diff --git a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
index 4d2d28e96e..265fa56ed3 100644
--- a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
+++ b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
@@ -454,6 +454,14 @@ const loginShape = {
   login: z.string().min(1),
 };
 
+// #7763: mirrors remote watchIssuesShape (src/mcp/server.ts) for the stdio twin of loopover_watch_issues.
+const watchIssuesShape = {
+  login: z.string().min(1),
+  action: z.enum(["watch", "unwatch", "list"]).default("list"),
+  repoFullName: z.string().min(3).max(200).optional(),
+  labels: z.array(z.string().min(1).max(100)).max(50).optional(),
+};
+
 const loginRepoShape = {
   login: z.string().min(1),
   owner: z.string().min(1),
@@ -1235,6 +1243,12 @@ const STDIO_TOOL_DESCRIPTORS = [
     description:
       "Inspect a contributor's open PRs on registered repos, classify queue state, and return public-safe next-step packets from cached metadata.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+    category: "utility",
+    description:
+      "Watch repos for NEW grabbable, high-multiplier issues (maintainer-created, not WIP). action=watch subscribes a repo (optional label filter), unwatch removes it, list (default) returns your watches. When a matching issue opens you're notified via loopover_list_notifications. Self-scoped to the authenticated login.",
+  },
   {
     name: "loopover_pr_outcome",
     category: "review",
@@ -2303,6 +2317,22 @@ registerStdioTool(
   },
 );
 
+// #7763: stdio twin of the remote loopover_watch_issues tool / watch CLI — same /v1/contributors/{login}/watches
+// routes; action vocab stays watch|unwatch|list (CLI uses add|remove for the same POST/DELETE).
+registerStdioTool(
+  "loopover_watch_issues",
+  {
+    description: stdioToolDescription("loopover_watch_issues"),
+    inputSchema: watchIssuesShape,
+  },
+  async (input: any) => {
+    const payload = await manageIssueWatches(input);
+    const n = (payload.watching ?? []).length;
+    const changed = payload.changed ? ` (${payload.changed})` : "";
+    return toolResult(`Watching ${n} repo(s) for new grabbable issues${changed}.`, payload);
+  },
+);
+
 registerStdioTool(
   "loopover_pr_outcome",
   {
@@ -6067,6 +6097,27 @@ function getPrOutcomes(login: any, limit: any) {
   return apiGet(`/v1/contributors/${encodeURIComponent(login)}/pr-outcomes${suffix}`);
 }
 
