What Is Ares Command?

Ares Command is a premium, executive-grade web dashboard for managing autonomous AI agent teams built on the OpenClaw platform. It transforms raw agent configuration files into an interactive, high-density operations center.

Think of it as the mission control panel for your AI workforce — a single pane of glass to monitor, configure, task, and coordinate multiple AI agents working on your projects.

Key Features

| Feature | Description | |---|---| | 📊 Executive Dashboard | Bento-box KPI layout with telemetry charts, expandable data modules, and real-time agent activity feeds | | 👥 Team Roster & CRUD | Full agent lifecycle management — create, edit, configure, and delete agents with inline editing and model assignment | | 📋 Task Board | Kanban-style board (Backlog → In Progress → Review → Done) with drag-and-drop, file attachments, and proactive agent-driven task management | | 🧠 Tabbed Agent Workspaces | Multi-tab drawer (Overview, Identity, Persona, Rules, Heartbeat) for editing agent Markdown configuration files directly in the browser | | ✨ AI Markdown Wizard | AI-assisted generation of agent instruction files (IDENTITY.md, PERSONA.md, RULES.md) | | 📐 G-STACK Template Gallery | Pre-built agent archetypes (Chief of Staff, Eng Manager, QA Lead, Designer, DevOps, Critic) for rapid team construction | | 📅 5-Day Calendar | Rolling work-week calendar view for scheduling and tracking | | 🏢 Company Switcher | Multi-tenant support with Conservative/Maximizer operational modes | | 🎨 Triple Theme Engine | Dark, Light, and Espresso themes with full CSS variable theming | | 🔄 Proactive Management | Built-in hourly cron-driven task synchronization via the Chief of Staff agent |

Screenshots

Run the app locally to see the full executive dashboard and agent management interface.

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 20.x
• npm ≥ 10.x
• OpenClaw installed and configured at ~/.openclaw (the platform reads from openclaw.json)

Installation

[!WARNING] We strongly recommend installing Ares Command via Git Clone. While npm install -g is supported in theory, modern versions of npm (10.x+) have known race-condition bugs on MacOS/Linux when attempting to extract heavily nested dependencies (like Redux Toolkit) directly from GitHub URLs. Cloning ensures a stable installation and gives Next.js the local permissions it needs to compile effectively.

Stable Install (Recommended)

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Toksey/MissionC-C.git ares-command
cd ares-command

# 2. Install dependencies locally
npm install

# 3. Copy environment config
cp .env.example .env.local

# 4. Start the dashboard
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:44000 in your browser.

Global CLI Install (Not Recommended)

If you have a customized system setup and want to attempt a global install, you can run:

npm install -g https://github.com/Toksey/MissionC-C.git
ares-command

Configuration

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env.local and configure:

# Auto-detected from ~/.openclaw by default. Override if installed elsewhere.
# OPENCLAW_HOME=/Users/username/.openclaw

NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:44000

OpenClaw Integration

Ares Command reads directly from your OpenClaw installation:

~/.openclaw/
├── openclaw.json          # Agent definitions, model configs, defaults
├── workspace/
│   ├── SOUL.md            # Global agent instructions
│   ├── IDENTITY.md        # Global identity file
│   ├── PERSONA.md         # Global persona file
│   ├── RULES.md           # Global rules file
│   └── skills/            # Installed skills
├── agents/
│   └── <agent-id>/
│       ├── workspace/     # Per-agent overrides (forked on save)
│       └── sessions/      # Conversation history
├── tasks/
│   └── tasks.json         # Kanban board state
└── logs/
    └── openclaw.log       # System logs

Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── page.tsx                 # Executive Dashboard (Bento layout)
│   ├── team/page.tsx            # Agent Roster & Tabbed Workspace
│   ├── tasks/page.tsx           # Kanban Task Board
│   ├── calendar/page.tsx        # 5-Day Rolling Calendar
│   ├── chat/page.tsx            # Agent Chat Interface
│   ├── memories/page.tsx        # Memory/Knowledge Base Browser
│   ├── documents/page.tsx       # Document Management
│   ├── settings/page.tsx        # Platform Settings & Credits
│   ├── models/page.tsx          # Model Configuration
│   ├── forge/page.tsx           # The Forge (Experimental)
│   ├── skills/page.tsx          # Skills Browser
│   ├── office/page.tsx          # Virtual Office
│   └── api/
│       ├── agents/              # GET, PATCH agent metadata
│       │   ├── create/          # POST new agent
│       │   ├── files/           # GET/PUT agent markdown files
│       │   ├── soul/            # GET SOUL.md content
│       │   └── sessions/        # GET agent sessions
│       ├── tasks/               # CRUD + attachments
│       ├── documents/generate/  # AI Markdown Wizard
│       ├── cron/                # Proactive task management
│       └── ...
├── components/
│   ├── sidebar.tsx              # Accordion navigation
│   ├── ThemeProvider.tsx         # Theme engine (dark/light/espresso)
│   ├── dashboard-charts.tsx     # Recharts telemetry
│   └── status-card.tsx          # Reusable KPI cards
└── lib/
    ├── data-sources.ts          # File I/O utilities (read/write JSON, MD)
    ├── openclaw-paths.ts        # Path resolution for OpenClaw dirs
    ├── types.ts                 # TypeScript interfaces
    └── parsers.ts               # Utility formatters

Sidebar Navigation

The sidebar uses accordion-style grouped navigation:

| Section | Routes | |---|---| | 🏠 Home | Dashboard | | 👥 People | Team, Chat | | 📋 Work | Task Board, Calendar, Playbooks, Office | | 🧠 Intelligence | Memories, Documents, The Forge, Skills | | ⚙️ Infrastructure | Models, Protocols, Channels, Plugins | | 🔧 Settings | Settings, Setup |

Tech Stack

| Layer | Technology | |---|---| | Framework | Next.js 16 (App Router, Turbopack) | | UI | React 19, Lucide Icons, Vanilla CSS with CSS Variables | | Charts | Recharts | | 3D | Three.js + React Three Fiber (Office page) | | Language | TypeScript 5 | | Runtime | Node.js 20+ |

Development

# Start dev server with hot reload
npm run dev

# Lint the codebase
npm run lint

# Type-check
npx tsc --noEmit

# Build for production
npm run build

Credits

• Platform: OpenClaw by OpenBrain (Nate B. Jones)
• Dashboard: Ares Command by Toksey
• Inspiration: Paperclip, G-STACK methodology

License

MIT © Toksey