claude-watch

What it is

Claude Watch is a lightweight, interactive terminal monitor for Claude processes and VPN connectivity on macOS and Windows. It refreshes every two seconds without filling Terminal scrollback and can automatically stop matching Claude processes when no VPN is detected.

How it works

• It detects Claude-related processes and VPN connectivity, updating status colors to reflect VPN state and process activity.
• It can automatically terminate processes whose command contains claude when VPN is not detected, and allows manual termination of all matching processes via a keyboard control.
• It provides status indicators: Green when VPN is connected or no Claude processes detected, Yellow when Claude runs with VPN connected, Red when VPN is disconnected or an automatic stop was triggered.

Getting started

macOS:

1. git clone https://github.com/omidkorat/claude-watch.git
2. cd claude-watch
3. chmod +x claude-watch.sh
4. ./claude-watch.sh

Windows:

1. Clone the repository, open PowerShell in its folder
2. Run:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\claude-watch.ps1

The execution-policy option applies only to that invocation and does not change the system policy.

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Traction

• Stars: 20

Behind the repo

• Repository owner: omidkorat
• License: MIT

Caveats

• License: MIT
• Open issues: 1
• Created: 2026-07-12
• Last push: 2026-07-12
• Language: PowerShell
• Warning: The project terminates Claude-related processes automatically when VPN checks report no connection; matching is case-insensitive and can stop other processes whose command contains claude.