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---
summary: "Browser-based control UI for the Gateway (chat, nodes, config)"
read_when:
- You want to operate the Gateway from a browser
- You want Tailnet access without SSH tunnels
---
# Control UI (browser)
The Control UI is a small **Vite + Lit** single-page app served by the Gateway:
- default: `http://<host>:18789/`
- optional prefix: set `gateway.controlUi.basePath` (e.g. `/clawdbot`)
It speaks **directly to the Gateway WebSocket** on the same port.
Auth is supplied during the WebSocket handshake via:
- `connect.params.auth.token`
- `connect.params.auth.password`
The dashboard settings panel lets you store a token; passwords are not persisted.
## What it can do (today)
- Chat with the model via Gateway WS (`chat.history`, `chat.send`, `chat.abort`)
- Stream tool calls + live tool output cards in Chat (agent events)
- Connections: WhatsApp/Telegram status + QR login + Telegram config (`providers.status`, `web.login.*`, `config.set`)
- Instances: presence list + refresh (`system-presence`)
- Sessions: list + per-session thinking/verbose overrides (`sessions.list`, `sessions.patch`)
- Cron jobs: list/add/run/enable/disable + run history (`cron.*`)
- Skills: status, enable/disable, install, API key updates (`skills.*`)
- Nodes: list + caps (`node.list`)
- Config: view/edit `~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json` (`config.get`, `config.set`)
- Config schema + form rendering (`config.schema`); Raw JSON editor remains available
- Debug: status/health/models snapshots + event log + manual RPC calls (`status`, `health`, `models.list`)
## Tailnet access (recommended)
### Integrated Tailscale Serve (preferred)
Keep the Gateway on loopback and let Tailscale Serve proxy it with HTTPS:
```bash
clawdbot gateway --tailscale serve
```
Open:
- `https://<magicdns>/` (or your configured `gateway.controlUi.basePath`)
By default, the gateway trusts Tailscale identity headers in serve mode. You can still set
`CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN` or `gateway.auth` if you want a shared secret instead.
### Bind to tailnet + token (legacy)
```bash
clawdbot gateway --bind tailnet --token "$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
```
Then open:
- `http://<tailscale-ip>:18789/` (or your configured `gateway.controlUi.basePath`)
Paste the token into the UI settings (sent as `connect.params.auth.token`).
## Building the UI
The Gateway serves static files from `dist/control-ui`. Build them with:
```bash
pnpm ui:install
pnpm ui:build
```
Optional absolute base (when you want fixed asset URLs):
```bash
CLAWDBOT_CONTROL_UI_BASE_PATH=/clawdbot/ pnpm ui:build
```
For local development (separate dev server):
```bash
pnpm ui:install
pnpm ui:dev
```
Then point the UI at your Gateway WS URL (e.g. `ws://127.0.0.1:18789`).