# Mission Control
**The open-source dashboard for AI agent orchestration.**
Manage agent fleets, track tasks, monitor costs, and orchestrate workflows — all from a single pane of glass.
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> **Alpha Software** — Mission Control is under active development. APIs, database schemas, and configuration formats may change between releases. Review the [known limitations](#known-limitations) and [security considerations](#security-considerations) before deploying to production.
## Why Mission Control?
Running AI agents at scale means juggling sessions, tasks, costs, and reliability across multiple models and channels. Mission Control gives you:
- **28 panels** — Tasks, agents, logs, tokens, memory, cron, alerts, webhooks, pipelines, and more
- **Real-time everything** — WebSocket + SSE push updates, smart polling that pauses when you're away
- **Zero external dependencies** — SQLite database, single `pnpm start` to run, no Redis/Postgres/Docker required
- **Role-based access** — Viewer, operator, and admin roles with session + API key auth
- **Quality gates** — Built-in review system that blocks task completion without sign-off
- **Multi-gateway** — Connect to multiple agent gateways simultaneously (OpenClaw, and more coming soon)
## Quick Start
> **Requires [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation)** — Mission Control uses pnpm for dependency management. Install it with `npm install -g pnpm` or `corepack enable`.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control.git
cd mission-control
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env # edit with your values
pnpm dev # http://localhost:3000
```
Initial login is seeded from `AUTH_USER` / `AUTH_PASS` on first run.
If `AUTH_PASS` contains `#`, quote it (e.g. `AUTH_PASS="my#password"`) or use `AUTH_PASS_B64`.
## Project Status
### What Works
- Agent management with full lifecycle (register, heartbeat, wake, retire)
- Kanban task board with drag-and-drop, priorities, assignments, and comments
- Real-time monitoring via WebSocket + SSE with smart polling
- Token usage and cost tracking with per-model breakdowns
- Multi-gateway connection management
- Role-based access control (viewer, operator, admin)
- Background scheduler for automated tasks
- Outbound webhooks with delivery history, retry with exponential backoff, and circuit breaker
- Webhook signature verification (HMAC-SHA256 with constant-time comparison)
- Local Claude Code session tracking (auto-discovers from `~/.claude/projects/`)
- Quality review gates for task sign-off
- Pipeline orchestration with workflow templates
- Ed25519 device identity for secure gateway handshake
- Agent SOUL system with workspace file sync and templates
- Agent inter-agent messaging and comms
- Update available banner with GitHub release check
### Known Limitations
- **CSP still includes `unsafe-inline`** — `unsafe-eval` has been removed, but inline styles remain for framework compatibility
### Security Considerations
- **Change all default credentials** (`AUTH_USER`, `AUTH_PASS`, `API_KEY`) before deploying
- **Deploy behind a reverse proxy with TLS** (e.g., Caddy, nginx) for any network-accessible deployment
- **Review [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)** for the vulnerability reporting process
- **Do not expose the dashboard to the public internet** without configuring `MC_ALLOWED_HOSTS` and TLS
## Features
### Agent Management
Monitor agent status, spawn new sessions, view heartbeats, and manage the full agent lifecycle from registration to retirement.
### Task Board
Kanban board with six columns (inbox → backlog → todo → in-progress → review → done), drag-and-drop, priority levels, assignments, and threaded comments.
### Real-time Monitoring
Live activity feed, session inspector, and log viewer with filtering. WebSocket connection to OpenClaw gateway for instant event delivery.
### Cost Tracking
Token usage dashboard with per-model breakdowns, trend charts, and cost analysis powered by Recharts.
### Background Automation
Scheduled tasks for database backups, stale record cleanup, and agent heartbeat monitoring. Configurable via UI or API.
### Direct CLI Integration
Connect Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI tool directly to Mission Control without requiring a gateway. Register connections, send heartbeats with inline token reporting, and auto-register agents.
### Claude Code Session Tracking
Automatically discovers and tracks local Claude Code sessions by scanning `~/.claude/projects/`. Extracts token usage, model info, message counts, cost estimates, and active status from JSONL transcripts. Scans every 60 seconds via the background scheduler.
