web-console

Agent Building

Built-in web interface for communicating with Claude without external services. Use when setting up or configuring the web console channel, or troubleshooting browser-based access.

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Web Console (C4 Built-in Channel)

Default communication channel - works without any external service.

Purpose

Allows users to communicate with Claude even without Telegram/Lark/Discord. This is the baseline, always-available interface.

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
cd ~/zylos/.claude/skills/web-console
npm install

# Start server (default port 3456)
node scripts/server.js

# Or with PM2
pm2 start scripts/server.js --name web-console

Access

Local only: http://127.0.0.1:3456

Server binds to 127.0.0.1 by default for security.

Architecture

Browser ──► Web Console Server ──► C4 Bridge ──► Claude
                  │
                  ▼
               SQLite (c4.db)

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description
`/api/status`	GET	Get Claude's current status
`/api/conversations/recent`	GET	Get recent conversation history
`/api/upload`	POST	Upload one attachment for the next message
`/api/send`	POST	Send message to Claude
`/api/media/:messageId`	GET	Download/render an outbound media message
`/api/poll?since_id=N`	GET	Poll for new messages
`/api/health`	GET	Server health check

Files

~/zylos/.claude/skills/web-console/
├── SKILL.md
├── package.json
├── scripts/
│   ├── server.js      # Express API server
│   └── send.js        # CLI message sender
└── public/
    ├── index.html     # Chat UI
    ├── styles.css     # Styling
    └── app.js         # Frontend logic

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`WEB_CONSOLE_PORT`	3456	Server port
`ZYLOS_WEB_PASSWORD`	(empty)	Set to enable password protection (also reads `WEB_CONSOLE_PASSWORD` as fallback)
`WEB_CONSOLE_BIND`	127.0.0.1	Bind address
`ZYLOS_DIR`	~/zylos	Data directory
`WEB_CONSOLE_MAX_UPLOAD_MB`	20	Max size per uploaded attachment

Authentication

By default, no password is required (suitable for local access).

To enable password protection (recommended when exposing externally):

Set ZYLOS_WEB_PASSWORD in ~/zylos/.env
Restart the web-console service

Features

Real-time status indicator (busy/idle/offline)
Message polling every 2 seconds
Auto-resizing input
Browser file/image upload via attach button, drag/drop, and paste
Inline rendering for image replies sent as [MEDIA:image]/absolute/path
Download chips for file replies sent as [MEDIA:file]/absolute/path
Mobile-friendly responsive design
Dark theme

Attachments

Browser uploads are stored under ~/zylos/web-console/media/ and delivered to the agent as text annotations:

[attachment:image /Users/howard/zylos/web-console/media/wc-...png name="screenshot.png" 142KB]
[attachment:file /Users/howard/zylos/web-console/media/wc-...pdf name="report.pdf" 1.2MB]

Agent replies can include a single media row using the same C4 convention as other channels:

node ~/zylos/.claude/skills/comm-bridge/scripts/c4-send.js web-console console "[MEDIA:image]/absolute/path/to/image.png"
node ~/zylos/.claude/skills/comm-bridge/scripts/c4-send.js web-console console "[MEDIA:file]/absolute/path/to/report.pdf"

The browser only requests media by C4 message id. The server rechecks the row is an outbound web-console console message, resolves the target with realpath, and serves only paths under ZYLOS_DIR or /tmp.