watch

Removed. idx watch was removed in favour of idx agent start, which runs the file-watch loop internally as part of the background agent process.

Migration

Before After
idx watch idx agent start (watch is automatic)
idx watch --debounce 500ms Set watch.debounce: 500ms in .idx.yml

The watch.debounce configuration key is still honoured by the agent’s internal watch loop.

Background

See ADR 0021 and ADR 0020.