### GitHub Issues Sync
Inbound sync from GitHub repositories with label and assignee mapping. Synced issues appear on the task board alongside agent-created tasks.
### Agent SOUL System
Define agent personality, capabilities, and behavioral guidelines via SOUL markdown files. Edit in the UI or directly in workspace `soul.md` files — changes sync bidirectionally between disk and database.
### Agent Messaging
Inter-agent communication via the comms API. Agents can send messages to each other, enabling coordinated multi-agent workflows.
### Integrations
Outbound webhooks with delivery history, configurable alert rules with cooldowns, and multi-gateway connection management. Optional 1Password CLI integration for secret management.
### Update Checker
Automatic GitHub release check notifies you when a new version is available, displayed as a banner in the dashboard.
## Architecture
```
mission-control/
├── src/
│ ├── proxy.ts # Auth gate + CSRF + network access control
│ ├── app/
│ │ ├── page.tsx # SPA shell — routes all panels
│ │ ├── login/page.tsx # Login page
│ │ └── api/ # 66 REST API routes
│ ├── components/
│ │ ├── layout/ # NavRail, HeaderBar, LiveFeed
│ │ ├── dashboard/ # Overview dashboard
│ │ ├── panels/ # 28 feature panels
│ │ └── chat/ # Agent chat UI
│ ├── lib/
│ │ ├── auth.ts # Session + API key auth, RBAC
│ │ ├── db.ts # SQLite (better-sqlite3, WAL mode)
│ │ ├── claude-sessions.ts # Local Claude Code session scanner
│ │ ├── migrations.ts # 21 schema migrations
│ │ ├── scheduler.ts # Background task scheduler
│ │ ├── webhooks.ts # Outbound webhook delivery
│ │ ├── websocket.ts # Gateway WebSocket client
│ │ ├── device-identity.ts # Ed25519 device identity for gateway auth
│ │ └── agent-sync.ts # OpenClaw config → MC database sync
│ └── store/index.ts # Zustand state management
└── .data/ # Runtime data (SQLite DB, token logs)
```
## Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|-------|------------|
| Framework | Next.js 16 (App Router) |
| UI | React 19, Tailwind CSS 3.4 |
| Language | TypeScript 5.7 |
| Database | SQLite via better-sqlite3 (WAL mode) |
| State | Zustand 5 |
| Charts | Recharts 3 |
| Real-time | WebSocket + Server-Sent Events |
| Auth | scrypt hashing, session tokens, RBAC |
| Validation | Zod 4 |
| Testing | Vitest + Playwright (148 E2E tests) |
## Authentication
Three auth methods, three roles:
| Method | Details |
|--------|----------|
| Session cookie | `POST /api/auth/login` sets `mc-session` (7-day expiry) |
| API key | `x-api-key` header matches `API_KEY` env var |
| Google Sign-In | OAuth with admin approval workflow |
| Role | Access |
|------|--------|
| `viewer` | Read-only |
| `operator` | Read + write (tasks, agents, chat) |
| `admin` | Full access (users, settings, system ops) |
## API Reference
All endpoints require authentication unless noted. Full reference below.
