WebChat (macOS app)

The macOS menu bar app embeds the WebChat UI as a native SwiftUI view. It connects to the Gateway and defaults to the main session for the selected agent (with a session switcher for other sessions).

  • Local mode: connects directly to the local Gateway WebSocket.
  • Remote mode: forwards the Gateway control port over SSH and uses that tunnel as the data plane.

Launch & debugging

  • Manual: Lobster menu β†’ β€œOpen Chat”.
  • Auto‑open for testing: 
    dist/OpenClaw.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenClaw --webchat
  • Logs: ./scripts/clawlog.sh (subsystem bot.molt, category WebChatSwiftUI).

How it’s wired

  • Data plane: Gateway WS methods chat.history, chat.send, chat.abort, chat.inject and events chat, agent, presence, tick, health.
  • Session: defaults to the primary session (main, or global when scope is global). The UI can switch between sessions.
  • Onboarding uses a dedicated session to keep first‑run setup separate.

Security surface

  • Remote mode forwards only the Gateway WebSocket control port over SSH.

Known limitations

  • The UI is optimized for chat sessions (not a full browser sandbox).
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