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devw watch
Watches your .dwf/ directory and recompiles automatically whenever a rule file changes. This keeps your editor config files always in sync without running devw compile manually.

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What it watches

All .yml and .yaml files inside .dwf/, including:
  • .dwf/config.yml
  • .dwf/rules/**/*.yml

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Behavior

  1. Runs an initial compile on startup
  2. Watches .dwf/ for file changes (add, edit, delete)
  3. Debounces rapid changes into a single recompile
  4. Prints per-bridge results after each compile
  5. Errors are printed but never stop the watch process
  6. Ctrl+C exits cleanly

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Flags

FlagDescription
--tool claudeRecompile only a specific bridge

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Output

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On change

⟳ Change detected: .dwf/rules/conventions.yml
Compiling...
✔ claude     → CLAUDE.md
✔ cursor     → .cursor/rules/devworkflows.mdc
✔ gemini     → GEMINI.md
Done in 42ms

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On error

✖ Duplicate rule id "react-no-inline-styles"
Watch mode is still running. Fix the error and save again.

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Examples

# Watch all configured tools
devw watch

# Watch only Claude bridge
devw watch --tool claude