/watch -- File Sentinel

Use when the user wants automatic reactions to file changes or marker comments (@citadel:). Do NOT use for one-off file inspection or tasks that need human judgment per file.

Orientation

Use when: running a file sentinel that triggers a skill or command automatically when watched paths change. Don't use when: monitoring CI status on a PR (use /pr-watch); running a one-shot verification check (use /verify).

Default execution path (READ FIRST)

/watch start does NOT call CronCreate by default. Only pass --remote to use Anthropic's routine system, and only after explicit user confirmation. CronCreate counts against the 15 routine runs / 24h cap — at the default 5-minute interval a watch exhausts the quota in under an hour.

Default flow — /watch start (no --remote flag)

1. Do Steps 1 and 2 below (check existing watch, determine baseline commit).