Agent skill

Watch

by hidai25 in hidai25/eval-view

Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Watch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hidai25/eval-view --skill watch -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hidai25/eval-view watch --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hidai25/eval-view.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watch .claude/skills/watch && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
watch
GitHub stars
137
Token cost
~577 tokens
SKILL.md length
230 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change.

  • Tasks that involve Building AI agents
  • SKILL.md covers What this does, How to start watch mode, Prerequisites and Notes
  • Calls pip

What it does

Watch is an agent skill from hidai25/eval-view. Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change.

Its SKILL.md is about 580 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Building AI agents. The repository describes itself as: Regression testing for AI agents. Snapshot behavior,diff tool calls,catch regressions in CI. Works with LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI, Anthropic. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Building AI agents

Example prompts

  • “/watch”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 394f7d7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Watch loads about 577 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 230 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~26
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~577

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from hidai25/eval-view at commit 394f7d7, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© hidai25). 230 words, ~577 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/watch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
watch
description
Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change.

Watch Mode

Use this skill when the user wants continuous regression monitoring during development. Watch mode observes file changes and automatically re-runs evalview check with debounced triggers.

What this does

EvalView's watch mode uses watchdog to monitor directories for file changes (.py, .yaml, .yml, .json, .md, .txt, .toml, .cfg, .ini). When a change is detected, it runs a regression check via the gate() API and displays a live scorecard with pass/fail status, score deltas, tool changes, and streak tracking.

How to start watch mode

Watch mode is a CLI command (not an MCP tool). Help the user run it:

evalview watch
Common options
  • --quick — Skip LLM judge, deterministic checks only ($0 cost, sub-second)
  • --path src/ --path tests/ — Watch specific directories (default: current directory)
  • --test "my-test" — Only check a specific test by name
  • --test-dir tests/evalview — Path to test cases directory (default: tests)
  • --interval 1 — Debounce interval in seconds (default: 2.0)
  • --fail-on REGRESSION,TOOLS_CHANGED — Comma-separated statuses that count as failure (default: REGRESSION)
  • --sound — Terminal bell on regression
Examples
# Basic: watch everything, full checks
evalview watch

# Fast development loop: no LLM judge, 1-second debounce
evalview watch --quick --interval 1

# Watch specific directories and one test
evalview watch --path src/ --path tests/ --test "calculator-division"

# Strict mode: fail on any behavioral change
evalview watch --fail-on REGRESSION,TOOLS_CHANGED,OUTPUT_CHANGED --sound

Prerequisites

Watch mode requires the watchdog package. If not installed:

pip install evalview[watch]

Notes

  • Watch mode excludes .evalview/, .git/, venv/, node_modules/, __pycache__/, and other common non-source directories automatically.
  • The initial check runs immediately on startup before watching begins.
  • Results include a live scorecard with pass counts, regression counts, health percentage, and streak info.
  • --quick mode is ideal for tight development loops since it costs nothing and runs in sub-second time.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/watch of hidai25/eval-view.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 394f7d7

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Questions about Watch

What does Watch do?

Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change. Watch is an agent skill from hidai25/eval-view. Start EvalView watch mode to automatically re-run regression checks whenever project files change.

When should I use Watch?

Watch fits situations like: tasks that involve Building AI agents.

How do I install Watch in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hidai25/eval-view --skill watch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/watch in hidai25/eval-view) into .claude/skills/watch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Watch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hidai25/eval-view --skill watch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/watch in hidai25/eval-view) into .agents/skills/watch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Watch in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hidai25/eval-view --skill watch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/watch, .gemini/skills/watch, .github/skills/watch and .opencode/skills/watch in your project.

What does Watch need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Watch needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Watch access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Watch safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Watch use?

Watch is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Watch use?

About 577 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Watch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Watch: Agent Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Azure AI Projects Python SDK (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Paperclip Create Agent (paperclipai/paperclip, 99k stars) and Senior Prompt Engineer (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Watch?

hidai25 (a GitHub user) maintains it in hidai25/eval-view, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.

Source: hidai25/eval-view on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.