Operations

What Is Agent Monitoring?

Real-time observation of AI agent behavior, performance, and health — including conversation quality, error rates, and resource usage.

In Plain English

Agent monitoring is observability for AI. You watch what the agent is doing, how well it is performing, and whether anything is going wrong. This includes conversation quality metrics, tool call success rates, error rates, latency, and resource consumption.

Unlike traditional application monitoring (CPU, memory, uptime), agent monitoring also tracks behavioral metrics: is the agent giving good answers? Is it triggering too many approvals? Is it using tools efficiently?

Why It Matters for OpenClaw

An unmonitored agent is a black box. You discover problems only when customers complain. Monitoring catches issues proactively — before they affect users.

How Clawctl Helps

Clawctl provides a monitoring dashboard with agent health, conversation metrics, approval rates, and error tracking. Alerts notify you when agents need attention.

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Common Questions

What metrics are tracked?

Agent health, response times, tool call success rates, approval rates, error rates, and conversation counts.

Can I set up alerts?

Yes. Configure alerts for error spikes, health check failures, and unusual activity.

Is monitoring real-time?

Near real-time. Dashboard updates within seconds. Alerts fire within minutes of anomaly detection.