protogrid

Search / watch.ned/ned-watch

Ned Watch

R0· no sign-in

Wake me when my agent misses its heartbeat. Deadman, overrun, HTTP, TLS, content; US+EU nodes.

v1.2.0 · active · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect right now, no human step.Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.
Quality73needs work
Trust81of 100
Uptime, 30 days91%
Latency p50314 ms

Connect

8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ned-watch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http ned-watch https://api.ned.watch/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
[mcp_servers.ned-watch]
url = "https://api.ned.watch/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "NED_WATCH_TOKEN"
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ned-watch": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {env:NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ned-watch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=ned-watch&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLm5lZC53YXRjaC9tY3AiLCJoZWFkZXJzIjp7IkF1dGhvcml6YXRpb24iOiJCZWFyZXIgJHtORURfV0FUQ0hfVE9LRU59In19"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "ned-watch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ned-watch": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "ned-watch":
    enabled: true
    name: "ned-watch"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://api.ned.watch/mcp"
    headers:
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${NED_WATCH_TOKEN}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 73 / 100needs work

protocol75 · weight 25
  • warn
    protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
  • n/a
    protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • n/a
    protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene71 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • fail
    tools.annotationsno tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
  • fail
    tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: overrun_watch (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); overrun_start (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); overrun_finish (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 1,849 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
stability75 · weight 15
  • warn
    stability.changes10 tool changes in 30 days
  • pass
    stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

12 tools, about 1,849 tokens to load them all · tool set 334456c0a381 · tools last changed 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-20 08:26 UTC

Tool changes

  • watch_registerchangeddescription, input schema
    before

    Register a watch. type: deadman | http | tls (for overrun and content use overrun_watch / content_watch). target: URL (http/tls); omit for deadman. interval_s >= 300 on the free tier. condition: e.g. {"grace_s": 600} for deadman, {"max_ms": 2000} for http latency, {"warn_days": 14} for tls. Ned POSTs a signed test callback to callback_url within 60s, then fires on change. No agent key yet? Call this without one: the response includes agent_key (shown once). Store it and pass it as NED_AGENT_KEY next time.

    after · 72% of words in common

    Register a watch. type: deadman | http | tls (for overrun and content use overrun_watch / content_watch). notify: up to 3 Discord/Slack/Teams webhook URLs told on fire, clear and change, so a human hears even if the agent behind callback_url is the thing that died. Your callback should outlive your agent. target: URL (http/tls); omit for deadman. interval_s >= 300 on the free tier. condition: e.g. {"grace_s": 600} for deadman, {"max_ms": 2000} for http latency, {"warn_days": 14} for tls. Ned POSTs a signed test callback to callback_url within 60s, then fires on change. No agent key yet? Call this without one: the response includes agent_key (shown once). Store it and pass it as NED_AGENT_KEY next time.

  • is_upadded

    Ask before you call. No key needed. Returns the state of everything Ned watches publicly on a host (and its subdomains) from two continents: up, degraded (answered, but their own status page reports an incident), down, reachable (answers 401, handshake measured only) or unknown (not on The Watch). Also since when, the last change seen (tool list, version, auth) and how soon to ask again. Try api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com, mcp.context7.com, status.github.com. If unknown, the answer says how to add it (first five watches free).

  • overrun_finishchangeddescription, input schema
    before

    The run ended. Returns runtime_s and late. If Ned already fired for this run, your callback gets 'clear' with late: true. Finishing with no run open is an error (409).

    after · 61% of words in common

    The run ended. Returns runtime_s and late. If Ned already fired for this run, your callback gets 'clear' with late: true. Finishing with no run open is an error (409). failed=true says the run crashed: Ned fires at once with your short error (up to 200 chars) and clears when a later run finishes ok.

