devw watch

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.

What it watches

All .yml and .yaml files inside .dwf/, including:

.dwf/config.yml
.dwf/rules/**/*.yml

Behavior

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

Flags

Flag	Description
`--tool claude`	Recompile only a specific bridge

Output

On change

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

On error

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

Examples

# Watch all configured tools
devw watch

# Watch only Claude bridge
devw watch --tool claude

Get Started

Commands

Concepts

What it watches

Behavior

Flags

Output

On change

On error

Examples

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