Setup Guide

Setup Guide

This guide walks you through deploying Mission Clawtrol on DigitalOcean and getting your first AI agent team operational.

Prerequisites

• DigitalOcean account (sign up here)
• Anthropic API key (console.anthropic.com)
• SSH client (built into macOS/Linux; use PuTTY or Windows Terminal on Windows)

Step 1: Deploy on DigitalOcean

Option A: 1-Click Marketplace App (Recommended)

1. Go to the Mission Clawtrol Marketplace listing
2. Click Create Mission Clawtrol Droplet
3. Choose a plan:
   • $12/mo — 2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB SSD (good for personal use)
   • $24/mo — 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB SSD (recommended for teams)
4. Select a datacenter region (pick one close to you)
5. Add your SSH key (or create a root password)
6. Click Create Droplet

Wait 60–90 seconds for the droplet to initialize.

Option B: Self-Hosted Install

If you’re running on your own server (Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 recommended):

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/missionclawtrol/mission-clawtrol.git
cd mission-clawtrol
./install.sh

Step 2: Run mc-setup

SSH into your droplet:

ssh root@YOUR_DROPLET_IP

Run the setup wizard:

mc-setup

The wizard will ask you:

1. Anthropic API key — your Claude API key from console.anthropic.com
2. Dashboard port — default is 3001, press Enter to accept
3. Admin password — set a password to protect the dashboard

The setup will:

• Configure the OpenClaw gateway
• Initialize the agent roster
• Start the Mission Clawtrol service
• Enable automatic restarts on reboot

When complete, you’ll see:

✅ Mission Clawtrol is running!
Dashboard: http://YOUR_DROPLET_IP:3001

Step 3: Access the Dashboard

Open http://YOUR_DROPLET_IP:3001 in your browser.

You’ll see the Mission Clawtrol dashboard with:

• Empty task board (ready for your first project)
• Agent roster (all 9 agents listed)
• Cost tracker (starting at $0.00)

Security tip: For production use, set up a domain name and SSL. See Nginx + SSL setup below.

Step 4: Configure Agents

Each agent has configurable behavior. From the dashboard:

1. Click Agents in the sidebar
2. Select an agent (e.g., Senior Dev)
3. Set the AI model — defaults to claude-sonnet-4-5 (recommended balance of quality/cost)
4. Optionally adjust the system prompt to fit your project style

For most users, the defaults work great. The CSO is pre-configured to delegate appropriately.

Model Recommendations

Agent	Default Model	Notes
CSO	claude-opus-4	Needs strong reasoning for orchestration
Senior Dev	claude-sonnet-4-5	Best code quality/cost balance
Junior Dev	claude-haiku-4	Fast, cheap for straightforward tasks
Senior Researcher	claude-sonnet-4-5	Thorough analysis
Junior Researcher	claude-haiku-4	Good for web lookups
Editor	claude-haiku-4	Fast drafting
QA	claude-sonnet-4-5	Needs careful review
Security Auditor	claude-sonnet-4-5	Needs careful analysis
PM	claude-haiku-4	Reports and planning

Step 5: Create Your First Project

1. Click New Project in the dashboard
2. Fill in:
   • Name — e.g., my-saas-app
   • Description — a paragraph describing what you’re building
   • Tech stack — languages, frameworks, key dependencies
   • Git repo URL (optional) — agents will clone and commit here
3. Click Create Project

Mission Clawtrol creates a PROJECT.md in your project directory that all agents reference when picking up tasks.

Step 6: Add Your First Task

1. Click New Task (or press N)
2. Fill in:
   • Title — short, descriptive
   • Description — what should be done; include context, acceptance criteria
   • Assign to — pick an agent or select “CSO” to let it delegate
3. Click Assign & Run

The agent starts immediately. You’ll see live activity in the activity log.

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Nginx and SSL Setup

For a production deployment with HTTPS:

# Install Nginx
apt install -y nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx

# Configure Nginx proxy
cat > /etc/nginx/sites-available/missionclawtrol << 'EOF'
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }
}
EOF

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/missionclawtrol /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx

# Get SSL certificate
certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com

Managing the Service

# Check status
systemctl status missionclawtrol

# Restart
systemctl restart missionclawtrol

# View logs
journalctl -u missionclawtrol -f

# Update to latest version
mc-update

Troubleshooting

Dashboard not loading?

systemctl status missionclawtrol
journalctl -u missionclawtrol -n 50

Agents not responding? Check your Anthropic API key is valid:

mc-check-config

Out of disk space?

# Resize your droplet in DigitalOcean console
# Or clean up old agent logs
mc-cleanup --logs-older-than 30d