frontend in dev mode.
### Prerequisites
See: [`docs/03-development.md`](./docs/03-development.md)
- Docker + Docker Compose v2
- Python **3.12+** + [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- Node.js (recommend 18+) + npm
## Testing and CI parity
### 1) Start Postgres
```bash
cp .env.example .env
docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env up -d db
```
### 2) Backend (FastAPI)
```bash
cd backend
cp .env.example .env
# deps
uv sync --extra dev
# run API on :8000
uv run uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
```
Notes:
- If you run the DB container, the backend should use the default in `backend/.env` (`localhost:5432`).
- Database migrations:
```bash
cd backend
uv run alembic upgrade head
```
### 3) Frontend (Next.js)
```bash
cd frontend
# Configure API URL (REQUIRED) and optionally disable Clerk for local dev by removing/blanking Clerk env vars
cp .env.example .env.local
# If you run the backend locally on :8000, this should be:
# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
npm install
npm run dev
```
Open http://localhost:3000.
### Cypress E2E (local)
When running Cypress (`cd frontend && npm run e2e`), make sure `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL` is set (either in `frontend/.env.local` or your shell env). In CI we run the frontend on `http://localhost:3000`, so `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL` is set to `http://localhost:3000` for the E2E job.
## Key concepts / high-level architecture
- **Mission Control backend** exposes a REST API at `/api/v1/*` and also hosts health endpoints (`/healthz`, `/readyz`).
- **Mission Control frontend** calls the backend via `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL`.
- **Postgres** stores boards/tasks/agents/etc.
- **OpenClaw Gateway** connectivity is over WebSockets; protocol details live in [`docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md`](./docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md).
## Common commands
- Testing notes: [`docs/testing/README.md`](./docs/testing/README.md)
### CI test suites (canonical commands)
CI (`.github/workflows/ci.yml`) runs these suites on PRs:
- **Backend**: `make backend-coverage` (includes `pytest` + coverage artifacts)
- **Frontend**: `make frontend-test` (Vitest + coverage)
- **E2E (Cypress)**: runs only when a `cypress.config.*` is present in the repo (job `e2e`).
### Coverage policy
CI enforces a **scoped 100% coverage gate** (statements + branches) for a small set of unit-testable modules.
See `docs/coverage-policy.md`.
- Testing guide: [`docs/testing/README.md`](./docs/testing/README.md)
- Coverage policy: [`docs/coverage-policy.md`](./docs/coverage-policy.md)
From repo root:
```bash
make help
make setup
make lint
make typecheck
make test
make check
```
## Troubleshooting
More: [`docs/troubleshooting/README.md`](./docs/troubleshooting/README.md)
### Frontend keeps redirecting / Clerk errors
You likely have `NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` set (even to a placeholder). To run without Clerk:
- Remove the `NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` line from `frontend/.env.local`, **or** set it to an empty value.
### Backend cant connect to Postgres
- Confirm containers are up:
```bash
docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env ps
```
- If youre running backend locally (not in compose), make sure `backend/.env` points to `localhost`:
- `DATABASE_URL=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/mission_control`
### Port already in use
Adjust ports in `.env` (copied from `.env.example`):
- `FRONTEND_PORT`
- `BACKEND_PORT`
- `POSTGRES_PORT`
## Star History
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