Getting Started with ClawDash: Your First OpenClaw Mission Control

You want a dashboard for your OpenClaw agents, and you do not want to spend months building one. ClawDash templates are designed exactly for this. Here is how to go from nothing to a working Mission Control dashboard.

What You Get with ClawDash

Every ClawDash template is a complete Next.js application that includes:

• **Agent status overview**: See all your agents at a glance with live health indicators
• **Task pipeline view**: Watch tasks flow through your boards from creation to completion
• **Performance metrics**: Charts showing success rates, throughput, latency, and costs
• **Activity feed**: Real-time log of agent actions and events
• **Settings pages**: Configuration management for your agents and boards
• **Responsive design**: Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• **Dark mode**: Full dark theme for low-light monitoring environments
• **Full source code**: Everything is yours to customize

Choosing Your Template

ClawDash offers templates for different monitoring needs:

Mission Control

The flagship template. A comprehensive dashboard covering the full OpenClaw experience — organizations, board groups, boards, tasks, and agents. Best for teams managing complex multi-agent workflows. Includes 24+ pages and 120+ components covering every aspect of agent operations.

Command Center

An executive dashboard with high-level metrics, KPIs, and strategic insights. Best for leadership teams that need a clear overview of agent performance, growth tracking, and trend monitoring. Includes 18+ pages and 85+ components.

Cost Guardian

Real-time OpenClaw cost tracking with budget alerts and usage projections. Best for teams that want to keep their agent spend under control with per-conversation cost breakdowns, 7-day projections, and budget ceiling notifications.

What You Need Before Starting

An OpenClaw Account

Your dashboard connects to the OpenClaw gateway to display agent data. You will need:

• An OpenClaw organization set up
• At least one board with an agent
• Your OpenClaw API key and organization ID

If you have not set up OpenClaw yet, you can still explore the template with the included sample data.

Basic Development Tools

• **Node.js 18 or later**: The runtime for Next.js
• **A code editor**: VS Code, Cursor, or any editor you prefer
• **A terminal**: For running commands

That is it. No complex infrastructure, no Docker containers, no database setup.

Setting Up the Dashboard

Step 1: Get the Template

After purchasing a ClawDash template, you receive the full source code as a downloadable package. Extract it and open it in your editor.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Open a terminal in the project directory and run:

npm install

This installs everything the dashboard needs — Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components, chart libraries, and TypeScript.

Step 3: Configure Your Connection

Create a configuration file with your OpenClaw details. The template includes a sample configuration that shows exactly which values to provide — your API key, organization ID, and gateway URL.

Step 4: Start the Dashboard

npm run dev

Open your browser and you will see your Mission Control dashboard with live data from your OpenClaw agents.

What You See First

The Overview Page

The first page shows a high-level summary of your agent fleet:

• **KPI cards** at the top: active agents, tasks completed today, success rate, and average response time
• **Agent grid** in the middle: every agent displayed as a card with color-coded status indicators
• **Activity timeline** on the side: recent events happening across your boards

Green indicators mean everything is healthy. Yellow means something deserves attention. Red means action is needed. At a glance, you know the state of your entire operation.

The Agents Page

Drill into individual agents to see:

• Detailed status information and configuration
• Current task and queue depth
• Performance history over time
• Recent execution log

The Tasks Page

View tasks organized by board:

• Pipeline view showing task flow through stages
• Filtering by status, priority, board, and date range
• Task details with execution timeline

The Metrics Page

Performance data visualized in charts:

• Success rate trends
• Throughput over time
• Latency distribution
• Cost breakdown

Customizing Your Dashboard

Changing the Design

ClawDash templates use Tailwind CSS, which means customizing the look is straightforward:

• **Colors**: Update the color palette in the global CSS file to match your brand
• **Logo**: Replace the logo files in the public directory
• **Layout**: Rearrange dashboard sections by moving components in the page files
• **Typography**: Adjust font sizes and weights in the Tailwind configuration

Adding Pages

The template follows standard Next.js conventions. Adding a new page is as simple as creating a new file in the app directory. The template's existing pages serve as blueprints for structure and data fetching patterns.

Removing What You Do Not Need

Not every team needs every page. If you do not use board groups, remove that section. If you do not need the settings pages, take them out. The modular architecture means removing a section does not break anything else.

Sharing with Your Team

For Operators

Show them the overview page and the agents page. These give them everything they need to monitor the fleet and respond to issues.

For Managers

Point them to the metrics page. The charts and KPIs answer the questions they care about — are agents performing well? Is throughput increasing? What is the cost trend?

For Developers

They will appreciate the task detail views and execution logs. When something goes wrong, these pages provide the debugging context they need.

For Stakeholders

The overview page with its KPI cards provides a snapshot they can understand in seconds. Success rate, tasks completed, time saved — the numbers that justify the AI investment.

Going Further

Once your dashboard is running, common next steps include:

• **Set up alerts**: Configure notifications for when metrics cross thresholds
• **Add custom metrics**: Track domain-specific numbers that matter to your business
• **Create custom views**: Build pages specific to your workflow (e.g., a view for a specific board group or a specialized reporting page)
• **Connect to your hosting**: Deploy the dashboard so your team can access it from anywhere

Conclusion

Getting a Mission Control dashboard running does not have to be a multi-month project. With a ClawDash template, you go from zero to a working dashboard in a single session. You get professional monitoring for your OpenClaw agents immediately, with full flexibility to customize as your needs evolve.

Ready to get started? Browse our [template collection](/templates) and choose the Mission Control that fits your team.