Watchgoose MCP server

Watchgoose MCP

Watchgoose MCP connects MCP-capable AI clients to the Watchgoose Management API. It lets you inspect cron and recurring-task monitoring, with check changes available only when you explicitly enable writes.

Hosted connector

Use the hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint in clients that support OAuth 2.1 and Dynamic Client Registration:

https://mcp.watchgoose.com/mcp

Available in

Watchgoose is available in the Claude connector directory.

Watchgoose is listed in ChatGPT plugins for GPT and Codex.

Watchgoose is listed in the official MCP Registry.

The watchgoose-mcp package is available on npm.

In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and add the endpoint as a custom connector. For Claude Code, run:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user watchgoose https://mcp.watchgoose.com/mcp

The browser consent flow limits each connection to one project and defaults to read-only access. See the Watchgoose MCP documentation for the tool and privacy boundaries.

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or later
• A project-scoped Watchgoose API key from Project settings → API Access → Create (read-only)

Use an hcr read-only key when you only need check state and status history. Use an hcw read-write key when you also need pings, integrations, or check changes.

Claude Desktop

Add this entry to claudedesktopconfig.json and restart Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watchgoose": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "watchgoose-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "hcr_your_project_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY=hcr_your_project_key \
  --transport stdio --scope user watchgoose -- npx -y watchgoose-mcp

Run claude mcp get watchgoose to check the connection.

Cursor

Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or add the same entry to your user MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watchgoose": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "watchgoose-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "hcr_your_project_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Create .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "watchgoose": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "watchgoose-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WATCHGOOSE_API_KEY": "hcr_your_project_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run MCP: List Servers and start watchgoose.

Environment

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.