# DASH-004: Administrative Control Panel

**Status:** Draft
**Created:** 2026-01-08
**Tags:** dashboard, control-panel, bot-actions, operations

## 1. Context & User Story
* **As a:** Bot Administrator
* **I want to:** Execute common maintenance tasks directly from the dashboard buttons.
* **So that:** I don't have to use terminal commands or Discord slash commands for system-level operations.

## 2. Technical Requirements
### Data Model Changes
- [ ] N/A.

### API / Interface
- [ ] `POST /api/actions/reload-commands`: Triggers the bot's command loader.
- [ ] `POST /api/actions/clear-cache`: Clears internal bot caches.
- [ ] `POST /api/actions/maintenance-mode`: Toggles a maintenance flag for the bot.

## 3. Constraints & Validations (CRITICAL)
- **Input Validation:** Standard JSON body with optional `reason` field.
- **System Constraints:** 
    - Actions must be idempotent where possible.
    - Actions must provide a response within 10 seconds.
- **Business Logic Guardrails:** 
    - **SECURITY**: This endpoint MUST require high-privilege authentication (currently we have single admin assumption, but token-based check should be planned).
    - Maintenance mode toggle must be logged to the event feed.

## 4. Acceptance Criteria
1. [ ] **Given** a "Quick Actions" card, **When** the "Reload Commands" button is clicked, **Then** the bot reloads its local command files and posts a "Success" event to the feed.
2. [ ] **Given** a running bot, **When** the "Clear Cache" button is pushed, **Then** the bot flushes its internal memory maps and the memory usage metric reflects the drop.

## 5. Implementation Plan
- [ ] Step 1: Create an `action.service.ts` to handle the logic of triggering bot-specific functions.
- [ ] Step 2: Implement the `/api/actions` route group.
- [ ] Step 3: Design a "Quick Actions" card with premium styled buttons in `Dashboard.tsx`.
- [ ] Step 4: Add loading states to buttons to show when an operation is "In Progress."