watch_test
Test a watch configuration before creating it by rendering the page once to verify reachability, selector accuracy, and capture details. Returns JSON for validation.
Instructions
Dry-run a watch config BEFORE creating it — render the proposed config once and report what was captured + whether the page is reachable (and the text a text-watch would compare). Creates no watch, no baseline, no diff. Use this to validate a selector/scope/identity first. Returns JSON.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | The page to monitor (a schemeless host like 'rendex.dev/pricing' is upgraded to https). | |
| name | No | Optional label for the watch. | |
| intervalMinutes | No | Check frequency in minutes. Minimum is your plan's floor — Free 1440 (daily), Starter 180, Pro 30, Enterprise 5. | |
| diffMode | No | visual = pixel diff + highlighted overlay; text = extracted-text diff; both runs each. | visual |
| threshold | No | Visual-change noise floor as a 0..1 fraction; the diff must EXCEED it to count as changed. | |
| renderParams | No | Render knobs applied on every check (a subset of the screenshot capture params). | |
| aiSummary | No | Pro+ — attach an AI 'what changed' summary (roadmap). | |
| webhookUrl | No | Starter+ — HMAC-signed change-webhook target. | |
| notifyEmail | No | Any plan — send change alerts here. Must be your OWN account email (others are rejected). Defaults to it if omitted. | |
| paused | No | Create the watch paused (no baseline capture or charge until resumed). |