Overview Page

What you see on first login

The Dashboard Overview is the first page you see after you sign in. If you have no server yet, it says "No instances yet" and offers the free trial: a Start free OpenClaw trial button, a Start free Hermes trial button, and an Or pick a paid plan link. When no trial can start on your account, it shows Deploy Now in their place. Once you have a server, the page shows a card for each one, any messages that need your attention, and the Event Viewer.

A summary line at the top counts your active and archived servers. If you have both an OpenClaw and a Hermes Agent server, the cards are grouped under an "OpenClaw" and a "Hermes Agent" heading.

Your free trial on the dashboard

The free trial lasts 7 days, needs no credit card, and runs on a real Starter server. While it runs, a banner says "Free trial: N days left. No card needed." with a Keep my server button, and the server card carries a trial chip. Click Keep my server to pay for Starter (monthly or annual) before the 7 days end: you keep the same server, and you can move up to a larger plan afterwards. When the trial ends unpaid, the server and its data are removed, and the banner then offers Continue subscription to start a fresh server.

Connecting your AI

Your agent needs an AI model before it can answer anyone. Until you connect one, the overview reminds you:

• OpenClaw: a "Setup Incomplete" banner with the button Open agent to pick a model. Inside your agent, press Connect provider and pick one.
• Hermes Agent: a strip that says "Your Hermes agent is live", with Open my agent and Connect your AI. Sign in with ChatGPT, Grok, Nous Portal or MiniMax, or add an API key.

Step-by-step help is in Setting Up Your AI Provider.

Your agent this week (OpenClaw)

If you have a running OpenClaw server, the card "Your agent this week" shows how many messages your agent handled in the last 7 days and an estimate of the time it saved you, worked out at 2 minutes a message. With no messages yet, it suggests you send your agent its first message. Every Monday the notification bell also brings a short "Your week" summary.

Server cards and status indicators

Each server has its own server card. The card shows the server name (you can rename it), a status badge and the server buttons. The most common badges are:

• Running (green): the server is healthy and your agent is running.
• Provisioning (yellow): the server is being built. An OpenClaw server takes about 25 minutes, a Hermes Agent server five to seven minutes. The card shows "Step X/Y"; click it for the full progress view. You can close the tab: we email you when it is ready.
• Upgrading (calm blue): you chose a newer version and it is being installed. Plan for about half an hour.
• Error or Offline (red): the server or agent is not answering. Open the Server Page with Control Panel.
• Stopped or Archived (grey): the server is stopped, or no longer active. An archived card shows how many days are left to reactivate it and a View / Reactivate button.

The buttons on a card are:

• Open Agent: opens the OpenClaw chat interface, or your Hermes dashboard.
• Restart (circular arrow icon) and Stop (square icon), each with a confirmation. When a server is stopped, a Start button appears. These are hidden while an upgrade runs.
• Control Panel: opens the server page with all details and settings.

Tier mascots and quick metrics

Each card shows a small tier mascot for your plan (Starter, Hobbyist or Pro), three small circles for CPU, RAM and Disk usage, and the server's IP address. You can spot a busy server without opening the full Server Page.

Event Viewer terminal

Near the bottom of the Overview page sits the Event Viewer, a terminal-style panel with recent events from your account. Click the Event Viewer button to open or close it. Your browser remembers whether you left it open.

Each row shows an icon, the time, the category and a short title. Newest events come first. Click Load more events... to see 20 older ones. With no events yet, it says "No activity recorded yet. Events will appear here as they happen."

Event categories

Events are sorted into nine categories:

• SERVER: the server started, stopped, rebooted or finished building.
• AGENT: events about your agent.
• CHANNEL: messaging channel events.
• CONFIG: configuration changes.
• UPDATE: version updates on your server.
• HEALTH: health check results.
• BILLING: payments and subscription events.
• SETUP: steps of the first setup.
• SECURITY: security events.

Deploying a new agent

While your account has no server, the sidebar shows Deploy Your Server, and the overview offers the free trial buttons with an Or pick a paid plan link (or Deploy Now when no trial can start). A trial button opens a page that asks only for a server name. The paid link opens the order page for an OpenClaw server, with two steps: Choose Your Plan, then Review & Deploy, where you name your server and pay by card through Stripe. A paid Hermes Agent server starts from the plan buttons on the Hermes Agent page. The full process is in the Deployment Walkthrough article.

Managing multiple servers

If you have more than one server, each one appears as its own card on the overview. Each server runs on its own, so you can have one on Starter and another on Pro, or one OpenClaw and one Hermes Agent.

Each server has its own subscription and billing cycle. You manage each one through its own Server Page, and the agent itself through Open Agent.