Requirements and responsibilities
Identify the person who needs browser UI access and an alternative approved channel for routine work. xCloud documents Control UI Mode, URL and Basic Auth in Status.
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Treat UI access separately from Telegram sender approval and from the agent’s tool permissions.
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Illustrative situation
Illustrative scenario: an owner uses Telegram for daily work and wants the browser Control UI available only during administration.
Choose the approach
Choose the Control UI state required for the task; the xCloud dashboard toggle is documented, but the public page does not describe every network control.
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Dashboard and application procedure
Follow these steps yourself, or use the scoped AI handoff below for supported hosting operations.
Step 1 of 5
Identify the UI operator
- Where
- Operations record
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Named operator, task and access window
- Action
- Record why browser UI is needed and who should receive its URL and Basic Auth password.
- Expected result
- The intended access is narrow and time-bounded.
- Verify
- Confirm the operator can complete routine work through the approved channel when UI is off.
- If it fails
- If no UI task exists, leave the UI off.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud · OpenClaw security and access control
Step 2 of 5
Read current access settings
- Where
- xCloud OpenClaw → Status
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Current Control UI Mode and credentials
- Action
- Inspect the current toggle and URL without copying the password into shared notes.
- Expected result
- A current-state record exists.
- Verify
- Check whether the UI is on or off and who has credentials.
- If it fails
- If credentials are already broadly shared, rotate them through the documented hosted control before further use.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud
Step 3 of 5
Set the chosen mode
- Where
- xCloud Status → Control UI Mode
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Approved access state
- Action
- Toggle Dashboard UI on only for the approved administrative task or off for routine Telegram operation.
- Expected result
- The selected UI state is saved.
- Verify
- Refresh Status and confirm the toggle state persists.
- If it fails
- If the setting does not persist, stop sharing the URL and inspect logs/support.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud
Step 4 of 5
Test access from a fresh browser
- Where
- Private browser session
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- UI URL and authorized Basic Auth credentials
- Action
- When enabled, open the URL in a fresh session, verify an unauthenticated attempt is challenged, then authenticate as the operator. When disabled, verify the UI is unavailable.
- Expected result
- Observed access matches the chosen mode.
- Verify
- Record the exact allowed and denied observations without recording the password.
- If it fails
- If the fresh session bypasses the expected challenge, turn UI off and investigate.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud · OpenClaw security and access control
Step 5 of 5
End the administrative window
- Where
- xCloud Status and handover record
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Completion note and channel fallback
- Action
- Turn UI off when the temporary task is done, or document its owner and credential rotation interval if it must stay on. Confirm routine Telegram chat still responds.
- Expected result
- UI exposure and messaging operation have separate checks.
- Verify
- Test one harmless Telegram nonce after the mode change.
- If it fails
- If Telegram fails too, inspect service status; do not reopen UI merely to mask a provider outage.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud · OpenClaw chat channels
Maintenance
Recheck the Control UI toggle and authentication after access, credential or hosted update changes; repeat one Telegram nonce separately.
Recovery decisions
If an unauthorized browser reaches the UI, turn Dashboard UI off, review who received the URL/password and rotate access through the documented control. If only Telegram fails, troubleshoot Channels separately.
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AI handoff
Use the named xCloud dashboard for hosted controls and verify application tools in the deployed OpenClaw version before use. An xCloud hosting MCP write operation for these actions is not documented.
Supported scope
- Inspect and manage the hosted OpenClaw service dashboard · manual
Use only controls visible for this managed OpenClaw server. Creation, provider, channel, UI, updates and logs are separate xCloud dashboard actions; no OpenClaw hosting MCP write operation is documented.
Checkpoint: Confirm the exact server, selected control and effect before changing it; inspect resulting status and a bounded chat.
Copyable agent brief
Manual checkpoints
- The owner toggles Control UI Mode in xCloud Status and tests from a fresh browser.
- The owner keeps the Basic Auth password out of the chat and records the denied/allowed observation.
Feature coverage
- task setup and decision (covered): Defines prerequisites and an explicit hosted/application handoff. Identify the UI operator Read current access settings
- task acceptance and failure (covered): A fresh browser observes the intended challenge or disabled state, and the approved routine channel still works. Failure: Unexpected UI access, stale credentials or a broken routine channel leaves the change open. Set the chosen mode Test access from a fresh browser End the administrative window