The latest articles on DEV Community by flik2002 (@flik2002). https://dev.to/flik2002 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3904530%2F65aee2df-56dd-4e44-817b-f4cef3c24b20.png https://dev.to/flik2002 en flik2002 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:14:59 +0000 https://dev.to/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-know-if-your-ai-agent-is-actually-working-1l4b https://dev.to/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-know-if-your-ai-agent-is-actually-working-1l4b <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>You install OpenClaw, configure it, and let it run in the background. But how do you actually know it's working?</p> <p>There's no built-in status page. No heartbeat alerts. No way to see if it's processing tasks or just sitting idle.</p> <h2> The Solution </h2> <p>I built a simple, self-hostable monitoring dashboard for OpenClaw agents:</p> <p>🔗 <a href="https://github.com/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-frontend" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenClaw Monitor on GitHub</a></p> <p><strong>Tech Stack:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Frontend: Vue 3 (Composition API) + Element Plus + Vite</li> <li>Backend: Express + SQLite (sql.js)</li> <li>Auth: JWT</li> <li>i18n: Chinese + English</li> </ul> <h2> Features </h2> <ul> <li>💓 <strong>Heartbeat Detection</strong> — Knows immediately when your agent goes down</li> <li>🌐 <strong>Gateway Management</strong> — Manage multiple gateway configs from one UI</li> <li>📊 <strong>Real-time Status</strong> — Live view of agent operations</li> <li>🔐 <strong>JWT Authentication</strong> — Secure access for your monitoring layer</li> <li>🌍 <strong>i18n</strong> — Switch between EN/CN</li> <li>📱 <strong>Responsive</strong> — Works on desktop and mobile</li> </ul> <h2> Real Production Data </h2> <p>This is my actual usage over 7 days — <strong>6.64 million tokens</strong> processed:</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/http%3A%2F%2Fwukong-file-im-zjk.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com%2Fddmedia%252FiwEcAqNqcGcDAQTRBxsF0QNqBrCZp31Kqqej0AnH1igPHFoAB9IdWTj3CAAJomltCgAL0gADCwU.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/http%3A%2F%2Fwukong-file-im-zjk.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com%2Fddmedia%252FiwEcAqNqcGcDAQTRBxsF0QNqBrCZp31Kqqej0AnH1igPHFoAB9IdWTj3CAAJomltCgAL0gADCwU.jpg" alt="OpenClaw Monitor Dashboard" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <h2> Quick Start </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>git clone https://github.com/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-frontend.git <span class="nb">cd </span>openclaw-monitor-frontend npm <span class="nb">install </span>npm run dev </code></pre> </div> <h2> Why "AI Monitoring AI"? </h2> <p>OpenClaw is fantastic at automating tasks. But in production, you need observability — the same as any other service. This is a small step toward treating AI agents like real infrastructure.</p> <h2> Contributing </h2> <p>Still early stage. Issues, stars, and PRs all welcome.</p> <p>🔗 <a href="https://github.com/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-frontend" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/flik2002/openclaw-monitor-frontend</a></p> openclaw ai webdev