Web UI (WebChat)

Open http://127.0.0.1:18790 in your browser. It's a minimal dark chat UI (header, message list, input + Send) that connects over a WebSocket (/ws/chat) and renders bot replies as Markdown. You send plain text; you get one reply per message.

Useful endpoints on the same app/port:

• GET /api/status → {"status": "running", "version": "..."} (gated when dashboard.auth_token is set).
• GET /health → {"status": "ok"} (always public, for container/load-balancer probes — use this, not /api/status, for uptime monitors).

When a token is set, /ws/chat requires it too: the chat page prompts for the token on first connect (kept in sessionStorage) and rejects unknown browser Origins.

Exposing WebChat on your network

To expose WebChat beyond localhost, set channels.webchat.host: 0.0.0.0 — and also set dashboard.auth_token (see Security); a non-loopback bind refuses to start without it. The dashboard, webhooks, and WebChat all share this one host/port.

channels:
  webchat:
    enabled: true
    host: 0.0.0.0     # expose to the network (loopback 127.0.0.1 by default)
    port: 18790
dashboard:
  auth_token: ${AETHON_DASHBOARD_TOKEN}   # required once you leave localhost