| name | mission-control |
| description | CLI-first system health aggregator for autonomous AI agents. Query all agent processes, resources, cron jobs, and services in one shot. Use when a user asks for system status, agent health, resource monitoring, cron checks, or wants to restart/inspect autonomous systems (daemons, AOMS, VPS workers, cron jobs). |
Mission Control
Overview
Single-command health aggregator for autonomous AI infrastructure. Replaces checking 5+ separate tools by collecting agent status, resource health, cron jobs, and service state into one report.
Designed for operators running autonomous agents (OpenClaw daemons, AOMS, VPS workers) who need a fast answer to "is everything OK?"
Core Rules
- Read-only by default. Only
restart mutates state and requires confirmation.
- Prefer
--json output when piping to other tools or storing results.
- Do not invent OpenClaw CLI flags. Use only documented commands.
- When the user asks "what's running?" or "system status" - run
mctl status for the full picture.
Commands
Full Status (default)
bash scripts/mctl.sh status
Returns: agents, resources (CPU/RAM/disk/GPU), cron jobs, services, OpenClaw status.
Agent List
bash scripts/mctl.sh agents
Detects running processes matching: openclaw daemon, openclaw gateway, and any process with "agent", "daemon", "worker", or "aoms" in its name. Shows PID and uptime.
Resource Health
bash scripts/mctl.sh health
CPU count, load average, RAM usage, disk usage, NVIDIA GPU (if present). Color-coded thresholds:
- Green: <60% usage
- Yellow: 60-80%
- Red: >80%
Cron Jobs
bash scripts/mctl.sh cron
Lists OpenClaw cron jobs via openclaw cron list.
Services
bash scripts/mctl.sh services
Checks systemd status for openclaw-gateway and openclaw-daemon. Also shows listening ports.
View Logs
bash scripts/mctl.sh logs [service-name]
Shows last 50 lines from the past hour for a systemd service. Defaults to openclaw-daemon.
Restart Service
bash scripts/mctl.sh restart <service-name>
Restarts a systemd service. Requires sudo. Always confirm with the user before running.
JSON Output
Add --json to any command for machine-readable output:
bash scripts/mctl.sh --json status
Usage Examples
Quick daily check
User: "How's the system?"
Agent: runs `mctl status` and summarizes findings
Debug a slow agent
User: "Why is my daemon slow?"
Agent: runs `mctl health` to check resources, then `mctl logs openclaw-daemon`
Pre-deployment check
User: "Is everything healthy before I deploy?"
Agent: runs `mctl --json status`, checks for red flags, gives go/no-go
Automated monitoring via cron
openclaw cron add --name "mission-control:daily" \
--schedule "0 8 * * *" \
--command "bash ~/.openclaw/skills/mission-control/scripts/mctl.sh --json status > /tmp/mctl-status.json"
What Gets Checked
| Check | Source | Threshold |
|---|
| Agent processes | pgrep | Any running = green |
| CPU load | /proc/loadavg | >CPUs = yellow |
| RAM | free -m | >80% = red |
| Disk | df -h / | >85% = red |
| GPU/VRAM | nvidia-smi | Optional |
| Cron | openclaw cron list | Shows schedule |
| Services | systemctl | active/failed |
| Ports | ss -ltnp | Informational |
Installation
No external dependencies. Requires:
- Bash 4+
- Standard Linux utilities (ps, free, df, ss)
- Optional:
nvidia-smi for GPU, openclaw CLI for cron/status
clawhub install mission-control
cp -r . ~/.openclaw/skills/mission-control/
chmod +x ~/.openclaw/skills/mission-control/scripts/mctl.sh
Integration with OpenClaw
Works with the existing OpenClaw ecosystem:
- openclaw cron - Schedule periodic health checks
- openclaw status - Included in full status report
- openclaw daemon - Monitored as an agent process
- openclaw gateway - Service health checked
When to Use
- Daily health checks for autonomous systems
- Before deployments or major changes
- Debugging performance issues
- Quick "is everything running?" answer
- Automated monitoring via cron
- Post-incident verification
Differences from mission-control-dashboard
| Feature | mission-control (this) | mission-control-dashboard |
|---|
| Interface | CLI / agent skill | Web UI (browser) |
| Use case | Quick status queries | Visual monitoring |
| Dependencies | Bash only | Python 3.8+ |
| Real-time | On-demand | Polling dashboard |
| Best for | AI agent queries | Human visual monitoring |
Use both together: this skill for agent-driven checks, the dashboard for visual monitoring.
Author
Built for autonomous infrastructure operations.
Price
Free on ClawHub
Tags
#monitoring #agents #health #cli #devops #automation #infrastructure #status
License
MIT
