# ForgingStack Watchtower MCP server

> Monitors agent liveness by tracking check-ins and sending email alerts when agents fail to report within specified intervals.

- Repository: https://github.com/jdkabattles/forgingstack-watchtower
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/jdkabattles/forgingstack-watchtower
- Transport: stdio
- Stars: 0
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 0.1.0

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env 'FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY=<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>' forgingstack-watchtower -- uvx forgingstack-watchtower
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forgingstack-watchtower": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "forgingstack-watchtower"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "forgingstack-watchtower": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "forgingstack-watchtower"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"forgingstack-watchtower","type":"stdio","command":"uvx","args":["forgingstack-watchtower"],"env":{"FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY":"<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"}}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forgingstack-watchtower": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "forgingstack-watchtower"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add forgingstack-watchtower --env 'FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY=<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>' -- uvx forgingstack-watchtower
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.forgingstack-watchtower]
command = "uvx"
args = ["forgingstack-watchtower"]

[mcp_servers.forgingstack-watchtower.env]
FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY = "<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user -e 'FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY=<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>' forgingstack-watchtower uvx -- forgingstack-watchtower
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forgingstack-watchtower": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "forgingstack-watchtower"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `FORGINGSTACK_API_KEY` | yes | yes | API key for Watchtower. Sign up via POST /v1/signup (key shown once). Required for all tools except check_in, which needs only watch_id and checkin_key. |
| `FORGINGSTACK_API_BASE` | no | no | Watchtower API base URL. Live default. |

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to use Watchtower?

Registering a watch costs 1 credit and each alert costs 1 credit, while check-ins are free.

### How do I get started with Watchtower?

You can sign up via a curl command to receive an API key and 100 starter credits.

### Can I silence alerts temporarily?

Yes, you can snooze a watch for a duration between 1 and 1,440 minutes.

### What happens if I run out of credits?

If an owner has 0 credits, they are skipped during alerts and the watch remains in an overdue state.