Eve Online SkillWatch Gadget: Track Your Skill Training Like a Pro

Quick Guide: Setting Up the Eve Online SkillWatch Gadget

What it is

SkillWatch Gadget is a customizable in-dashboard widget for monitoring EVE Online character skill training—shows current skill, training time remaining, queue overview, and projected completion times.

Requirements

• EVE Online account with API/SSO access enabled
• Access to the platform or dashboard that hosts the Gadget (browser dashboard or third-party app)
• Character selected for monitoring

Step-by-step setup

1. Enable SSO/API keys
   • Log into EVE Online and enable SSO access for the character you want to monitor (or create an API key if the gadget requires it).
2. Install or open the dashboard
   • Add the Gadget to your dashboard: click “Add widget” (or the platform’s equivalent) and select “SkillWatch Gadget.”
3. Authenticate the Gadget
   • When prompted, authorize the Gadget via EVE SSO. Grant read-only access to character training and skill queue.
4. Select character
   • Choose the character to monitor from the authenticated account list. The Gadget will pull training and queue data.
5. Configure display
   • Set preferences: time format (UTC/local), which fields to show (current skill, queue length, projected completions), compact vs expanded view.
6. Set alerts (optional)
   • Enable visual or browser-notification alerts for skill completion, short training windows, or when the queue is empty.
7. Place and resize
   • Drag the Gadget into your preferred dashboard spot and resize if supported.
8. Verify data
   • Confirm displayed skill, start/finish times, and queue match in-game info. Re-authenticate if data seems stale.

Tips

• Use local time for easier planning across time zones.
• Combine with an implant/booster tracker to plan attribute changes around completions.
• If the Gadget misses updates, re-open the dashboard to force a refresh or re-authorize SSO.
• For multiple characters, add one Gadget per character or use multi-character support if available.

Troubleshooting

• No data shown: check SSO permissions and ensure read access to training/queue.
• Incorrect times: verify time zone setting in Gadget and your browser.
• Frequent disconnects: clear browser cache, or check if the third-party host requires periodic re-authorization.

If you want, I can write a short in-dashboard copy or step-by-step checklist you can paste into the Gadget’s help text.