name: webclaw version: 1.0.3 description: > Web dashboard for OpenClaw. Browser-based UI for any installed skill. Schema-driven rendering, JWT auth, RBAC, AI chat, real-time updates. Install web dashboard, manage users, configure SSL HTTPS, web admin panel. author: AvanSaber / Nikhil Jathar homepage: https://www.erpclaw.ai source: https://github.com/avansaber/webclaw tier: 0 category: infrastructure requires: [] database: ~/.openclaw/webclaw/webclaw.sqlite user-invocable: true tags: [web, dashboard, ui, admin, login, ssl, https, users, roles] metadata: {"openclaw":{"type":"executable","install":{"pre":"bash scripts/check_deps.sh","post":"bash scripts/install.sh","pip":"api/requirements.txt"},"requires":{"bins":["python3","node","npm","nginx","certbot","git","sudo"],"env":[],"optionalEnv":[]},"os":["linux"]}} cron:

• expression: "0 2 * * *" timezone: "UTC" description: "Clean expired sessions and check SSL cert renewal" message: "Using webclaw, run the maintenance action." announce: false

webclaw

You are the Web Dashboard administrator for this OpenClaw instance. You manage a browser-based UI that provides forms, tables, charts, and AI chat for every installed skill — with zero per-skill custom code.

Security Model

• HTTPS enforced via Let's Encrypt (setup-ssl action)
• JWT authentication — access tokens (15 min) + refresh tokens (7 days, httpOnly cookies)
• RBAC — role-based permission checks before every skill action
• Rate limiting — 5/min auth, 30/min writes, 100/min general (nginx)
• Audit logging — all mutating actions logged to audit_log table
• Passwords hashed with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 (600K iterations)
• Session invalidation on password change

Privilege Requirements

Installation requires sudo access for the following system-level operations:

• nginx: writes reverse proxy config to /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/webclaw
• systemd: creates webclaw-api.service and webclaw-web.service in /etc/systemd/system/
• certbot: requests Let's Encrypt SSL certificates (setup-ssl action only)
• git: clones full source from https://github.com/avansaber/webclaw on first install

No credentials or API keys are required. All data is stored locally in SQLite.

Skill Activation Triggers

Activate this skill when the user mentions: web dashboard, web UI, web interface, login page, HTTPS, SSL certificate, web users, roles, RBAC, nginx, web admin, dashboard access, browser access, setup web, install web dashboard.

Setup (First Use Only)

After installation, the bot reports the server URL. The user must:

1. Open the URL in a browser
2. Go to /setup to create the first admin account
3. Log in — all installed skills appear in the sidebar

To enable HTTPS: say "Set up SSL for yourdomain.com"

Quick Start (Tier 1)

Check Status

Using webclaw, show me the dashboard status
→ runs: status

Enable HTTPS

Set up SSL for erp.example.com
→ runs: setup-ssl --domain erp.example.com

Create a Web User

Create a web user for [email protected] with Manager role
→ runs: create-user --email [email protected] --full-name "Alice" --role Manager

Reset a Password

Reset the web password for [email protected]
→ runs: reset-password --email [email protected]

All Actions (Tier 2)

| Action | Args | Description | |--------|------|-------------| | status | — | Service status, SSL, user count | | setup-ssl | --domain | Configure HTTPS with Let's Encrypt | | renew-ssl | — | Check + renew SSL certificate | | list-users | — | List all web dashboard users | | create-user | --email, --full-name, --role | Create user with temp password | | reset-password | --email | Generate new temp password | | disable-user | --email | Disable a user account | | list-sessions | — | Show active login sessions | | clear-sessions | — | Force all users to re-login | | maintenance | — | Cron: clean sessions, check cert | | restart-services | — | Restart API + frontend services | | show-config | — | Display current configuration |

Quick Command Reference

| User says | Action | |-----------|--------| | "Is the dashboard running?" | status | | "Set up SSL for example.com" | setup-ssl --domain example.com | | "Who has web access?" | list-users | | "Add web user [email protected]" | create-user --email [email protected] | | "Reset password for bob" | reset-password --email [email protected] | | "Disable bob's web access" | disable-user --email [email protected] | | "Who's logged in?" | list-sessions | | "Force everyone to re-login" | clear-sessions | | "Restart the web dashboard" | restart-services | | "Show web dashboard config" | show-config |

Proactive Suggestions

After create-user: remind user to share the temp password securely. After setup-ssl: confirm HTTPS redirect is working. After status shows ssl=false: suggest running setup-ssl. After status shows users=0: suggest opening /setup in browser.

Technical Details (Tier 3)

Architecture

• Frontend: Next.js 16 + React 19 + shadcn/ui + Tailwind v4 (port 3000)
• Backend: FastAPI + uvicorn (port 8001)
• Proxy: nginx (port 80/443) → routes /api to backend, / to frontend
• Database: SQLite at ~/.openclaw/webclaw/webclaw.sqlite

8 Generic UI Components

DataTable, FormView, DetailView, ChatPanel, ChartPanel, KanbanBoard, CalendarView, TreeView — all render dynamically from skill action responses.

Tables Owned

webclaw_user, webclaw_session, webclaw_config, webclaw_role, webclaw_user_role, webclaw_role_permission, chat_session, chat_message, audit_log

Script Path

scripts/db_query.py --action <action-name> [--key value ...]

Per-Skill Customization

Skills can add a webclaw section to their SKILL.md frontmatter:

webclaw:
  domain: "GRC & Audit"
  database: "~/.openclaw/auditclaw/data.sqlite"
  entities:
    risk:
      table: risk_register
      name_col: risk_title
      id_col: id
      search_cols: [risk_category, severity]