Install npm Release Tracker — new Node.js packages & JavaScript dependency updates (npmwatch) in Bob Shell

What you need first

• Bob Shell, installed.
• Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and Bob Shell connects to it.

Steps

1. Open ~/.codex/config.toml, or create it. The Codex CLI, its IDE extension and the ChatGPT desktop app share this file.
2. Add this table at the end of the file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-npm-release-node-package-javascript-dependency": {
      "url": "https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/npmwatch-new-npm-package-releases-javascript-dependency-updates-9aad2b/http"
    }
  }
}

3. Save the file and restart Bob Shell.

Check it worked

Ask Bob Shell: List the tools of data-npm-release-node-package-javascript-dependency.

If it does not start

401 Unauthorized

The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when Bob Shell asks.

Nothing changes after a restart

The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.