Auth
| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `POST` | `/api/auth/login` | Login with username/password |
| `POST` | `/api/auth/google` | Google Sign-In |
| `POST` | `/api/auth/logout` | Destroy session |
| `GET` | `/api/auth/me` | Current user info |
| `GET` | `/api/auth/access-requests` | List pending access requests (admin) |
| `POST` | `/api/auth/access-requests` | Approve/reject requests (admin) |
Core Resources
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET` | `/api/agents` | viewer | List agents with task stats |
| `POST` | `/api/agents` | operator | Register/update agent |
| `GET` | `/api/agents/[id]` | viewer | Agent details |
| `POST` | `/api/agents/sync` | operator | Sync agents from openclaw.json |
| `GET/PUT` | `/api/agents/[id]/soul` | operator | Agent SOUL content (reads from workspace, writes to both) |
| `GET/POST` | `/api/agents/comms` | operator | Agent inter-agent communication |
| `POST` | `/api/agents/message` | operator | Send message to agent |
| `GET` | `/api/tasks` | viewer | List tasks (filter: `?status=`, `?assigned_to=`, `?priority=`) |
| `POST` | `/api/tasks` | operator | Create task |
| `GET` | `/api/tasks/[id]` | viewer | Task details |
| `PUT` | `/api/tasks/[id]` | operator | Update task |
| `DELETE` | `/api/tasks/[id]` | admin | Delete task |
| `GET` | `/api/tasks/[id]/comments` | viewer | Task comments |
| `POST` | `/api/tasks/[id]/comments` | operator | Add comment |
| `POST` | `/api/tasks/[id]/broadcast` | operator | Broadcast task to agents |
Monitoring
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET` | `/api/status` | viewer | System status (uptime, memory, disk) |
| `GET` | `/api/activities` | viewer | Activity feed |
| `GET` | `/api/notifications` | viewer | Notifications for recipient |
| `GET` | `/api/sessions` | viewer | Active gateway sessions |
| `GET` | `/api/tokens` | viewer | Token usage and cost data |
| `GET` | `/api/standup` | viewer | Standup report history |
| `POST` | `/api/standup` | operator | Generate standup |
| `GET` | `/api/releases/check` | viewer | Check for new GitHub releases |
Configuration
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET/PUT` | `/api/settings` | admin | App settings |
| `GET/PUT` | `/api/gateway-config` | admin | OpenClaw gateway config |
| `GET/POST` | `/api/cron` | admin | Cron management |
Operations
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET/POST` | `/api/scheduler` | admin | Background task scheduler |
| `GET` | `/api/audit` | admin | Audit log |
| `GET` | `/api/logs` | viewer | Agent log browser |
| `GET` | `/api/memory` | viewer | Memory file browser/search |
| `GET` | `/api/search` | viewer | Global search |
| `GET` | `/api/export` | admin | CSV export |
| `POST` | `/api/backup` | admin | Database backup |
| `POST` | `/api/cleanup` | admin | Stale data cleanup |
Integrations
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET/POST/PUT/DELETE` | `/api/webhooks` | admin | Webhook CRUD |
| `POST` | `/api/webhooks/test` | admin | Test delivery |
| `POST` | `/api/webhooks/retry` | admin | Manual retry a failed delivery |
| `GET` | `/api/webhooks/verify-docs` | viewer | Signature verification docs |
| `GET` | `/api/webhooks/deliveries` | admin | Delivery history |
| `GET/POST/PUT/DELETE` | `/api/alerts` | admin | Alert rules |
| `GET/POST/PUT/DELETE` | `/api/gateways` | admin | Gateway connections |
| `GET/PUT/DELETE/POST` | `/api/integrations` | admin | Integration management |
| `POST` | `/api/github` | admin | Trigger GitHub Issues sync |
Direct CLI
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `POST` | `/api/connect` | operator | Register direct CLI connection |
| `GET` | `/api/connect` | viewer | List active connections |
| `DELETE` | `/api/connect` | operator | Disconnect CLI session |
Chat & Real-time
| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `GET` | `/api/events` | SSE stream of DB changes |
| `GET/POST` | `/api/chat/conversations` | Conversation CRUD |
| `GET/POST` | `/api/chat/messages` | Message CRUD |
Agent Lifecycle
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `POST` | `/api/spawn` | operator | Spawn agent session |
| `POST` | `/api/agents/[id]/heartbeat` | operator | Agent heartbeat |
| `POST` | `/api/agents/[id]/wake` | operator | Wake sleeping agent |
| `POST` | `/api/quality-review` | operator | Submit quality review |
Claude Code Sessions
