Web Dashboard

The Patchwork dashboard is a locally-served web interface that gives you real-time visibility into everything your AI agents are doing.

Launching the Dashboard

bash

patchwork dashboard

Opens localhost:3000 in your browser. All data is served locally — nothing leaves your machine.

Options:

bash

# Custom port
patchwork dashboard --port 8080

# Don't auto-open browser
patchwork dashboard --no-open

Pages

Overview

The landing page shows:

Event count and session count for the current period
Risk distribution chart (none/low/medium/high/critical)
Recent events with colour-coded risk levels
Active sessions with status indicators
Policy status (active policy, mode, denial count)

Events

Searchable, filterable table of all audit events:

Filter by agent, action type, risk level, session, and date range
Click any event to see full details (target, risk flags, hash chain position)
Colour-coded risk levels for quick scanning

Sessions

Timeline view of all AI agent sessions:

Duration, event count, and risk breakdown per session
Click to expand and see session events
Link to session replay

Risk

Dedicated risk analysis page:

Risk distribution over time (chart)
Highest-risk events with full context
Risk flag frequency analysis
Trend indicators (improving/worsening)

Search

Full-text search across all events:

Powered by SQLite FTS5
Matches file paths, commands, tool names, and actions
Results ranked by relevance

Doctor

Health check page showing:

Hook installation status
Relay daemon status
Policy configuration
Watchdog status
Chain integrity summary

Replay

Interactive session replay (also available via CLI):

Step through events chronologically
See git diffs for file changes
Filter by risk level or file events only

Compliance

Compliance dashboard showing:

Framework coverage status (SOC 2, ISO 27001, EU AI Act, etc.)
Control-by-control evaluation
Gap analysis with remediation suggestions
Compliance trend over time

Technology

The dashboard is built with:

Hono — lightweight HTTP framework
htmx — server-rendered interactivity (no heavy JS framework)
Chart.js — data visualisation
SQLite FTS5 — full-text search

It runs as a single Node.js process with no external dependencies.