Watch Skill in GitHub Copilot CLI

August 8, 2026 · View on GitHub

Status: doc-verified ☑ — config matches the official Copilot CLI docs; not executed here.

Install

uvx --from "watch-skill[standard]" watch-skill doctor

uvx fetches the package on first use and needs no checkout. Prefer a permanent install? pipx install "watch-skill[standard]", then use "command": "watch-skill", "args": ["serve"] in the config below.

From source instead (contributors)

git clone https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill && cd watch-skill
uv sync --extra all
uv run watch-skill doctor

Then run watch-skill setup, which writes the config pointing at your checkout rather than the published package.

Configure

Copilot CLI reads ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json (user level) or .copilot/mcp-config.json in the repo. stdio is the type to pick — it keeps the entry compatible with VS Code and the Copilot cloud agent:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-skill": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "watch-skill[standard]", "watch-skill", "serve"]
    }
  }
}

There is also an interactive path: run copilot, then /mcp add and fill in the same command. CLI flag --additional-mcp-config takes precedence over both files if you want a one-off.

Smoke test (3 steps)

copilot, then: "Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqz-KE-bpKQ and tell me what happens at 0:10."
Approve the watch_video tool call.
Follow up: "what color is the bird?" — should call ask_video and answer from the index without re-processing.

Notes

Repository-level config loads first; user-level extends/overrides it. Put watch-skill at user level once, use it in every repo.
Set COPILOT_HOME if you keep your config somewhere non-default.