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET` | `/api/claude/sessions` | viewer | List discovered sessions (filter: `?active=1`, `?project=`) |
| `POST` | `/api/claude/sessions` | operator | Trigger manual session scan |
Pipelines
| Method | Path | Role | Description |
|--------|------|------|-------------|
| `GET` | `/api/pipelines` | viewer | List pipeline runs |
| `POST` | `/api/pipelines/run` | operator | Start pipeline |
| `GET/POST` | `/api/workflows` | viewer/admin | Workflow templates |
## Environment Variables
See [`.env.example`](.env.example) for the complete list. Key variables:
| Variable | Required | Description |
|----------|----------|-------------|
| `AUTH_USER` | No | Initial admin username (default: `admin`) |
| `AUTH_PASS` | No | Initial admin password |
| `AUTH_PASS_B64` | No | Base64-encoded admin password (overrides `AUTH_PASS` if set) |
| `API_KEY` | No | API key for headless access |
| `OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH` | Yes* | Absolute path to `openclaw.json` (preferred) |
| `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR` | Yes* | OpenClaw state root (default: `~/.openclaw`) |
| `OPENCLAW_HOME` | No | Legacy alias for state dir (fallback if `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR` unset) |
| `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_HOST` | No | Gateway host (default: `127.0.0.1`) |
| `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT` | No | Gateway WebSocket port (default: `18789`) |
| `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` | No | Server-side gateway auth token |
| `OPENCLAW_TOOLS_PROFILE` | No | Tools profile for `sessions_spawn` (recommended: `coding`) |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GATEWAY_TOKEN` | No | Browser-side gateway auth token (must use `NEXT_PUBLIC_` prefix) |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GATEWAY_CLIENT_ID` | No | Gateway UI client ID for websocket handshake (default: `control-ui`) |
| `OPENCLAW_MEMORY_DIR` | No | Memory browser root (see note below) |
| `MC_CLAUDE_HOME` | No | Path to `~/.claude` directory (default: `~/.claude`) |
| `MC_TRUSTED_PROXIES` | No | Comma-separated trusted proxy IPs for XFF parsing |
| `MC_ALLOWED_HOSTS` | No | Host allowlist for production |
*Memory browser, log viewer, and gateway config require OpenClaw config/state resolution (`OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH` and/or `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR`).
> **Memory Browser note:** OpenClaw does not store agent memory markdown files under
> `$OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/memory/` — that directory does not exist by default. Agent memory lives
> in each agent's workspace (e.g. `~/clawd-agents/{agent}/memory/`). Set
> `OPENCLAW_MEMORY_DIR` to your agents root directory to make the Memory Browser show
> daily logs, `MEMORY.md`, and other markdown files:
> ```
> OPENCLAW_MEMORY_DIR=/home/you/clawd-agents
> ```
### Workspace Creation Flow
To add a new workspace/client instance in the UI:
1. Open `Workspaces` from the left navigation.
2. Expand `Show Create Client Instance`.
3. Fill tenant/workspace fields (`slug`, `display_name`, optional ports/gateway owner).
4. Click `Create + Queue`.
5. Approve/run the generated provisioning job in the same panel.
`Workspaces` and `Super Admin` currently point to the same provisioning control plane.
### Projects and Ticket Prefixes
Mission Control supports multi-project task organization per workspace:
- Create/manage projects via Task Board → `Projects`.
- Each project has its own ticket prefix and counter.
- New tasks receive project-scoped ticket refs like `PA-001`, `PA-002`.
- Task board supports filtering by project.
### Memory Scope Clarification
- **Agent profile → Memory tab**: per-agent working memory stored in Mission Control DB (`working_memory`).
- **Memory Browser page**: workspace/local filesystem memory tree under `OPENCLAW_MEMORY_DIR`.
## Deployment
```bash
# Build
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm build
# Run
OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/.openclaw/openclaw.json OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/path/to/.openclaw pnpm start
```
Network access is restricted by default in production. Set `MC_ALLOWED_HOSTS` (comma-separated) or `MC_ALLOW_ANY_HOST=1` to control access.
