# Watch

> Watch a local or remote condition in the background and resume when it is met

- Skill: `stagewise-io/watch` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add stagewise-io/watch`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/stagewise-io/watch/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: stagewise-io (https://skillmd.com/u/stagewise-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/stagewise-io/watch

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Treat the user's request as a background watch task. Call
`createWatcherSession` in this turn unless the condition is already satisfied,
cannot be checked with the available CLIs, or a matching active watcher is
listed in the current `<shell-sessions>`.

Perform any required read-only preflight before arming the watcher. After it is
armed, briefly tell the user and end the turn; do not wait with
`executeShellCommand`.