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Understand-Anything-Dashboard
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Yuxiang Lin
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· v1.1.0
· MIT-0
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/install understand-dashboard
Description
Launch the interactive web dashboard to visualize a codebase's knowledge graph
Usage Guidance
This skill intends to start a local Vite-based dashboard and is plausible, but the SKILL.md expects tooling and environment pieces that are not declared. Before installing or running it, verify you have Node, a package manager (pnpm or compatible), and Vite installed. Be aware that the instructions use pnpm install and npx vite, which may download and run code from the npm registry (install scripts or npx-launched packages) — only proceed if you trust the dashboard code and your network. Also check where the plugin expects its files to live: the SKILL.md uses $0 and ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} to locate packages/dashboard, which may not resolve correctly in your agent runtime. Recommended actions: (1) ask the publisher to list required binaries (node, pnpm/npm, npx/vite) and any env variables, (2) prefer running vite from an explicit, pre-installed binary rather than npx, or audit the project's package.json before running pnpm install, and (3) run this skill in a sandboxed or development environment if you have any doubt.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: understand-dashboard
Version: 1.1.0
The 'understand-dashboard' skill provides instructions for an AI agent to launch a local web-based visualization tool. It involves standard development procedures such as resolving local paths, installing dependencies via pnpm, and starting a Vite development server using npx. The behavior is consistent with the stated purpose of visualizing a knowledge graph, and no indicators of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized access were found in SKILL.md or _meta.json.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill's purpose is to launch a local dashboard for a project's knowledge graph, which is coherent. However, the SKILL.md assumes availability of shell, pnpm, npx, Node, and Vite but the registry metadata declares no required binaries or environment variables. Requiring npm tooling is proportionate to the task, but those dependencies should be declared.
Instruction Scope
Instructions tell the agent to run shell commands, install Node dependencies (pnpm install), and run npx vite --open in the background. They reference resolving a plugin root via $0 and an undeclared environment variable (${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}). The instructions do not request unrelated system files, but they do rely on runtime environment details that are not declared and may cause the agent to fetch/execute remote packages.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec, yet the runtime steps include pnpm install and npx vite. npx can download and execute packages from the npm registry on demand; pnpm install may run package install scripts. This dynamic fetching/execution from external registries is an elevated risk and should be explicit in the metadata or avoided by requiring pre-installed binaries.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables but references GRAPH_DIR (set at runtime) and ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} (an undeclared variable) and suggests using $ARGUMENTS/$0. Accessing or relying on undeclared env vars is a mismatch and could lead to unexpected behavior. No secrets are requested, which is appropriate.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-enabled and does not request elevated or persistent platform privileges. It runs a background local dev server, which is expected for this purpose and not inherently a privilege escalation.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install understand-dashboard - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/understand-dashboard - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.1.0
- Added detailed instructions to launch the interactive web dashboard for visualizing a codebase's knowledge graph.
- Improved guidance for locating the knowledge graph and dashboard directory.
- Included user messages for missing knowledge graphs and successful dashboard startup.
- Clarified dependency installation and dev server startup steps.
- Noted auto-opening in browser and port selection behavior.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Understand-Anything-Dashboard?
Launch the interactive web dashboard to visualize a codebase's knowledge graph. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 201 downloads so far.
How do I install Understand-Anything-Dashboard?
Run "/install understand-dashboard" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Understand-Anything-Dashboard free?
Yes, Understand-Anything-Dashboard is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Understand-Anything-Dashboard support?
Understand-Anything-Dashboard is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Understand-Anything-Dashboard?
It is built and maintained by Yuxiang Lin (@lum1104); the current version is v1.1.0.
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