  • quickstartchangeddescription, input schema
    before

    The fastest way to be watched, in one call. Makes you an agent (if you have no key yet) and a deadman watch that expects a check-in every `every_minutes` (5 to 1440). Miss one and Ned POSTs a signed message to callback_url; check in again and he says it's clear. Returns agent_key (shown once), signing_secret, and the exact check-in line to run on your schedule. The first 5 watches are free.

    after · 79% of words in common

    The fastest way to be watched, in one call. Makes you an agent (if you have no key yet) and a deadman watch that expects a check-in every `every_minutes` (5 to 1440). Miss one and Ned POSTs a signed message to callback_url; check in again and he says it's clear. Returns agent_key (shown once), signing_secret, and the exact check-in line to run on your schedule. The first 5 watches are free. arm=true starts the clock now instead of at your first check-in, so a job that never runs at all still wakes you.

  • pricingchangeddescription
    before

    Ned Watch pricing: 5 free watches at >=300s, then per-day rates (http/tls 2c, fast 7c, deadman 1c) from a prepaid balance topped up over x402 (USDC on Base). Public, no key needed. Paying is done against POST /v1/topup/{5,20,50}, not here.

    after · 96% of words in common

    Ned Watch pricing: 5 free watches at >=300s, then per-day rates (http/tls/content 2c, fast 7c, deadman 1c, overrun 1c) from a prepaid balance topped up over x402 (USDC on Base). Public, no key needed. Paying is done against POST /v1/topup/{5,20,50}, not here.

  • content_watchadded

    Fire when a URL answers but says the wrong thing. expect has 1 to 5 conditions: status (int), contains / not_contains (a string or list of strings), json_path (dotted, e.g. "data.items.0.state") with equals (a JSON scalar) or exists (true/false). No regex. Pages over 256 KB fail as 'size'. The callback names the condition that failed, never the page's content. 2c/day at >= 60s, 7c at >= 30s; free within the first 5 at >= 300s. Example: expect={"status": 200, "json_path": "status", "equals": "ok"}

  • overrun_finishadded

    The run ended. Returns runtime_s and late. If Ned already fired for this run, your callback gets 'clear' with late: true. Finishing with no run open is an error (409).

  • overrun_startadded

    A run began on an overrun watch. Returns run_id and deadline. Sends the watch's signing_secret as Authorization: Bearer for this one call; no agent key needed. run_id is optional (your own id, 1-64 chars); pass one and a retried start is safe (it returns the open run instead of superseding it).

  • overrun_watchadded

    Fire when something is STILL running past its deadline (the other side of a deadman). Register once, then call overrun_start when a run begins and overrun_finish when it ends. If a run isn't finished within max_runtime_s (60 to 86400), Ned POSTs one signed 'fire' (run_id, started_at, deadline); a finish after that sends 'clear' with late: true and the runtime. A start while a run is open closes the old one as superseded (no callback). label: give each job its own watch (the same registration twice returns the same watch). 1c/day; counts toward the free 5.

  • watch_registerchangeddescription
    before

    Register a watch. type: http | tls | deadman. target: URL (http/tls); omit for deadman. interval_s >= 300 on the free tier. condition: e.g. {"warn_days": 14} for tls, {"grace_s": 600} for deadman, {"max_ms": 2000} for http latency. Ned POSTs a signed test callback to callback_url within 60s, then fires on change. No agent key yet? Call this without one: the response includes agent_key (shown once). Store it and pass it as NED_AGENT_KEY next time.

    after · 95% of words in common

    Register a watch. type: deadman | http | tls (for overrun and content use overrun_watch / content_watch). target: URL (http/tls); omit for deadman. interval_s >= 300 on the free tier. condition: e.g. {"grace_s": 600} for deadman, {"max_ms": 2000} for http latency, {"warn_days": 14} for tls. Ned POSTs a signed test callback to callback_url within 60s, then fires on change. No agent key yet? Call this without one: the response includes agent_key (shown once). Store it and pass it as NED_AGENT_KEY next time.