+// #7763 / #6746: shared HTTP for loopover_watch_issues stdio + `watch` CLI. MCP actions watch|unwatch|list
+// map to POST|DELETE|GET on /v1/contributors/{login}/watches.
+async function manageIssueWatches(input: {
+  login: string;
+  action?: "watch" | "unwatch" | "list";
+  repoFullName?: string;
+  labels?: string[];
+}) {
+  const action = input.action ?? "list";
+  const base = `/v1/contributors/${encodeURIComponent(input.login)}/watches`;
+  if (action === "list") return apiGet(base);
+  if (!input.repoFullName) throw new Error(`${action} requires repoFullName.`);
+  if (action === "watch") {
+    return apiPost(base, {
+      repoFullName: input.repoFullName,
+      ...(input.labels?.length ? { labels: input.labels } : {}),
+    });
+  }
+  return apiDelete(base, { repoFullName: input.repoFullName });
+}
+
 // #6745: contributor notification feed + mark-read. `postMarkNotificationsRead` sends no ids to mark all
 // delivered notifications read, mirroring markNotificationsReadShape's optional ids.
 function getNotifications(login: any) {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-cli-watch-issues-tool.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-cli-watch-issues-tool.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5b263f36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-cli-watch-issues-tool.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { closeFixtureServer, startFixtureServer } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
+
+// #7763: in-process coverage for the loopover_watch_issues stdio tool.
+// Same entrypoint-guard pattern as mcp-cli-repo-focus-manifest — import .ts, hold exported `server`,
+// connect InMemoryTransport so v8/Codecov attributes registerStdioTool + manageIssueWatches.
+const MODULES = ["../../packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts"] as const;
+
+type BinModule = {
+  server: { connect: (transport: unknown) => Promise<void> };
+};
+
+let tempDir = "";
+const captured: Array<{ method: string; url: string; body?: unknown }> = [];
+const loaded = new Map<string, BinModule>();
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "loopover-watch-issues-"));
+  const apiUrl = await startFixtureServer({
+    onWatchRequest: ({ method, body }) => {
+      captured.push({ method, url: "/v1/contributors/miner/watches", body });
+    },
+    onApiRequest: (request) => {
+      const url = request.url ?? "";
+      if (url.includes("/watches") && request.method === "GET") {
+        captured.push({ method: "GET", url });
+      }
+    },
+  });
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL = apiUrl;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN = "in-process-token";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TIMEOUT_MS = "2000";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR = tempDir;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK = "1";
+  for (const specifier of MODULES) {
+    loaded.set(specifier, (await import(specifier)) as unknown as BinModule);
+  }
+}, 120_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await closeFixtureServer();
+  if (tempDir) rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK;
+});
+
+describe("bin loopover_watch_issues stdio tool (in-process, #7763)", () => {
+  it.each(MODULES)("registers and proxies list/watch/unwatch — %s", async (specifier) => {
+    captured.length = 0;
+    const mod = loaded.get(specifier)!;
+    const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
+    await mod.server.connect(serverTransport);
+    const client = new Client({ name: "watch-issues-test", version: "0.1.0" }, { capabilities: {} });
+    await client.connect(clientTransport);
+    try {
+      const { tools } = await client.listTools();
+      const tool = tools.find((entry) => entry.name === "loopover_watch_issues");
+      expect(tool).toBeDefined();
+      expect(tool?.description).toMatch(/watch repos|grabbable/i);
+
+      const listResult = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: { login: "miner", action: "list" },
+      });
+      expect(listResult.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(JSON.stringify(listResult)).toContain("acme/widgets");
+      expect(captured.some((row) => row.method === "GET")).toBe(true);
+
+      captured.length = 0;
+      const defaultList = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: { login: "miner" },
+      });
+      expect(defaultList.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(captured.some((row) => row.method === "GET")).toBe(true);
+
+      captured.length = 0;
+      const watchResult = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: {
+          login: "miner",
+          action: "watch",
+          repoFullName: "acme/widgets",
+          labels: ["bug"],
+        },
+      });
+      expect(watchResult.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(JSON.stringify(watchResult)).toMatch(/watching|Watching/);
+      expect(captured).toEqual([
+        {
+          method: "POST",
+          url: "/v1/contributors/miner/watches",
+          body: { repoFullName: "acme/widgets", labels: ["bug"] },
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      captured.length = 0;
+      const watchNoLabels = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: { login: "miner", action: "watch", repoFullName: "acme/gadgets" },
+      });
+      expect(watchNoLabels.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(captured).toEqual([
+        {
+          method: "POST",
+          url: "/v1/contributors/miner/watches",
+          body: { repoFullName: "acme/gadgets" },
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      captured.length = 0;
+      const missingRepo = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: { login: "miner", action: "watch" },
+      });
+      expect(missingRepo.isError).toBeTruthy();
+
+      captured.length = 0;
+      const unwatchResult = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_watch_issues",
+        arguments: { login: "miner", action: "unwatch", repoFullName: "acme/widgets" },
+      });
+      expect(unwatchResult.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(JSON.stringify(unwatchResult)).toMatch(/unwatched|Watching/);
+      expect(captured).toEqual([
+        {
+          method: "DELETE",
+          url: "/v1/contributors/miner/watches",
+          body: { repoFullName: "acme/widgets" },
+        },
+      ]);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
index cc89b6f112..9205b306b8 100644
--- a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 // (#7800 registered the loopover_get_gate_config_effective remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 86 to 87.)
 // (#7797 registered the loopover_get_ams_miner_cohort remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 87 to 88.)
 // (#7808 registered the loopover_get_repo_focus_manifest remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 88 to 89.)
+// (#7763 registered the loopover_watch_issues stdio tool, taking the count from 89 to 90.)
 import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -77,14 +78,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
   });
   afterEach(disconnect);
 
-  it("lists exactly 89 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
+  it("lists exactly 90 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const names = tools.map((t) => t.name);
     const primary = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("loopover_"));
     const legacy = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("gittensory_"));
-    expect(primary.length).toBe(89);
+    expect(primary.length).toBe(90);
     expect(legacy.length).toBe(0);
-    expect(names.length).toBe(89);
+    expect(names.length).toBe(90);
   });
 
   it("no loopover_ tool's description carries a stale deprecation notice", async () => {
@@ -96,14 +97,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 89-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
+  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 90-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const payload = JSON.parse(run(["tools", "--json"])) as {
       count: number;
       tools: Array<{ name: string }>;
     };
     expect(payload.count).toBe(tools.length);
-    expect(payload.count).toBe(89);
+    expect(payload.count).toBe(90);
     expect([...payload.tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort()).toEqual(
       [...tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort(),
     );