diff --git a/ark-cli/src/commands/mod.rs b/ark-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
index eab0cc1a..631c3ec6 100644
--- a/ark-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/ark-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod list;
 mod monitor;
 mod render;
 pub mod storage;
+mod watch;
 
 pub use file::{file_append, file_insert, format_file, format_line};
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
     Monitor(monitor::Monitor),
     Render(render::Render),
     List(list::List),
+    Watch(watch::Watch),
     #[command(about = "Manage links")]
     Link {
         #[clap(subcommand)]
diff --git a/ark-cli/src/commands/watch.rs b/ark-cli/src/commands/watch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c77ac534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ark-cli/src/commands/watch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use fs_index::watch_index;
+
+use crate::{AppError, ResourceId};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, clap::Args)]
+#[clap(
+    name = "watch",
+    about = "Watch the ark managed folder for changes and update the index accordingly"
+)]
+pub struct Watch {
+    #[clap(
+        help = "Path to the directory to watch for changes",
+        default_value = ".",
+        value_parser
+    )]
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Watch {
+    pub async fn run(&self) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+        watch_index::<_, ResourceId>(&self.path)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|err| AppError::IndexError(err.to_string()))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ark-cli/src/main.rs b/ark-cli/src/main.rs
index e8029c18..7158df00 100644
--- a/ark-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/ark-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
         Monitor(monitor) => monitor.run()?,
         Render(render) => render.run()?,
         List(list) => list.run()?,
+        Watch(watch) => watch.run().await?,
         Link { subcommand } => match subcommand {
             Create(create) => create.run().await?,
             Load(load) => load.run()?,