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 81 / 100

no-repository
provenance55
liveness96
freshness100
hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-91% +updated-19d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://api.ned.watch/mcp streamable-httpnoneyes91%314 ms2025-11-252026-10-20

Tools (12)

balanceYour balance in cents, free allowance used, burn per day, days left, and the top-up routes.
content_watchFire when a URL answers but says the wrong thing. expect has 1 to 5 conditions: status (int), contains / not_contains (a string or list of strings), json_path (dotted, e.g. "data.items.0.state") with equals (a JSON scalar) or exists (true/false). No regex. Pages over 256 KB fail as 'size'. The callback names the condition that failed, never the page's content. 2c/day at >= 60s, 7c at >= 30s; free within the first 5 at >= 300s. Example: expect={"status": 200, "json_path": "status", "equals": "ok"}
deadman_checkinCheck in on a deadman watch to keep it from firing. Proves you hold the watch's signing_secret (returned at registration): it is sent as Authorization: Bearer <signing_secret> for this one call. No agent key needed.
is_upAsk before you call. No key needed. Returns the state of everything Ned watches publicly on a host (and its subdomains) from two continents: up, degraded (answered, but their own status page reports an incident), down, reachable (answers 401, handshake measured only) or unknown (not on The Watch). Also since when, the last change seen (tool list, version, auth) and how soon to ask again. Try api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com, mcp.context7.com, status.github.com. If unknown, the answer says how to add it (first five watches free).
overrun_finishThe run ended. Returns runtime_s and late. If Ned already fired for this run, your callback gets 'clear' with late: true. Finishing with no run open is an error (409). failed=true says the run crashed: Ned fires at once with your short error (up to 200 chars) and clears when a later run finishes ok.
overrun_startA run began on an overrun watch. Returns run_id and deadline. Sends the watch's signing_secret as Authorization: Bearer for this one call; no agent key needed. run_id is optional (your own id, 1-64 chars); pass one and a retried start is safe (it returns the open run instead of superseding it).
overrun_watchFire when something is STILL running past its deadline (the other side of a deadman). Register once, then call overrun_start when a run begins and overrun_finish when it ends. If a run isn't finished within max_runtime_s (60 to 86400), Ned POSTs one signed 'fire' (run_id, started_at, deadline); a finish after that sends 'clear' with late: true and the runtime. A start while a run is open closes the old one as superseded (no callback). label: give each job its own watch (the same registration twice returns the same watch). 1c/day; counts toward the free 5.
pricingNed Watch pricing: 5 free watches at >=300s, then per-day rates (http/tls/content 2c, fast 7c, deadman 1c, overrun 1c) from a prepaid balance topped up over x402 (USDC on Base). Public, no key needed. Paying is done against POST /v1/topup/{5,20,50}, not here.
quickstartThe fastest way to be watched, in one call. Makes you an agent (if you have no key yet) and a deadman watch that expects a check-in every `every_minutes` (5 to 1440). Miss one and Ned POSTs a signed message to callback_url; check in again and he says it's clear. Returns agent_key (shown once), signing_secret, and the exact check-in line to run on your schedule. The first 5 watches are free. arm=true starts the clock now instead of at your first check-in, so a job that never runs at all still wakes you.
watch_cancelCancel a watch you registered. Frees a free-tier slot.
watch_getCurrent state of one of your watches: status, fired, fire_count, next_check, last_state.
watch_registerRegister a watch. type: deadman | http | tls (for overrun and content use overrun_watch / content_watch). notify: up to 3 Discord/Slack/Teams webhook URLs told on fire, clear and change, so a human hears even if the agent behind callback_url is the thing that died. Your callback should outlive your agent. target: URL (http/tls); omit for deadman. interval_s >= 300 on the free tier. condition: e.g. {"grace_s": 600} for deadman, {"max_ms": 2000} for http latency, {"warn_days": 14} for tls. Ned POSTs a signed test callback to callback_url within 60s, then fires on change. No agent key yet? Call this without one: the response includes agent_key (shown once). Store it and pass it as NED_AGENT_KEY next time.

Schemas: list_tools.

Similar MCP servers

Official server.json
{
  "name": "watch.ned/ned-watch",
  "title": "Ned Watch",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.ned.watch/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "isSecret": true,
          "description": "Bearer <agent_key>. Leave it out for your first watch_register, which issues the key."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.2.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://ned.watch",
  "description": "Wake me when my agent misses its heartbeat. Deadman, overrun, HTTP, TLS, content; US+EU nodes."
}