# Observe

> Launch the babysitter observer dashboard. Installs and runs the real-time observer UI that watches babysitter runs, displaying task progress, journal events, and orchestration state in your browser.

- Skill: `a5c-ai/observe` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/observe`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/observe/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/observe

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# observe

Run the babysitter observer dashboard:

1. Determine the watch directory — this is usually the project's container directory (the parent of the project dir), or the current working directory if not specified.
2. Launch the standalone dashboard package: `npx -y @a5c-ai/babysitter-observer-dashboard@latest --watch-dir <dir>`.
3. This is a blocking process — it will keep running until stopped.
4. Report the URL printed by the dashboard to the user, then open it in the browser.

Do not fall back to `babysitter observe`; the core Babysitter CLI does not expose
that subcommand. Some harness runtimes may provide a separate
`agent-platform observe` surface, but this skill uses the verified standalone
dashboard package.