Overwatch Helper is a desktop agent designed to assist in incident resolution by executing specific diagnostic commands for the Overwatch Chrome extension. It integrates seamlessly with Chrome via Native Messaging, enabling efficient troubleshooting without running as a daemon or listening on network ports.
Key Features:
Integrates with the Overwatch Chrome extension to execute allowlisted diagnostic commands.
Compatible across multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Executes commands such as kubectl, aws, and git securely on request.
Available via WinGet for easy installation using winget install Overwatchobs.OverwatchHelper.
Runs without elevated privileges or a listening network port.
Target Audience and Benefits:
Ideal for IT teams using the Overwatch incident-resolution extension to streamline troubleshooting and diagnostics. Users benefit from efficient command execution, secure operations, and seamless integration into their workflow.
README
Overwatch Helper — Release Artifacts
Official public distribution point for the Overwatch Helper desktop agent, published by
Overwatch Observability LLC (overwatch-observability.com).
This repository contains release binaries only — no source code. Builds are produced and
published automatically by the release pipeline in our primary (private) repository.
winget install Overwatchobs.OverwatchHelper # Windows
brew install overwatchobs/tap/overwatch-helper # macOS
What the Helper does
The Overwatch Helper is a local desktop agent for the Overwatch incident-resolution Chrome
extension. Chrome spawns it on demand via Native Messaging
— there is no daemon and no listening network port. It executes allowlisted diagnostic commands
(e.g. kubectl, aws, git) on request and returns the output to the extension.
The Windows installer is a per-user MSI: it installs to
%LocalAppData%\Overwatchobs\OverwatchHelper and requires no elevation.