## Development
```bash
pnpm dev # Dev server
pnpm build # Production build
pnpm typecheck # TypeScript check
pnpm lint # ESLint
pnpm test # Vitest unit tests
pnpm test:e2e # Playwright E2E
pnpm quality:gate # All checks
```
## Workload Signals Contract
`GET /api/workload` returns a workload snapshot and one recommendation:
- `normal`: system healthy, submit freely
- `throttle`: reduce submission rate / defer non-critical work
- `shed`: submit only critical work
- `pause`: hold submissions until capacity returns
Low-signal behavior:
- `capacity.error_rate_5m` is clamped to `[0,1]`
- `queue.estimated_wait_confidence` is `calculated` or `unknown`
- queue breakdown maps include stable keys even when counts are zero
Runtime-tunable thresholds:
- `MC_WORKLOAD_QUEUE_DEPTH_NORMAL`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_QUEUE_DEPTH_THROTTLE`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_QUEUE_DEPTH_SHED`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_BUSY_RATIO_THROTTLE`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_BUSY_RATIO_SHED`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_ERROR_RATE_THROTTLE`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_ERROR_RATE_SHED`
- `MC_WORKLOAD_RECENT_WINDOW_SECONDS`
## Roadmap
See [open issues](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues) for planned work and the [v1.0.0 release notes](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/releases/tag/v1.0.0) for what shipped.
**Completed:**
- [x] Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml ([#34](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/34))
- [x] Implement session control actions — monitor/pause/terminate are stub buttons ([#35](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/35))
- [x] Dynamic model catalog — replace hardcoded pricing across 3 files ([#36](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/36))
- [x] API-wide rate limiting ([#37](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/37))
- [x] React error boundaries around panels ([#38](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/38))
- [x] Structured logging with pino ([#39](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/39))
- [x] Accessibility improvements — WCAG 2.1 AA ([#40](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/40))
- [x] HSTS header for TLS deployments ([#41](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/41))
- [x] Input validation with zod schemas ([#42](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/42))
- [x] Export endpoint row limits ([#43](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/43))
- [x] Fill in Vitest unit test stubs with real assertions
- [x] Direct CLI integration — connect tools like Codex, Claude Code, or custom CLIs directly without requiring a gateway ([#61](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/61))
- [x] OpenAPI 3.1 documentation with Scalar UI ([#60](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/60))
- [x] GitHub Issues sync — inbound sync with label/assignee mapping ([#63](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/63))
- [x] Webhook retry with exponential backoff and circuit breaker
- [x] Webhook signature verification (HMAC-SHA256 with constant-time comparison)
- [x] Local Claude Code session tracking — auto-discover sessions from `~/.claude/projects/`
- [x] Rate limiter IP extraction hardening with trusted proxy support
- [x] Ed25519 device identity for WebSocket challenge-response handshake ([#85](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/85))
- [x] Agent SOUL workspace sync — bidirectional sync between `soul.md` files and database ([#95](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/95))
- [x] Update available banner with GitHub release check ([#94](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/94))
- [x] Side panel navigation synced with URL routes ([#87](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/87))
- [x] Task board SSE wiring, priority enum, and auto-advance ([#89](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/pull/89))
**Up next:**
- [ ] Agent-agnostic gateway support — connect any orchestration framework (OpenClaw, ZeroClaw, OpenFang, NeoBot, IronClaw, etc.), not just OpenClaw
- [ ] Workspace isolation for multi-team usage ([#75](https://github.com/builderz-labs/mission-control/issues/75))
- [ ] **[Flight Deck](https://github.com/splitlabs/flight-deck)** — native desktop companion app (Tauri v2) with real PTY terminal grid, stall inbox with native OS notifications, and system tray HUD. Currently in private beta.
- [ ] First-class per-agent cost breakdowns — dedicated panel with per-agent token usage and spend (currently derivable from per-session data)
- [ ] OAuth approval UI improvements
- [ ] API token rotation UI
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for setup instructions and guidelines.
## Security
To report a vulnerability, see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © 2026 [Builderz Labs](https://github.com/builderz-labs)