Monitor

Use the installed arks CLI or ArkSpace MCP tools. Use web.search for one-time discovery and research.run for one attached report.

Choose the contract

Do not present Firecrawl Monitor as an interchangeable Exa Provider:

• Use monitor.* for Exa recurring search results. Its contract is a query, result count, interval, webhook, run history, and one-time signing secret.
• Use monitor.site.* for Firecrawl page, crawl, or web-search change checks. Its contract includes typed targets, a cron or natural-language schedule, retention, optional goal-based judging, page-level diffs, Firecrawl credit estimates, and optional webhook events.

Ask one focused question if the intended contract is unclear.

Readiness and ownership

1. Run arks --version. If unavailable, explain that ArkSpace CLI is required and ask before changing the user's environment.
2. Run arks doctor --json when Provider readiness is unknown. If credentials are missing, direct the human to run arks setup in a trusted local terminal. Never ask for an API key in conversation or place one in a command argument.
3. Ask before changing configuration or the user's environment. Use only ArkSpace-owned monitor IDs; every resource is bound to the anonymous key ID that created it.