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

# Add to openclaw cron for daily checks
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

# Install via ClawHub
clawhub install mission-control

# Or manually
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