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🎯 Learning Objectives
Understand the Dashboard's purpose — Your central control panel for OpenClaw.
Know how to access it — Via browser at localhost:18789 or via command.
Navigate sections — Sessions, Agents, Plugins, Config, Logs.
Monitor system status — Check if gateway is running and troubleshoot.
📊 Theory: The Dashboard — Your Mission Control
🛠️ What is the Dashboard?
The Dashboard is OpenClaw's web interface — your mission control center. It lets you monitor, configure, and manage everything without touching the command line.
🔐 How to Access the Dashboard
Method 1: Automatic Launch
After installing OpenClaw with `openclaw onboard --install-daemon`, it often opens automatically in your browser at
Method 2: Manual Launch
Run in terminal:
Method 3: Mobile/Remote Access
Use your computer's local IP:
Default port: 18789 (configurable in settings)
After installing OpenClaw with `openclaw onboard --install-daemon`, it often opens automatically in your browser at
http://localhost:18789.Method 2: Manual Launch
Run in terminal:
openclaw dashboardMethod 3: Mobile/Remote Access
Use your computer's local IP:
http://192.168.x.x:18789 (requires same network)Default port: 18789 (configurable in settings)
🗺️ Dashboard Layout Breakdown
1. Header Bar — Contains logo, status indicator (🟢 running / 🔴 stopped), settings button.
2. Sidebar Navigation — Sessions, Agents, Plugins, Config, Logs.
3. Main Content Area — Displays selected section.
4. Quick Actions Bar — Restart, Status check, Docs shortcut.
Think of it as an airplane cockpit: all controls within arm's reach.
2. Sidebar Navigation — Sessions, Agents, Plugins, Config, Logs.
3. Main Content Area — Displays selected section.
4. Quick Actions Bar — Restart, Status check, Docs shortcut.
Think of it as an airplane cockpit: all controls within arm's reach.
📋 What Each Section Does
Sessions — View all active chat conversations, switch between them, see last activity time.
Agents — List of all AI agents (JiXe, Kodi, Mark, Rei, etc.), their status (active/idle), spawn new agents.
Plugins — Installed skills/tools, enable/disable them, view documentation.
Config — Edit
Logs — Live system messages, errors, warnings, connection attempts — crucial for debugging.
Agents — List of all AI agents (JiXe, Kodi, Mark, Rei, etc.), their status (active/idle), spawn new agents.
Plugins — Installed skills/tools, enable/disable them, view documentation.
Config — Edit
openclaw.json directly from browser, change models, prompts, settings.Logs — Live system messages, errors, warnings, connection attempts — crucial for debugging.
🧪 Hands-On Exercise: Dashboard Tour
5-Minute Simulated Walkthrough
Step 1 — Imagine you just opened the Dashboard
What do you see? (Header with logo, status, settings; Sidebar; Main area; Quick actions at bottom)
Step 2 — Click "Sessions" in the sidebar
You'd see something like:
Observation: You can see ALL your AI agents' chat history from one place.
Step 3 — Click "Agents"
You'd see the roster:
Step 4 — Check "Logs"
Recent system activity appears here. Can you spot any errors or warnings?
Step 5 — Mental Check
Answer these:
1. Where would you go to see if OpenClaw is running? → Header status indicator.
2. Where's your chat history? → Sessions section.
3. How to restart if stuck? → Quick Actions → Restart Gateway.
What do you see? (Header with logo, status, settings; Sidebar; Main area; Quick actions at bottom)
Step 2 — Click "Sessions" in the sidebar
You'd see something like:
Active Sessions:
1. main (JiXe) — Last active: just now
2. coder (Kodi) — Last active: 2 hours ago
3. marketer (Mark) — Last active: yesterday
Observation: You can see ALL your AI agents' chat history from one place.
Step 3 — Click "Agents"
You'd see the roster:
Agent List:
- JiXe 💻 (Head) — Active
- Kodi 🧩 (Coding) — Idle
- Mark 📣 (Marketing) — Idle
- Rei 🔍 (Research) — Idle
...
Step 4 — Check "Logs"
Recent system activity appears here. Can you spot any errors or warnings?
Step 5 — Mental Check
Answer these:
1. Where would you go to see if OpenClaw is running? → Header status indicator.
2. Where's your chat history? → Sessions section.
3. How to restart if stuck? → Quick Actions → Restart Gateway.
📊 Quiz: Dashboard Mastery (5 Questions)
Q1: The Dashboard is best described as:
A
A chat interface only
B
Your mission control center
C
A file manager
Q2: What command opens the Dashboard?
A
openclaw start
B
openclaw dashboard
C
openclaw open
Q3: Where do you check if OpenClaw is running?
A
In a chat session
B
Header status indicator
C
In the Plugins section
Q4: Which section shows all your AI agents?
A
Sessions
B
Agents
C
Config
Q5: What does "Restart Gateway" do?
A
Restarts your computer
B
Restarts OpenClaw
C
Deletes conversations