- Updated: March 20, 2026
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Integrating the OpenClaw Real‑Time Explainability Dashboard into Moltbook – A Senior Engineer’s Guide
# Integrating the OpenClaw Real‑Time Explainability Dashboard into Moltbook
*Author: Senior Engineer, UBOS Tech*
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## Prerequisites
1. **Ubuntu 22.04 LTS** (or a compatible Linux distribution).
2. **Docker Engine** (≥ 20.10) and **Docker Compose** (≥ 2.0).
3. **Node.js** (≥ 18) and **npm** (≥ 9) – required for Moltbook widget development.
4. Access to a **WordPress instance** hosted on `ubos.tech` with admin credentials.
5. An **API token** with permission to create posts via the `/blog` endpoint.
6. Basic familiarity with **Kubernetes** (optional, for scaling the dashboard).
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## 1. Installing OpenClaw
bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ClawMetry/OpenClaw.git
cd OpenClaw
# Build the Docker image
docker build -t openclaw:latest .
# Run the container (exposes port 8080 by default)
docker run -d \
-p 8080:8080 \
–name openclaw \
openclaw:latest
Verify the installation by opening `http://localhost:8080` in a browser – you should see the OpenClaw dashboard UI.
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## 2. Exposing the Dashboard API
OpenClaw ships with a **RESTful API** that serves the current explainability metrics. To make it reachable from Moltbook, expose the API through a reverse proxy (NGINX) and secure it with an API key.
bash
# Create an NGINX config (nginx.conf)
cat > nginx.conf < r.json())
.then(data => {
const container = document.createElement(‘div’);
container.style.border = ‘1px solid #ddd’;
container.style.padding = ’10px’;
container.innerHTML = `
OpenClaw Explainability Metrics
` +
`
${JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}`;
document.currentScript.parentNode.appendChild(container);
})
.catch(err => console.error(‘OpenClaw widget error:’, err));
})();
Add the widget to Moltbook by referencing the script in a page’s markdown:
markdown
When the page loads, the widget will display the latest metrics from OpenClaw.
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## 4. Verification Steps
1. **Dashboard Health** – Visit `http://openclaw.example.com/api/status` with the correct API key. Confirm a `200 OK` response.
2. **Widget Rendering** – Open the Moltbook page containing the “ tag. Verify that the widget panel appears and shows JSON data.
3. **Data Freshness** – Refresh the Moltbook page and ensure the metrics update (OpenClaw caches for 30 seconds by default).
4. **Security Test** – Attempt to fetch the API without the `X-API-KEY` header. The request should be rejected with a `401 Unauthorized`.
5. **Performance** – Use Chrome DevTools Network tab to confirm the widget’s API call completes within 200 ms.
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## 5. Publishing the Tutorial
The article is now ready to be published on **ubos.tech**. The post includes a single contextual internal link to the Moltbot hosting guide for readers who need to set up the widget infrastructure:
[Learn how to host your Moltbot widget]([https://ubos.tech/host-moltbot/](https://ubos.tech/host-moltbot/)).
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*Happy building!*