File Watcher

File Watcher is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by qdhenry in Claude-Command-Suite.

1.3K stars150 forkson qdhenry/Claude-Command-SuiteAdded 2026/08/20Repository updated 2026/03/01

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Install File Watcher

Copy File Watcher into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite/tree/main/.claude/skills/file-watcher ~/.claude/skills/file-watcher

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: .claude/skills/file-watcher/SKILL.md in qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/file-watcher
Collection: One of 14 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1523 skills

What File Watcher does

File Watcher monitors files and directories with Chokidar and runs a Claude prompt against every changed file, replacing {{file}} with the file path. Use it to automate code review, type checking, test generation, or documentation updates when files change.

File Watcher is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. File Watcher comes from a repository tagged ai-tools, anthropic, claude-code, cli-tools and code-review.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

# Watch src/ and analyze any changed file
node scripts/watch-files.mjs ./src 'Analyze {{file}} for issues'

# Watch only .tsx files with 1s debounce
node scripts/watch-files.mjs ./src 'Review {{file}} for React best practices' --glob '*.tsx' --debounce 1000

# Via package.json script (pass args after --)
bun run watch:files -- ./src 'Check {{file}}'

CLI Reference

node scripts/watch-files.mjs <path> <prompt> [--glob '<pattern>'] [--debounce <ms>]

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about File Watcher

What else does qdhenry publish alongside File Watcher?
File Watcher is one of 14 skills that DirSkills catalogs from qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Audit Env Variables, BigCommerce API and Claude Code Skill Builder. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way File Watcher does, and is maintained by qdhenry in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the qdhenry/Claude-Command-Suite page.
How does File Watcher compare to other Automation skills?
File Watcher ranks #680 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of File Watcher against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.