Pipeline/docs/getting-started

Getting started

What is Mission Control?

Mission Control is the web UI and HTTP API for operating OpenClaw.

It provides a control plane for boards, tasks, agents, approvals, and (optionally) gateway connections.

Quickstart (Docker Compose)

From repo root:

cp .env.example .env

# REQUIRED when AUTH_MODE=local
# Set LOCAL_AUTH_TOKEN to a non-placeholder value with at least 50 characters.

docker compose -f compose.yml --env-file .env up -d --build

Open:

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend health: http://localhost:8000/healthz

Next steps

• Authentication
• Deployment
• Development