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# stop_watching

> Stop the background file watcher for a project

## Overview

Stops the background file watcher that was started by `index_codebase` with `watch=True`. Has no effect if no watcher is active for the given path.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type     | Default  | Description                                                  |
| --------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `path`    | `string` | required | Absolute path to the project that is currently being watched |

## Example

```
stop_watching("/path/to/myproject")
→ "Stopped watching /path/to/myproject"
```

## Notes

* Watcher state is persisted to `~/.vecgrep/watched.json` and restored on server restart
* Calling `stop_watching` removes the project from the persisted watch list
* If the path is not currently watched, the call returns without error