# Watchers
The watcher engine coordinates filesystem monitoring for MCP Desktop Tools. The
current implementation provides a lightweight in-process state tracker that can
be toggled via environment variables and queried through the CLI or MCP
introspection tools.
## Configuration
Environment variables influence the engine:
* ``MCPDT_WATCHERS_ENABLED`` – enable watchers when set to ``1``.
* ``MCPDT_WATCHERS_BACKEND`` – override backend auto-detection.
* ``MCPDT_WATCHERS_DEBOUNCE_MS`` – debounce period in milliseconds.
* ``MCPDT_WATCHERS_MAX_BATCH`` – cap on the number of events processed per
batch.
* ``MCPDT_RECENT_INDEX_PATH`` – path to the open recent index file.
## Operations
* ``watchers status`` prints the current backend, queue depth and the timestamp
of the last processed event for the selected workspace.
* ``watchers rebuild-index`` clears the pending queue for the workspace and
marks optional relative paths as invalidated.
The engine ensures that each workspace keeps separate counters, guarding against
cross-talk between workspaces.
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