project-cerebro
Project Cerebro - Control Surface: modular multi-brain execution dashboard built on OpenClaw
Why use this skill?
Manage and orchestrate multiple OpenClaw agent brains with Project Cerebro. Features unified execution streams, recurring task scheduling, and real-time dashboard monitoring.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/zacharytgray/project-cerebroWhat This Skill Does
Project Cerebro acts as a sophisticated command-and-control surface for the OpenClaw ecosystem. It transforms your individual agents—which the project refers to as "brains"—into a cohesive, multi-agent orchestration layer. At its core, Cerebro provides a unified execution stream that acts as the single source of truth for all tasks, whether they are one-off commands or scheduled recurring jobs. By centralizing your operations, it allows you to toggle Auto Mode for specific brains, monitor real-time execution logs, and manage notifications via OpenClaw’s messaging system. The dashboard provides a visual interface for managing brain configurations, tool contexts, and job scheduling, effectively bridging the gap between autonomous agent logic and human-in-the-loop oversight.
Installation
To integrate Project Cerebro, ensure you have the OpenClaw CLI installed and configured. Run the following installation command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/zacharytgray/project-cerebro. After installation, you must configure your environment by copying the template files in the config/ directory to their active counterparts (brains.json and brain_targets.json). You are required to set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL and OPENCLAW_TOKEN in your .env file to enable secure communication with the OpenClaw Gateway. Once configured, start the dashboard using the provided startup scripts to begin managing your agents locally.
Use Cases
Project Cerebro is ideal for power users running complex workflows. It is perfect for managing distributed research agents where one brain scrapes data, another analyzes it, and a third summarizes findings into a report. It is also highly effective for infrastructure management, where recurring tasks can be defined to check server health or verify API connectivity, with alerts routed directly to your preferred messaging channel (Telegram, Discord, etc.) via OpenClaw messaging protocols.
Example Prompts
- "Cerebro, please list all pending tasks in the Nexus brain and trigger the morning summary workflow immediately."
- "Switch the DataAnalysis brain to Auto Mode and configure the execution frequency for the daily trend report to every 8 hours."
- "OpenClaw, pull the latest execution log from the Security-Watch brain and notify me if any anomalies were detected in the last hour."
Tips & Limitations
When using Cerebro, remember that it operates on a local runtime. Because it accepts file uploads and performs local storage operations, ensure your data/ directory is secured. Always define your brain targets explicitly to avoid notification routing errors. Note that the job tracker module is modular; if you do not include the Job brain in your configuration, the corresponding UI pages will be hidden, which is a great way to keep your dashboard clean. Be mindful that frequent recurring tasks may consume local resources; tune your scheduling intervals accordingly to balance performance with utility.
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"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
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}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read, external-api