- name
- watchdog
- description
- >
- IMPORTANT
- Deleting monitors and watchdogs requires explicit prior confirmation from the user.
- version
- 1.0.0
- author
- Watch.dog Team
- clawhub
- true
- metadata
- openclaw
- emoji
- 🐕
- requires
- bins
- ["node"]
- mcp
- transport
- stdio
- command
- node
- args
- ["{baseDir}/index.js"]
- env
- WATCHDOG_API_KEY
- WATCHDOG_API_URL
- https://api.watch.dog/api/mcp_server.php
Watchdog – OpenClaw Skill
What does this skill do?
Connects your AI agent with the Watch.dog platform to:
- 🔭 Actively monitor websites, APIs, IPs, and ports (HTTP, Keyword, Ping)
- 🫀 Watch scheduled tasks (cron jobs, backups, scripts) through Passive Watchdogs (Heartbeats)
- 📊 Check the status of your infrastructure in real-time
- Monitor statuses are interpreted as follows: - 0: Down (Offline) - 1: Up (Online) - 2 or null: New (New/Pending)
- 🗑️ Manage resources (Pause, Resume, Delete)
- 🌐 Public Status Pages (Tracker Pages)
When to activate this skill
Use it when the user:
- Wants to create a monitor for a URL, website, API, or server
- Asks about the status, historical uptime, or availability of their services
- Needs to configure a watchdog for a scheduled task or cron job
- Asks for a summary of their monitored infrastructure
- Wants to pause, resume, or delete monitors or watchdogs from their account
- Requests to configure their public status page (Tracker Page)
Required Configuration
Create a .env file in this folder with:
WATCHDOG_API_KEY="sk_live_your_key_here"
WATCHDOG_API_URL="api_url_here" | "https://api.watch.dog/api/mcp_server.php"If you don't have an API Key, create one in your dashboard at watch.dog.
Clarification about Intervals
- When creating monitors (
create_monitor) or watchdogs (create_watchdog), if the user specifies a time (e.g. "every 5 minutes"), always pass the exact value in seconds (e.g. 300). - Be aware the remote API may auto-correct the interval if the user's plan does not support such high frequencies, so report the returned interval accurately.
Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_monitors | Lists all active monitors |
create_monitor | Creates an Active Monitor (HTTP, Keyword, Ping) |
get_monitor_status | Status and recent events of a specific monitor |
pause_monitor | Temporarily pauses an Active Monitor |
resume_monitor | Resumes a previously paused Active Monitor |
delete_monitor | Deletes an Active Monitor (Requires Confirmation) |
get_monitor_uptime_history | Uptime/Availability matrix of a monitor |
update_tracker_page | Configures the Public Status Page (/monitors/...) |
list_watchdogs | Lists all Passive Watchdogs/Heartbeats |
create_watchdog | Creates a Passive Watchdog for a cron job |
get_watchdog_status | Health status of the last ping of a watchdog |
delete_watchdog | Deletes a Passive Watchdog (Requires Confirmation) |
Installation
cd watchdog
npm install