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Watch Skill in Kilo Code

Status: doc-verified ☑ — config matches the current kilo.ai docs; not executed here.

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

Kilo v7+ reads one JSONC config for CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains alike: global ~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc, or per-project kilo.jsonc / .kilo/kilo.jsonc. (The old extension-era mcp_settings.json is no longer read — migrate if you still have one.)

{
  "mcp": {
    "watch-skill": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "watch-skill[standard]", "watch-skill", "serve"],
      "enabled": true,
      "timeout": 300000 // ms; first watch of a long video is a real pipeline
    }
  }
}

The VS Code extension also has a UI path: Settings → MCP → Add Server → Local (stdio).

Smoke test (3 steps)

1. Open Kilo chat: "Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqz-KE-bpKQ and tell me what happens at 0:10."
2. Approve the watch_video call.
3. Follow up: "what color is the bird?" — should call ask_video, no re-processing.

Notes

• Default MCP timeout is 10 s for local servers — far too short for a first watch. Set it as above or the pipeline gets killed mid-download.