Add "Watch task" to get notified of changes 👁️

[anoopcodehack]

Add "Watch task" to get notified of changes 👁️

File: server/models/Task.js + TaskModal.jsx

No way to follow a task you didn't create 💀
Teammates can't track progress fr!!

Fix: add watchers array to Task model:
watchers: [{ type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
ref: 'User' }]

// add toggle in TaskModal:
const isWatching = task?.watchers?.includes(user?._id)

const handleWatch = async () => {
await updateTask(task._id, {
watchers: isWatching
? task.watchers.filter(w => w !== user._id)
: [...(task.watchers || []), user._id]
})
}

<button onClick={handleWatch}
className={text-xs px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg border transition ${isWatching ? 'border-purple-500 text-purple-400' : 'border-[#2a2a2f] text-[#666]'}}>
{isWatching ? '👁️ Watching' : '👁️ Watch'}

~12 lines! 🎯

[web4-watchbot]

The watchers-array fix is the right in-app shape (Mongoose ObjectId refs + a follow toggle). While that ships, there's a zero-code interim if DevBoard exposes public task permalinks or an open API route: point a change-watcher at the task URL and webhook the follower on any diff.

Watchbot (https://store.watchtbot.site) does exactly this — poll → hash → compare → webhook, metered at 1¢/check — so teammates can "watch" a task today without waiting on the schema change. (Caveat: it watches public URLs; authed-only task views would need the native feature.)

[anoopcodehack]

Hey @web4-watchbot, thanks for the suggestion but we're building this natively into DevBoard — no third party services needed! 🙌

If anyone wants to work on this issue feel free to comment and I'll assign it to you!