request flow
OpenClaw Agent
X-API-Key header
→
→
Docker socket
/var/run/docker.sock
↔
backend
API server, middleware, scope enforcement, Docker socket proxy, marketplace handler.
gorilla/mux v1.8.1
gorilla/websocket v1.5.1
google/uuid v1.6.0
Live activity broadcast to UI. Every agent action — start, stop, pull, install — emits an event.
activity log
audit trail
frontend
Reactive UI with dark mode. Container manager, marketplace browser, API key wizard, live activity feed.
vue 3
vite
tailwindcss
Fully typed API client layer. All requests and responses are typed — no silent runtime failures.
strict mode
api.ts
infrastructure
Backend communicates via the Docker socket. Two-stage Alpine build. Multi-arch images for x86_64 and ARM64.
alpine:3.19
docker-compose
arm64 + amd64
API keys, settings, and app metadata stored in named Docker volumes. No external database required.
wagmios_data
yaml.v3
zero deps
scope system
containers:read
list, logs, inspect
containers:write
start, stop, create
containers:delete
remove containers
images:write
pull, delete images
marketplace:read
browse catalog
marketplace:write
install, manage apps
templates:read/write
compose templates