Mission Control

Mission Control — Fleet Dashboard

Open-source agent orchestration dashboard (Next.js 16, builderz-labs fork with Weblyfe skin). Canonical deployment runs on appie-mc-1 (Hetzner), NOT the Mac Mini. Systemd service mission-control, port 3000, tailnet-only via tailscale serve.

The Mac Mini runs the heartbeat (mc-heartbeat-manifest.py, ~/clawd/tools/) that pushes agent status to MC-1. Local MC clones on the mini are planning/staging copies only — never run production tasks against them.

Access

• Canonical URL: https://appie-mc-1.tail61f54b.ts.net (tailnet-only)
• Tailnet IP: 100.107.179.3 (reachable via appie-2 hop if MagicDNS is off on mini)
• Access pattern: ssh appie-2 "curl -s http://100.107.179.3:3000/api/health"
• Default creds: see references/credentials.md

Deploy model (NEVER edit /opt/mission-control directly on mc-1)

MC-1 uses a gated wave-deploy with auto-rollback. The full process, branch naming conventions, and verification checklist are in references/mc-deploy-handoff.md. Key rules:

• Hardlink copy (cp -al) to /opt/mc-build, overlay changed source files, build with pnpm, atomic swap → systemctl restart
• Backup DB before every deploy
• Verify: health 200, correct BUILD_ID, agents ≥21, /api/knowledge/graph source=cognify-kb
• Preserve .env.local across deploys (contains FLEET_MEMORY_URL, LOCAL_LLM_API_KEY, MC_DISPATCH_MODEL, etc.)

Heartbeat (Mac Mini → MC-1)

The fleet heartbeat daemon lives on the Mac Mini at ~/clawd/tools/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py (301 lines, Python 3). It POSTs agent status (crons, skills, integrations) to MC-1's /api/agents/<agent>/heartbeat endpoint every 60s.

Mac Mini agents run via launchd (60s interval):

• com.weblyfe.mc-heartbeat-appie1 — Appie-1
• com.weblyfe.mc-heartbeat-opus — Appie-Opus
• com.weblyfe.mc-heartbeat-appie4 — Appie-4 (CFO, separate Hermes instance)

Remote agents run via systemd timer (60s):

• Appie-2 (Hetzner): /etc/systemd/system/mc-heartbeat-appie2.{service,timer} — runs /opt/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py --agent Appie-2
• Appie-3 (Hetzner): same pattern via appie-2 hop — /opt/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py --agent Appie-3

Critical script detail — MC_TAILSCALE_IP: The script's IP fallback must point to MC-1's Tailscale IP (100.107.179.3). If the Mac Mini has MagicDNS off, the script falls back to a direct HTTPS connection to this IP. A wrong IP here (e.g., the mini's own 100.101.29.56) causes SSL errors on every heartbeat.

Sync to remote agents after script changes:

scp ~/clawd/tools/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py appie-2:/opt/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py
ssh appie-2 "scp /opt/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py root@100.69.131.51:/opt/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py"

Diagnose heartbeats:

# Mac Mini: check launchd logs
cat ~/Library/Logs/mc-heartbeat-appie1.log
cat ~/Library/Logs/mc-heartbeat-appie1.err.log

# Remote: check systemd logs
ssh appie-2 "journalctl -u mc-heartbeat-appie2 --no-pager -n 5"
ssh appie-2 "ssh -n root@100.69.131.51 'journalctl -u mc-heartbeat-appie3 --no-pager -n 5'"

# Dry-run test (no POST, just collect and print)
python3 ~/clawd/tools/mc-heartbeat-manifest.py --agent Appie-1 --dry-run

Accessing MC-1 from the Mac Mini

The Mac Mini has MagicDNS off — appie-mc-1.tail61f54b.ts.net won't resolve. Use the Tailnet IP directly, or hop through appie-2:

# Direct (from mini, if Tailnet IP is reachable)
curl http://100.107.179.3:3000/api/health

# Via appie-2 hop
ssh appie-2 "curl -s --max-time 5 http://100.107.179.3:3000/api/health"

## Pitfalls

### 0. MC-1 unreachable from Mac Mini

**Root cause:** Mac Mini has MagicDNS off. `appie-mc-1.tail61f54b.ts.net` won't resolve.

**Fix:** Use Tailnet IP directly (`100.107.179.3`) or hop through appie-2 (`ssh appie-2 "curl http://100.107.179.3:3000/api/health"`).

