Monitor service health, heartbeat freshness, stuck workflows, and trigger recovery or degraded mode. Use on: high-frequency schedule, after system startup, w...
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Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install watchdog-heartbeatOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install watchdog-heartbeatβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/watchdog-heartbeat/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.
Category
π¨Design & CreativePlatforms
What Watchdog Heartbeat can do for your AI workflow
Service health, heartbeat directly from your Claude conversation
Works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw β install once, use everywhere
One-command installation β no complex setup required
Combine with other skills to build powerful multi-step AI workflows
Try these prompts with your AI agent after installing Watchdog Heartbeat
Help me get started with Watchdog Heartbeat
Explains what Watchdog Heartbeat does, walks through the setup, and runs a quick demo based on your current project
Use Watchdog Heartbeat to monitor service health, heartbeat freshness, stuck workflows, and t...
Invokes Watchdog Heartbeat with the right parameters and returns the result directly in the conversation
What can I do with Watchdog Heartbeat in my design & creative workflow?
Lists the top use cases for Watchdog Heartbeat, with example commands for each scenario
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Watchdog Heartbeat extends your AI assistant with the ability to monitor service health, heartbeat freshness, stuck workflows, and trigger recovery or degraded mode. Use on: high-frequency schedule, after system startup, w... Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Claude agent directly β and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using Watchdog Heartbeat as its underlying capability.
Watchdog Heartbeat works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) β an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install Watchdog Heartbeat once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Claude for focused sessions or Cursor for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.
To install Watchdog Heartbeat, copy the skill folder to `~/.claude/skills/watchdog-heartbeat/` for use across all your projects, or `.claude/skills/watchdog-heartbeat/` for a single project. Restart Claude and the skill is immediately active β invoke it with `/watchdog-heartbeat` or just describe your goal and the AI will pick it up automatically.
Watchdog Heartbeat has 59 installs and is part of the growing Design & Creative skill ecosystem on DiscoverAISkills. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.
Place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-heartbeat/ for personal use (all projects), or .claude/skills/watchdog-heartbeat/ for project-specific use. Restart your AI client, then invoke with /watchdog-heartbeat or let the AI discover it automatically.
Watchdog Heartbeat supports Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw. It integrates seamlessly with these AI platforms to extend their capabilities.
Watchdog Heartbeat is free to install. Check the repository for licensing information.
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