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Watch CLI MCP Server

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Watch CLI runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.

Hand any social video to your AI agent — frames + transcript bundled. MCP server for watch-cli.

Installs per day peak 124 · avg 11 · -61% w/w
a month agotoday
52
Installs / week
npm · @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp
251
Stars
0 open issues
13 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Shell

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Watch CLI every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add watch-cli -- npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-cli": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.watch-cli]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-cli": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-cli": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: KYMA_API_KEY (Kyma API key (default backend). Get one at https://kymaapi.com — first $0.50 free, then pay-per-use (~$0.05 per 1-hour video). Optional if WATCH_AUDIO_MODE=local (whisper.cpp) or GROQ_API_KEY is set instead.), GROQ_API_KEY (Groq API key for direct BYOK transcription (alternative to Kyma). Set this instead of KYMA_API_KEY if you prefer direct provider.), WATCH_AUDIO_MODE (Backend routing override. Values: kyma (default), byok (use GROQ_API_KEY), local (whisper.cpp on $PATH, fully offline).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Watch CLI — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Watch CLI?
Watch CLI runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp was installed 52 times last week.
How do I connect Watch CLI?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Watch CLI?
The npm package @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp was installed 52 times in the last week. Week over week that is -61%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Watch CLI open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Shell and 251 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.