claude-desktop

Watch Skill in Claude Desktop

Status: machine-configured ◐ — watch-skill setup wrote this config on a real machine (existing keys preserved, backup taken) and the server command answered MCP initialize; a full in-app session was not run.

Install

uvx --from "watch-skill[standard]" watch-skill doctor

uvx fetches the package on first use and needs no checkout. Prefer a permanent install? pipx install "watch-skill[standard]", then use "command": "watch-skill", "args": ["serve"] in the config below.

git clone https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill && cd watch-skill
uv sync --extra all
uv run watch-skill doctor

Then run watch-skill setup, which writes the config pointing at your checkout rather than the published package.

Configure

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-skill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "watch-skill[standard]", "watch-skill", "serve"]
    }
  }
}

Tip: watch-skill setup (see the 2-minute install) detects Claude Desktop and writes this for you, backing up the existing file.

Smoke test (3 steps)

1. Fully quit and restart Claude Desktop (tray icon too), then check the tools icon (🔨) lists watch-skill.
2. Ask: "Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqz-KE-bpKQ with watch-skill — what happens at 0:10?"
3. Follow up: "Search my videos for 'butterfly'" — should hit search_videos.