### 1. All agents show "idle" / stale status

### 1. All agents show "idle" / stale status

**Root cause:** Heartbeat not running on the Mac Mini. `mc-heartbeat-manifest.py` is NOT in launchd.

**Fix:** Start it manually or add to launchd (see Heartbeat section above). Without heartbeats, MC-1 stores the last known status but never updates.

### 2. MC-1 server appears DOWN

**Root cause:** The `mission-control` systemd service on appie-mc-1 may have stopped. The box itself is usually alive on Tailscale.

**Diagnose:**
```bash
ssh appie-2 "ssh -n root@100.107.179.3 'systemctl is-active mission-control'"
ssh appie-2 "curl -s --max-time 5 http://100.107.179.3:3000/api/health"

Fix:

ssh appie-2 "ssh -n root@100.107.179.3 'systemctl restart mission-control'"
# Wait 5s, then verify health check
ssh appie-2 "curl -s --max-time 10 http://100.107.179.3:3000/login"

3. Dispatch not working (tasks stuck)

Root cause: MC_DISPATCH_MODEL pointing at wrong provider, or dispatch routing stripped prefix → routes to Anthropic with no key.

Fix (on mc-1): Set in .env.local:

MC_DISPATCH_MODEL=litellm/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
LOCAL_LLM_ENDPOINT=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

The litellm/ prefix preserves provider routing. Never use provider: auto.

5. Routing 404s on New Projects

When creating a new Vercel project from terminal, it may default to a generic name or have autoExposeSystemEnvs / ssoProtection enabled which causes a 404 / 302 wall for unauthenticated agents. Fix: Force link to existing project name: vercel link --project <name> --yes. Ensure SSO is disabled via PATCH /v9/projects/{id} body {"ssoProtection": null, "autoExposeSystemEnvs": false}.

6. Domain ownership (403 Forbidden)

If GET /v5/domains/{domain} returns 403, the domain belongs to a different Vercel account/user, not just a different team on the current token. Verification: Check all stored tokens: grep -r "VERCEL_TOKEN" ~/.hermes/.env. If all fail, the user must manually remove the domain from the old account.

References

• references/mc-feature-roadmap.md — open features and defects from the July 4 handoff audit

5. Routing 404s on New Projects

When creating a new Vercel project from terminal, it may default to a generic name or have autoExposeSystemEnvs / ssoProtection enabled which causes a 404 / 302 wall for unauthenticated agents. Fix: Force link to existing project name: vercel link --project <name> --yes. Ensure SSO is disabled via PATCH /v9/projects/{id} body {"ssoProtection": null, "autoExposeSystemEnvs": false}.

6. Domain ownership (403 Forbidden)

If GET /v5/domains/{domain} returns 403, the domain belongs to a different Vercel account/user, not just a different team on the current token. Verification: Check all stored tokens: grep -r "VERCEL_TOKEN" ~/.hermes/.env. If all fail, the user must manually remove the domain from the old account.

References

• references/access-patterns.md — full MC_ALLOWED_HOSTS proxy logic and access control
• references/log-patterns.md — common Hermes log warnings and their meanings
• references/fleet-topology.md — current Appie fleet layout (local vs remote agents)
• references/session-context-kanban.md — mirroring session context into MC kanban
• references/fleet-context-ingestion.md — fleet-wide context ingestion workflow
• references/mc-deploy-handoff.md — MC-1 wave deploy process, branches, access topology, and verification checklist
• references/mc-feature-roadmap.md — open features and defects from the July 4 handoff audit