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Beast Command Center

Your AI ops team — Beast, Dash, Forge, and Recall — working together on your projects with scoped sessions and shared memory.

Quick Start

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Go to Projects
2
Pick a project
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Hit Start Working
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Chat with your team

Getting Started

How do I start working on a project?

1. Go to Projects (sidebar) 2. Click on your project 3. Click the Start Working button (or Analyze Project if it's your first time) 4. You'll be taken to Chat with all agents ready

What's the difference between the Start Working buttons?

Analyze Project — First-time setup. Scans your codebase to understand what's built. Start Working — Creates fresh sessions for Beast, Dash, Forge, and Recall scoped to that project. Continue Working — Resumes existing sessions if you left them running. Stop Working — Ends all project sessions and returns to idle.

How do I switch between projects?

In Chat, click the project dropdown (top-left, next to the folder icon). Select a different project or choose General to talk to Beast without a project context.

How do I exit a project?

Click the project dropdown in Chat and select General. This doesn't stop the sessions — they keep running in the background. To fully stop, use the Stop Working button on the project detail page.

Chat & Agents

Which agent should I talk to?

Beast 🦾 is your ops lead — talk to him first. He delegates to the right agent automatically. But you can switch agents anytime using the dropdown in the chat header (top-right).

How do I switch agents?

Click the agent dropdown in the top-right of the chat header (shows current agent like "Beast 🦾"), or type `/agent <name>` (e.g., `/agent dash`).

What slash commands work?

Type `/help` in chat to see all: • `/agents` — list agents • `/agent <name>` — switch agent (e.g., `/agent forge`) • `/clear` — clear chat display • `/new` or `/reset` — start fresh session

What's the difference between Chat and Control Panel?

Chat (left toggle) — Native WebSocket interface, fast, with markdown and agent switching. Use this for daily work. Control Panel (right toggle) — Embedded OpenClaw UI (iframe). Full-featured but heavier. Use when you need advanced OpenClaw features.

The Ops Team

Who are the agents?

Beast 🦾 — Ops Lead. Coordinates work, delegates tasks to the right agent. Recall 🔍 — Memory Search. Finds past decisions and context from previous sessions.

How do agents work together?

When you activate a project (Start Working), each agent gets a session scoped to that project. They share a memory folder at `~/clawd/projects/<project-slug>/shared-memory/` where they write handoffs, specs, and status updates.

Why can't agents modify certain files?

Core files like chat components, layout, config, and gateway files are protected to keep the dashboard stable. If an agent says it can't modify something, that's by design — those changes need manual approval.

Projects & Tasks

How do I add a new project?

Projects are currently managed in the database. There's no Add Project button yet — ask Beast or Vlad to add one for you.

What's a Journey?

The Journey is your project roadmap — milestones broken into tasks. Each task can be assigned to Forge (automated) or you (manual). The dashboard tracks progress automatically.

How do I create a roadmap for my project?

1. Click Analyze Project on the project detail page (this scans your codebase) 2. Set a goal by clicking "Click to set a goal..." 3. Click Generate Roadmap — Beast will create milestones and tasks based on your goal

How do I start a task?

Start Next button — On the project detail page, click this to start the first pending task. Play button on a task — Click the play icon next to any pending task to start it. Forge will receive the task with full context and start planning in Chat.

What's the purple banner in Chat?

That's a pending task ready to be sent to the current agent. Click the button to send it, or click X to dismiss. This appears when you start a task from the project page.

Tips & Troubleshooting

An agent is confused or giving wrong responses

Switch to that agent and type `/new` to start a fresh session with clean context. If that doesn't help, exit the project and hit Start Working again for a full reset.

The chat won't connect (red dot)

The gateway isn't running or can't be reached. Check: • Is port 18790 open? • Is the gateway process running? • Is `NEXT_PUBLIC_GATEWAY_TOKEN` set in `.env.local`? The green/red dot in the chat header shows connection status.

Can I work on multiple projects at once?

Work on one project at a time for best results. Switch projects via the dropdown, but agents stay focused on one context. If you need to switch, use Stop Working on the current project first.

I updated my project goal — what now?

The dashboard auto-analyzes when you save a new goal. If you want to regenerate the roadmap to match the new goal, click the Regenerate button in the toast notification, or ask Beast to regenerate it in Chat.

Something broke on the dashboard

Check `~/clawd/projects/infrastructure/restore-merge-backup.md` for recovery steps. There's a documented last-known-good commit you can restore from.
Built by Curtis & Zenith • Managed by Beast 🦾