Openclaw Control Center

openclaw-control-center

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OpenClaw Control Center transforms OpenClaw from a black box into a local, auditable control center. It provides visibility into agent activity, token spend, task execution chains, cross-session collaboration, memory state, and document sources — with security-first defaults that keep all mutations off by default.

What It Does

• Overview: System health, pending items, risk signals, and operational summary
• Usage: Daily/7d/30d token spend, quota, context pressure, subscription window
• Staff: Who is actively executing vs. queued — not just "has tasks"
• Collaboration: Parent-child session handoffs and verified cross-session messages (e.g. Main ⇄ Pandas)
• Tasks: Task board, approvals, execution chains, run evidence
• Memory: Per-agent memory health, searchability, and source file editing
• Documents: Shared and agent-core documents opened from actual source files
• Settings: Connector wiring status, security risk summary, update status

Installation

git clone https://github.com/TianyiDataScience/openclaw-control-center.git
cd openclaw-control-center
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run build
npm test
npm run smoke:ui
npm run dev:ui

Open:

• http://127.0.0.1:4310/?section=overview&lang=zh
• http://127.0.0.1:4310/?section=overview&lang=en

Use npm run dev:ui over UI_MODE=true npm run dev — more stable, especially on Windows shells.

Project Structure

openclaw-control-center/
├── control-center/          # All modifications must stay within this directory
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── runtime/         # Core runtime, connectors, monitors
│   │   └── ui/              # Frontend UI components
│   ├── .env.example
│   └── package.json
├── docs/
│   └── assets/              # Screenshots and documentation images
├── README.md
└── README.en.md

Critical constraint: Only modify files inside control-center/. Never modify ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Environment Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and configure:

# Security defaults — do NOT change without understanding implications
READONLY_MODE=true
LOCAL_TOKEN_AUTH_REQUIRED=true
IMPORT_MUTATION_ENABLED=false
IMPORT_MUTATION_DRY_RUN=false
APPROVAL_ACTIONS_ENABLED=false
APPROVAL_ACTIONS_DRY_RUN=true

# Connection
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL=http://127.0.0.1:PORT
OPENCLAW_HOME=~/.openclaw

# UI
PORT=4310
DEFAULT_LANG=zh

Security Flag Meanings

Key Commands

# Development
npm run dev:ui          # Start UI server (recommended)
npm run dev             # One-shot monitor run, no HTTP UI

# Build & Test
npm run build           # TypeScript compile
npm test                # Run test suite
npm run smoke:ui        # Smoke test the UI endpoints

# Lint
npm run lint            # ESLint check
npm run lint:fix        # Auto-fix lint issues

TypeScript Code Examples

Connecting to the Runtime Monitor

import { createMonitor } from './src/runtime/monitor';

const monitor = createMonitor({
  gatewayUrl: process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:4310',
  readonlyMode: process.env.READONLY_MODE !== 'false',
  localTokenAuthRequired: process.env.LOCAL_TOKEN_AUTH_REQUIRED !== 'false',
});

// Fetch current system overview
const overview = await monitor.getOverview();
console.log(overview.systemStatus);      // 'healthy' | 'degraded' | 'critical'
console.log(overview.pendingItems);      // number
console.log(overview.activeAgents);      // Agent[]

Reading Agent Staff Status

import { StaffConnector } from './src/runtime/connectors/staff';

const staff = new StaffConnector({ gatewayUrl: process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL });

// Get agents actively executing (not just queued)
const activeAgents = await staff.getActiveAgents();
activeAgents.forEach(agent => {
  console.log(`${agent.name}: ${agent.status}`);
  // 'executing' | 'queued' | 'idle' | 'blocked'
  console.log(`Current task: ${agent.currentTask?.title ?? 'none'}`);
  console.log(`Last output: ${agent.lastOutput}`);
});

// Get the full staff roster including queue depth
const roster = await staff.getRoster();

Tracing Cross-Session Collaboration

import { CollaborationTracer } from './src/runtime/connectors/collaboration';

const tracer = new CollaborationTracer({ gatewayUrl: process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL });

// Get parent-child session handoffs
const handoffs = await tracer.getSessionHandoffs();
handoffs.forEach(handoff => {
  console.log(`${handoff.parentSession} → ${handoff.childSession}`);
  console.log(`Delegated task: ${handoff.taskTitle}`);
  console.log(`Status: ${handoff.status}`);
});

// Get verified cross-session messages (e.g. Main ⇄ Pandas)
const crossSessionMessages = await tracer.getCrossSessionMessages();
crossSessionMessages.forEach(msg => {
  console.log(`${msg.fromAgent} ⇄ ${msg.toAgent}: ${msg.messageType}`);
  // messageType: 'sessions_send' | 'inter-session message'
});

Fetching Token Usage and Spend

import { UsageConnector } from './src/runtime/connectors/usage';

const usage = new UsageConnector({ gatewayUrl: process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL });

// Today's usage
const today = await usage.getUsageSummary('today');
console.log(`Tokens used: ${today.tokensUsed}`);
console.log(`Cost: $${today.costUsd.toFixed(4)}`);
console.log(`Context pressure: ${today.contextPressure}`);
// contextPressure: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical'

// Usage trend over 7 days
const trend = await usage.getUsageTrend(7);
trend.forEach(day => {
  console.log(`${day.date}: ${day.tokensUsed} tokens, $${day.costUsd.toFixed(4)}`);
});

// Token attribution by task (who ate the scheduled task tokens)
const attribution = await usage.getTokenAttribution();
attribution.tasks.forEach(task => {
  console.log(`${task.title}: ${task.tokensUsed} (${task.percentOfTotal}%)`);
});

Reading Memory State

import { MemoryConnector } from './src/runtime/connectors/memory';

const memory = new MemoryConnector({
  openclawHome: process.env.OPENCLAW_HOME ?? '~/.openclaw',
});

// Get memory health per active agent (scoped to openclaw.json)
const memoryState = await memory.getMemoryState();
memoryState.agents.forEach(agent => {
  console.log(`${agent.name}:`);
  console.log(`  Available: ${agent.memoryAvailable}`);
  console.log(`  Searchable: ${agent.memorySearchable}`);
  console.log(`  Needs review: ${agent.needsReview}`);
});

// Read daily memory for an agent
const dailyMemory = await memory.readDailyMemory('main-agent');
console.log(dailyMemory.content);

// Edit memory (requires READONLY_MODE=false and valid local token)
await memory.writeDailyMemory('main-agent', updatedContent, { token: localToken });

Checking Wiring Status

import { WiringChecker } from './src/runtime/connectors/wiring';

const wiring = new WiringChecker({ gatewayUrl: process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL });

const status = await wiring.getWiringStatus();
status.connectors.forEach(connector => {
  console.log(`${connector.name}: ${connector.status}`);
  // status: 'connected' | 'partial' | 'disconnected'
  if (connector.status !== 'connected') {
    console.log(`  Fix: ${connector.nextStep}`);
  }
});

Approving Tasks (Gated Endpoint)

import { TaskConnector } from './src/runtime/connectors/tasks';