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