Watch Skill MCP Server

Give every AI agent eyes for video - and a way to check its own work. Install · Documentation · Examples · Comparison · Roadmap. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 311 · #9 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Watch Skill

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add oxbshw-watch-skill -- uvx watch-skill

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oxbshw-watch-skill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "watch-skill"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-07-05 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package watch-skill - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.oxbshw is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Watch Skill can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.2.0 · 2026-08-08

v1.2.0 - 2026-08-08 · Skills reach every agent, not just Claude Code · The ten skills moved from adapters/claude-skill/skills/ to a top-level · skills/ directory, which is where the open skills ecosystem looks. They…

v1.0.0 · 2026-07-12

v1.0.0 - 2026-07-12 · Video skills for every AI agent, with memory. One release, seven claims, · each shipped with a measured receipt from the reference machine (8 GB · RAM, CPU-only Windows) - the benchmark tables and…

v0.6.0 · 2026-07-05

v0.6.0 - 2026-07-05 · Three systems around one promise: frame-accurate answers you can trust, at · a fraction of the tokens. · Self-healing answers (answer/) · Every ask_video carries a confidence score from real…

04 · Who maintains Watch Skill

watch-skill is maintained by oxbshw. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill
website: https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill
category: media - ranked #9 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-08)
registry: io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill (active, first published 2026-08-22)
packages: pypi:watch-skill

06 · Watch Skill FAQ

What is Watch Skill?

Give every AI agent eyes for video - and a way to check its own work. Install · Documentation · Examples · Comparison · Roadmap. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Watch Skill still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Watch Skill?

Run `uvx watch-skill`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Watch Skill run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Watch Skill

Alternatives to Watch Skill

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