Webwatch MCP Server

Website change monitoring MCP server — track URL changes, compare snapshots, extract content with CSS selectors. Monitor competitor sites, pricing

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What is the Webwatch MCP MCP server?

Webwatch MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Webwatch MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. Website change monitoring MCP server — track URL changes, compare snapshots, extract content with CSS selectors. Monitor competitor sites, pricing pages, job boards. SQLite-backed with diff history.

What you get

  • Watch URLs — — Monitor any webpage for content changes
  • CSS Selectors — — Track specific elements (prices, headlines, stock info)
  • Snapshot History — — SQLite-backed storage of every page state
  • Diff Detection — — See exactly what changed, line by line
  • Content Extraction — — Pull structured data from any page on demand

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at npm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

What the assistant can call

Once Webwatch MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • watch_url — Add a URL to the watch list with optional CSS selector and label
  • list_watches — List all monitored URLs with status and statistics
  • check_now — Fetch a URL now, compare to previous snapshot, return diff
  • get_changes — Browse change history for one or all watched URLs
  • compare_snapshots — Compare any two snapshots side-by-side
  • extract_content — One-off content extraction with CSS selectors

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: WEBWATCH_DATA_DIR. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js ≥ 18.0.0

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the webwatch mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Among the database access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Webwatch MCP's toolset — watch_url, list_watches, check_now and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by leviai-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
watch_urlAdd a URL to the watch list with optional CSS selector and label
list_watchesList all monitored URLs with status and statistics
check_nowFetch a URL now, compare to previous snapshot, return diff
get_changesBrowse change history for one or all watched URLs
compare_snapshotsCompare any two snapshots side-by-side
extract_contentOne-off content extraction with CSS selectors

How to install the Webwatch MCP MCP server

Or if installed globally:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webwatch": {
      "command": "webwatch-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js ≥ 18.0.0
VariableDescriptionRequired
WEBWATCH_DATA_DIRFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Webwatch MCP to watch url.
  • Use Webwatch MCP to list watches.
  • Use Webwatch MCP to check now.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Webwatch MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (watch_url, list_watches, check_now, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Webwatch MCP directly.