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 and 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 — Mission Control uses pnpm for dependency management. Install it with npm install -g pnpm or corepack enable.

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.

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 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 for the complete list. Key variables:

Variable	Required	Description
AUTH_USER	No	Initial admin username (default: admin)
AUTH_PASS	No	Initial admin password
API_KEY	No	API key for headless access
OPENCLAW_HOME	Yes*	Path to .openclaw directory
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
NEXT_PUBLIC_GATEWAY_TOKEN	No	Browser-side gateway auth token (must use NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix)
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_HOME.

Memory Browser note: OpenClaw does not store agent memory markdown files under $OPENCLAW_HOME/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

Deployment

# Build
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm build

# Run
OPENCLAW_HOME=/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

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

Roadmap

See open issues for planned work and the v1.0.0 release notes for what shipped.

Completed:

• Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml (#34)

• Implement session control actions — monitor/pause/terminate are stub buttons (#35)

• Dynamic model catalog — replace hardcoded pricing across 3 files (#36)

• API-wide rate limiting (#37)

• React error boundaries around panels (#38)

• Structured logging with pino (#39)

• Accessibility improvements — WCAG 2.1 AA (#40)

• HSTS header for TLS deployments (#41)

• Input validation with zod schemas (#42)

• Export endpoint row limits (#43)

• Fill in Vitest unit test stubs with real assertions

• Direct CLI integration — connect tools like Codex, Claude Code, or custom CLIs directly without requiring a gateway (#61)

• OpenAPI 3.1 documentation with Scalar UI (#60)

• GitHub Issues sync — inbound sync with label/assignee mapping (#63)

• Webhook retry with exponential backoff and circuit breaker

• Webhook signature verification (HMAC-SHA256 with constant-time comparison)

• Local Claude Code session tracking — auto-discover sessions from ~/.claude/projects/

• Rate limiter IP extraction hardening with trusted proxy support

• Ed25519 device identity for WebSocket challenge-response handshake (#85)

• Agent SOUL workspace sync — bidirectional sync between soul.md files and database (#95)

• Update available banner with GitHub release check (#94)

• Side panel navigation synced with URL routes (#87)

• Task board SSE wiring, priority enum, and auto-advance (#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)
• 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 for setup instructions and guidelines.

Security

To report a vulnerability, see SECURITY.md.

License

MIT © 2026 Builderz Labs