Status Panel Agent is the runtime component that lives on the target server and helps teams inspect and control deployed stacks more safely.
It is the part of the system that can report health, fetch logs, restart containers, expose metrics, and execute validated remote commands without making raw SSH the first tool for every task.
A simple way to think about it: Stacker helps define and dispatch, while Status Panel Agent helps execute and observe on the server.
How to try Status Panel
If you want to try Status Panel yourself, the quickest path is the install script.
curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trydirect/status/master/install.sh | shGitHub repository and installation steps
If you prefer Docker, you can also pull the image directly:
docker pull trydirect/status:latestWhat it does
- reports container and app health
- returns logs and runtime information
- restarts or manages containers in a more structured way
- supports validated remote command execution
- integrates with Vault-backed configuration flows
Why it matters
For self-hosted AI and automation systems, the hardest work often starts after deployment. The agent shortens the distance between “something is wrong” and “we understand which component is wrong.”
Good next read
If you want the practical operator workflow, continue to the live stack debugging guide.