Frequently asked questions
Short, honest answers about what KuroKit can and can't do today.
What is KuroKit?
An agent-first change-monitoring service. It watches a web page, RSS feed, or official API and hands your AI assistant — or you, by email or Telegram — a clean event when something matching your rule happens.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The dashboard wizard and the MCP tools both take plain-language descriptions of what to watch. You click the content you want on the page — you never write CSS by hand.
Can it only watch a whole block, or can it filter by keyword or topic?
It filters. Keyword mode matches literal terms (any one of them). Topic mode uses an LLM to match a natural-language description, like "layoffs or restructuring". Both work per-item on list-style pages like Wikipedia Recent Changes, not just on whole-page diffs.
Can it monitor pages that require me to be logged in?
Yes, if you install the KuroKit browser extension and stay logged in yourself — it fetches with your own session, the same as if you opened the page. Your AI assistant never sees your session or password.
Can it monitor JavaScript-heavy apps (SPAs) that render content after the page loads?
Yes, if you turn on “read the open tab” (renderMode live_tab) and leave that page open in the browser. KuroKit then reads the rendered page instead of raw HTML. You can optionally let it open a background tab when none is already open; the browser must still be running. Ordinary static pages should stay on the default fetch mode.
How do I get notified?
Email, Telegram, this MCP event stream (your agent pulls it with getEvents), or a webhook you control that we POST signed JSON to. Pick any combination per monitor.
What does it cost?
We sell high-signal monitor lines, not cheap page counts. Free ($0/mo) includes 1 live monitor forever and an average of 100 AI-filter + notification calls per monitor per 30 days. Lite is $5.99/mo or $59.99/yr for 3 monitors; Standard is $29.99/mo or $299.99/yr for 25 monitors; Pro is $149.99/mo or $1499.99/yr for 200 monitors. Plus plans keep the same slots and raise the AI-filter + notification allowance. If you need thousands of URLs or pixel screenshots, this is the wrong product.
How is this different from typical webpage change monitors?
Most change monitors are built for humans who want to know when anything on a page shifts — pixel diffs, visual screenshots, any text. KuroKit is built differently: it is agent-first, with a native MCP server so Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT can create and query monitors programmatically without touching a dashboard. Every monitor includes keyword or AI topic filtering so you are only notified when the change actually matches what you care about. It also supports RSS feeds and official APIs — not just web pages — and can watch login-required pages using your own browser session. If you need screenshot diffs or thousands of cheap URL slots, KuroKit is not the right tool. If you need fewer, smarter, AI-operable monitors, it is.
Why so few monitor slots compared with other services?
Each slot is a high-signal, filtered monitor — not a cheap raw page check. The AI topic filter and keyword rules, server-side RSS and API support, and MCP tooling all run per slot. Free is 1 live monitor forever; paid plans add more. If you need to sweep thousands of URLs for any change, a bulk page-count service will serve you better. If you need a small number of precise, actionable monitors your AI agent can control, KuroKit is built for that.
How can I monitor a competitor's website for price or content changes?
Create a monitor on the competitor's pricing or announcement page. Use a CSS selector to target the exact section you care about — or describe it in plain English and KuroKit will resolve the selector automatically on public pages. Set the watch mode to keywords (e.g. match "price", "new plan", or a specific dollar amount) or use the AI topic filter with a plain-English description like "pricing change or new tier". Add a webhook to push the change event to Slack or your own database the moment it fires.
Can I be notified when a Terms of Service or Privacy Policy page changes?
Yes. Point a monitor at the ToS or Privacy Policy URL and optionally use a CSS selector to target a specific section — such as the data-sharing or arbitration clause. KuroKit's "any change" mode fires on any text modification; "topic AI" mode lets you describe the type of change you care about, such as "new data sharing terms" or "arbitration clause added". You receive a notification with before-and-after text the moment wording changes. This is useful for compliance monitoring, vendor risk assessments, and regulatory tracking.
Is KuroKit a good fit for AI agents and automation workflows?
Yes — KuroKit is the only web monitoring service with a native MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT/Codex, Grok, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants can call createMonitor, getEvents, and getHistoricalDiff directly — no manual dashboard work needed. Set notifyChannels to webhook and KuroKit will POST structured change events to any HTTPS endpoint in your automation pipeline. All plans, including Free, have full MCP access.