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Add your first watch
Paste a URL. We snapshot it and alert you when the API shape changes. Webhooks, export, and 30-minute checks included on trial.
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Configure your watch
Name it, paste the URL, and optionally wire alerts. You can change everything later in the console.
Setting up your watchtower
Creating your watch and capturing a baseline snapshot.
- Create watch
- Run first check
- Open console
You're monitoring — what's next?
Your first watch is live. Copy your API key and MCP config below, then continue with developer pipelines (CI) or alerts.
API key & MCP setup
Use this key for hosted MCP tools in Cursor or Claude Desktop. Offline diff works without a key.
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Verify your key (GET /api/me)
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First watch Done
Baseline snapshot captured — drift checks are scheduled.
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Connect MCP in Cursor To do
Add DriftGuard MCP tools for
Open MCP guide →get_watch_statusand the pre-run check (POST /api/preflight) in your IDE. -
Gate developer pipelines (CI) on breaking drift To do
Run
Open developer pipeline (CI) guide →driftguard checkor the GitHub Action before deploy. -
Wire alerts (optional) To do
Route breaking drift to Slack or a webhook from the console.
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