# opencode-mcp-watch

> Auto-reload OpenCode MCP servers without restarting

Record `opencode-mcp-watch` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/opencode-mcp-watch/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/opencode-mcp-watch
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/opencode-mcp-watch/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/efrg123/MCP-watch#readme
- repository: https://github.com/efrg123/MCP-watch/releases
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: opencode, mcp, watcher, reload, auto-reload, claude, claude-code
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:opencode-mcp-watch

### Description (declared)

# OpenCode MCP Auto-Reload Watcher

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> 🚀 **Never restart OpenCode again!** Auto-reload MCP servers when config changes.

Tired of exiting and restarting OpenCode every time you modify an MCP server? **MCP Watch** monitors your `opencode.json` and automatically restarts only the changed MCP servers - in seconds, not minutes.

![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/efrg123/MCP-watch/main/assets/demo.gif)

## ✨ Features

- ⚡ **Instant Reload** - Changes apply in ~1 second, not 30+ seconds
- 🎯 **Smart Detection** - Only restarts MCPs that actually changed
- 🔍 **File Watching** - Uses efficient inotify/watchdog (no polling)
- 📊 **Process Management** - Graceful shutdown with fallback to force kill
- 📝 **Detailed Logging** - See exactly what changed and when
- 🎛️ **CLI Commands** - Status, manual restart, stop all, etc.
- 🐧 **Cross-Platform** - Linux, macOS, Windows support
- 🔧 **Zero Config** - Works out of the box with your existing setup

## 🚀 Quick Start

### Installation

```bash
# Via pip (recommended)
pip install mcp-watch

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/efrg123/MCP-watch.git
cd MCP-watch
pip install -e .
```

### Start Watching

```bash
# Start the watcher (runs in background)
mcp-watch-start

# That's it! Now edit ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json
# and watch your changes apply automatically
```

### Stop Watching

```bash
mcp-watch-stop
```

## 📖 Usage

### Automatic Mode (Recommended)

1. Start the watcher:
   ```bash
   mcp-watch-start
   ```

2. Edit your OpenCode config:
   ```bash
   vi…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/opencode-mcp-watch/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:26:38.720Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/opencode-mcp-watch/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/opencode-mcp-watch · ARD identifier urn:air::server:opencode-mcp-watch