Mission-Control/FUTURE.md

Mission Control — Future Improvements

This document tracks potential future enhancements for Mission Control.

Last Updated: 2026-05-10
Current Version: v0.0.1

How to Use This Document

This file is a living document. Agents should:

1. Read this file before proposing changes
2. Add new recommendations with priority levels
3. Never add completed items — move those to HISTORY.md instead
4. Reference this file when dispatching improvement tasks
5. Only Ripley can remove items from this list.

Priority Format

All items must include the priority emoji in their heading, matching the section they belong to:

Priority	Emoji	Heading Format
CRITICAL	🔴	### 🔴 Title — CRITICAL
HIGH	🟠	### 🟠 Title — HIGH
MEDIUM	🟡	### 🟡 Title — MEDIUM
LOW	🔵	### 🔵 Title — LOW
NICE TO HAVE	💭	### 💭 Title — NICE TO HAVE

Items are grouped under their priority section heading (## 🔴 CRITICAL, ## 🟠 HIGH, etc.) and sorted most-impactful-first within each tier.

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Pending Recommendations

🔴 CRITICAL

🔴 Stand Up Base Platform — CRITICAL

Priority: CRITICAL
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Fork abhi1693/openclaw-mission-control and stand up the local dev environment before any merging begins.

Implementation Notes:

• Fork to our org on Forgejo
• Stand up Docker Compose (Postgres + Redis + backend + frontend)
• Verify all existing features: auth, boards, tasks, agents, gateways, approvals
• Document data model and API surface
• Ensure local dev works end-to-end

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🟠 HIGH

🟠 Gateway Data Collection Service — HIGH

Priority: HIGH
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Port the dashboard's Go data collection (refresh.go, refresh_sessions.go, refresh_tokens.go, etc.) to Python services that poll the OpenClaw gateway.

Implementation Notes:

• Create app/services/monitoring/gateway_collector.py
• Reuse existing gateway_rpc.py for all RPC calls
• Poll: usage.cost, usage.status, cron.list/status, sessions.list/preview, agents.list, health, status
• Run as background asyncio task with configurable intervals
• Store collected data in new PostgreSQL models

🟠 Monitoring Database Models — HIGH

Priority: HIGH
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Create new PostgreSQL models for tracking data (cost, sessions, crons, system health, alerts).

Implementation Notes:

• CostSnapshot, CronJobStatus, SessionEvent, SubAgentRun, SystemHealthMetric, AlertRule
• Alembic migration for all new tables
• CRUD API endpoints under /api/monitoring/

🟠 WebSocket for Agent Events — HIGH

Priority: HIGH
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Add FastAPI WebSocket endpoint for real-time agent event broadcasting, porting the JSONL session watcher from pixel-agents.

Implementation Notes:

• Port sessionWatcher.ts logic to Python
• Watch ~/.openclaw/agents/*/sessions/*.jsonl
• Parse events and broadcast via WebSocket
• Front-end client in agent-events.ts

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🟡 MEDIUM

🟡 Cost Tracking UI — MEDIUM

Priority: MEDIUM
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Port the dashboard's cost cards, donut charts, and trend lines to React/Recharts components.

Implementation Notes:

• Today's cost, all-time cost, projected monthly
• Per-model cost breakdown (7d/30d/all-time tabs)
• Cost trend line chart (SVG → Recharts)
• Theme-aware styling

🟡 Session & Sub-Agent UI — MEDIUM

Priority: MEDIUM
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Active sessions with model, type badges, context % bars, sub-agent activity grid.

Implementation Notes:

• Session list with filtering (model, type, status)
• Context % bars, token counts
• Sub-agent activity grid with cost/duration/status
• Session detail panel with conversation preview

🟡 Cron Job Management — MEDIUM

Priority: MEDIUM
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Cron job list with schedule, status, run history. Trigger manual runs from UI.

Implementation Notes:

• List, add, edit, delete cron jobs via gateway RPC
• Run history with duration and status badges
• Manual trigger button
• Uses existing cron.* gateway RPC methods

🟡 System Health Dashboard — MEDIUM

Priority: MEDIUM
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Gateway status, CPU/RAM/disk gauges, alert banners with configurable thresholds.

Implementation Notes:

• Gateway uptime, PID, memory, compaction status
• CPU/RAM/swap/disk gauge cards
• Alert banner for high cost, failed crons, gateway offline
• Auto-refresh with countdown timer

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🔵 LOW

🔵 AI Chat Panel — LOW

Priority: LOW
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Port the dashboard's AI chat to a React component that uses OpenClaw gateway's /v1/chat/completions.

Implementation Notes:

• Context-aware: feed live monitoring data into system prompt
• Persistent chat history per user
• Streaming responses

🔵 Theme System Merge — LOW

Priority: LOW
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Port the 6 dashboard themes into Mission Control's Tailwind config.

Implementation Notes:

• Map dashboard's 19 CSS color variables to Tailwind config
• Theme picker in header (persists via localStorage)
• Glass morphism effects where appropriate

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💭 NICE TO HAVE

💭 Pixel Agent Canvas — NICE TO HAVE

Priority: NICE TO HAVE
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Port the pixel-art office scene with agent sprites, activity bubbles, and day/night cycle to React Canvas.

Implementation Notes:

• Use useRef + requestAnimationFrame for animation, not React state
• Agent sprites with activity state (working, idle, talking)
• Activity bubbles showing current task/conversation
• Conversation heat glow based on recent activity
• Pan/zoom controls (touch + mouse)

💭 Hardware Monitor & Service Controls — NICE TO HAVE

Priority: NICE TO HAVE
Status: PENDING
Added: 2026-05-10 by Ripley

Description: Server rack component for hardware gauges, breaker panel for gateway start/stop/restart.

Implementation Notes:

• CPU/GPU/RAM/disk/network gauges
• Gateway start/stop/restart controls
• Update checker (ham radio component)
• All via gateway RPC methods