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monitoring-debugging

Enables monitoring and debugging of Bob The Skull operations, facilitating system health checks and issue diagnosis.

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The monitoring-debugging skill was audited on Feb 28, 2026 and we found 53 security issues across 3 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.

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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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38curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq
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44curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/events | jq '.[-10:]'
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47curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health | jq
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252curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq
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318curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models \
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612curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq '{state: .current_state, duration: .time_in_state}'
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617curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/events | jq '.[] | select(.type == "StateTransitionEvent") | {from: .from_state, to: .to_state, time: .timestamp}'
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661curl -s http://192.168.1.44:5001/api/health
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728curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq .current_state
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732curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health
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751curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health | jq
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834alias bob-state='curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq'
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8305. **Create monitoring aliases** - Add to ~/.bashrc:
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203# Compare to AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE_INDEX in .env
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211grep WAKE_WORD_SENSITIVITY .env
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229# 2. Update .env: BOBTHESKULL_AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE_INDEX=X
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233# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_WAKE_WORD_SENSITIVITY=0.3
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237grep PICOVOICE_ACCESS_KEY .env
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291grep TIMEOUT .env
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314grep OPENAI_API_KEY .env
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319-H "Authorization: Bearer $(grep OPENAI_API_KEY .env | cut -d= -f2)"
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327grep LLM_MODEL .env
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342# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_LLM_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
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366grep VISION_CAN_SEE .env
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381grep VISION_ENABLE_GPU .env
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401# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_VISION_ENABLE_GPU=false
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451# 2. Update .env: BOBTHESKULL_AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE_INDEX=X
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514# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_LLM_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
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517# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_VISION_ENABLE_GPU=true
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520# Edit .env: BOBTHESKULL_VISION_MAX_FRAMES_PER_SECOND=5
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765# Update .env with correct device index
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777grep OPENAI_API_KEY .env
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877- Check `.env` for LOG_LEVEL setting
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External URL reference

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26| **Web Monitor** | Real-time dashboard | http://localhost:5001 (PC)<br>http://192.168.1.44:5001 (Pi) |
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29| **Config Dashboard** | Settings interface | http://localhost:5001/config |
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38curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq
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44curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/events | jq '.[-10:]'
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47curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health | jq
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56http://localhost:5001
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61http://192.168.1.44:5001
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252curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq
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318curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models \
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475# http://localhost:5001
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612curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq '{state: .current_state, duration: .time_in_state}'
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617curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/events | jq '.[] | select(.type == "StateTransitionEvent") | {from: .from_state, to: .to_state, time: .timestamp}'
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655http://192.168.1.44:5001
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661curl -s http://192.168.1.44:5001/api/health
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693http://localhost:5001
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728curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq .current_state
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732curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health
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751curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/health | jq
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8221. **Keep web monitor open** - Always have http://localhost:5001 open in browser during development
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834alias bob-state='curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/state | jq'
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UpdatedMay 21, 2026
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