# File System Observer

> Use this tool when you need to monitor file systems for real-time changes, solving problems like live document editing and configuration file updates. It takes file or directory paths as input and sends notifications as output when changes are detected. Use it in scenarios requiring immediate file system change detection, such as collaborative editing or automated workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/hesreallyhim-file-observer  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hesreallyhim-file-observer

## Description

MCP Observer Server is a file system monitoring server that watches for file changes and sends real-time notifications to connected clients using the watchdog library. The implementation provides tools for subscribing to specific files or directories, listing currently monitored paths, and accessing file contents through resources, with automatic notifications sent when watched files are modified. It features a development-friendly setup with a default watched.txt file and supports both tool-based subscriptions and resource-based monitoring, making it useful for scenarios like live document editing, configuration file monitoring, or any workflow requiring real-time file system change detection.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.64
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/hesreallyhim-file-observer)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hesreallyhim/mcp-observer-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "hesreallyhim-file-observer"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hesreallyhim-file-observer` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hesreallyhim-file-observer/pull`

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