> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.memloom.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start or stop watching a folder

> Its documents and their chunks are untouched either way. Switching it back on re-walks
the folder on the next pass, so anything that changed while it was off is picked up.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /context/roots/{id}/watch
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: memloom local API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >
    The HTTP API served by the `memloom serve` daemon on your machine. The CLI,
    the MCP server,

    and the viewer all route through this API. The daemon is the single owner of
    the store, so

    every client shares one consistent view of your memories.


    No authentication: the daemon binds to `127.0.0.1` only and is reachable
    solely from your

    own machine. Browser clients on other localhost ports are allowed via CORS.
servers:
  - url: http://127.0.0.1:4319
    description: Local memloom daemon
security: []
paths:
  /context/roots/{id}/watch:
    post:
      summary: Start or stop watching a folder
      description: >
        Its documents and their chunks are untouched either way. Switching it
        back on re-walks

        the folder on the next pass, so anything that changed while it was off
        is picked up.
      operationId: watchContextRoot
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - watching
              properties:
                watching:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Changed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
        '404':
          description: No root with that id.

````