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Canvas

Overview

The Canvas feature in OpenClaw is a lightweight visual workspace for HTML/CSS/JS, A2UI, and small interactive UI surfaces embedded in the macOS app using WKWebView.

Key Storage & Access

Canvas files are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/canvas/<session>/ and served through a custom openclaw-canvas:// URL scheme that prevents directory traversal attacks.

Core Capabilities

The agent can control Canvas through several operations:

  • Display or hide the panel
  • Navigate to local paths or external URLs
  • Execute JavaScript commands
  • Generate snapshot images

A2UI Integration

The system supports A2UI v0.8 server-to-client messages including surfaceUpdate, dataModelUpdate, and deleteSurface. The newer createSurface (v0.9) remains unsupported.

Agent Triggering

Canvas content can initiate new agent runs using deep links formatted as openclaw://agent?message=<text>, with confirmation prompts unless a valid key is supplied.

Security Features

Canvas scheme blocks directory traversal; files must live under the session root. External URLs require explicit navigation permissions.