Watchgoose MCP

An MCP server that allows AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to monitor cron jobs and recurring tasks. It enables agents to review check statuses, set up new monitoring checks, and troubleshoot missed runs by connecting to a project-scoped Watchgoose account.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Watchgoose

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What you can do with it

Review cron job check statuses
Set up new cron job monitoring checks
Troubleshoot missed job runs

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.1.3

mcp-registry: io.github.bartekrutkowski/watchgoose-mcp@1.1.3 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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watchgoose-mcp 1.1.3

npm

watchgoose-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "1.1.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "watchgoose-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Project-scoped Watchgoose API key: hcr_ read-only or hcw_ read-write."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watchgoose-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "watchgoose-mcp@1.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watchgoose-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "watchgoose-mcp@1.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "watchgoose-mcp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "watchgoose-mcp@1.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watchgoose-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "watchgoose-mcp@1.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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