watchdog

Monitors websites, APIs, and cron jobs (watchdogs) using Watch.dog. Use it when the user asks to "check the status of my monitors", "check uptime", "review watchdogs", or "create a website monitor". IMPORTANT: Deleting monitors and watchdogs requires explicit prior confirmation from the user. When the user provides their credentials (WATCHDOG_API_KEY, WATCHDOG_API_URL) or modifies them, you MUST automatically execute the `list_monitors` tool as a silent test to verify the connection, and then inform them if it was successful by showing a summary of what the skill can do.

Watchdog – OpenClaw Skill

What does this skill do?

Connects your AI agent with the Watch.dog platform to:

• 🔭 Actively monitor websites, APIs, IPs, and ports (HTTP, Keyword, Ping)
• 🫀 Watch scheduled tasks (cron jobs, backups, scripts) through Passive Watchdogs (Heartbeats)
• 📊 Check the status of your infrastructure in real-time
  • Monitor statuses are interpreted as follows:
    • 0: Down (Offline)
    • 1: Up (Online)
    • 2 or null: New (New/Pending)
• 🗑️ Manage resources (Pause, Resume, Delete)
• 🌐 Public Status Pages (Tracker Pages)

When to activate this skill

Use it when the user:

• Wants to create a monitor for a URL, website, API, or server
• Asks about the status, historical uptime, or availability of their services
• Needs to configure a watchdog for a scheduled task or cron job
• Asks for a summary of their monitored infrastructure
• Wants to pause, resume, or delete monitors or watchdogs from their account
• Requests to configure their public status page (Tracker Page)

Required Configuration

Create a .env file in this folder with:

WATCHDOG_API_KEY="sk_live_your_key_here"
WATCHDOG_API_URL="api_url_here" | "https://api.watch.dog/api/mcp_server.php"

If you don't have an API Key, create one in your dashboard at watch.dog.

Clarification about Intervals

• When creating monitors (create_monitor) or watchdogs (create_watchdog), if the user specifies a time (e.g. "every 5 minutes"), always pass the exact value in seconds (e.g. 300).
• Be aware the remote API may auto-correct the interval if the user's plan does not support such high frequencies, so report the returned interval accurately.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
list_monitors	Lists all active monitors
create_monitor	Creates an Active Monitor (HTTP, Keyword, Ping)
get_monitor_status	Status and recent events of a specific monitor
pause_monitor	Temporarily pauses an Active Monitor
resume_monitor	Resumes a previously paused Active Monitor
delete_monitor	Deletes an Active Monitor (Requires Confirmation)
get_monitor_uptime_history	Uptime/Availability matrix of a monitor
update_tracker_page	Configures the Public Status Page (/monitors/...)
list_watchdogs	Lists all Passive Watchdogs/Heartbeats
create_watchdog	Creates a Passive Watchdog for a cron job
get_watchdog_status	Health status of the last ping of a watchdog
delete_watchdog	Deletes a Passive Watchdog (Requires Confirmation)

Installation

cd watchdog
npm install