Waqt Extension

Waqt is an intelligent coding time tracker that seamlessly distinguishes between manual typing, AI-assisted coding, and external copy-pasting across various Code editors. It helps you understand exactly how much "real" coding you do compared to time spent leveraging AI extensions and CLI tools.

Features

• Advanced 3-way Split Time Tracking:
  • Typed: Time spent actively typing out your code.
  • AI Assisted: Time influenced by active AI extensions or CLI interactions.
  • Pasted / External: Time when large chunks of code were inserted without any active AI context.
• Deep AI Tool Detection:
  • Built-in detection for VS Code extensions like GitHub Copilot, Codeium, Tabnine, Continue, Supermaven, Claude Dev, Gemini Code Assist, and more.
  • CLI Tracking: Capable of detecting AI usage via terminal executions (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Aider, Codex). User consent is dynamically requested on first prompt.
• Debugging Time Tracking: Separates your active development time from debugging sessions, supporting any recognized visual debugger (Node, Python, Chrome, etc.).
• Multiple Editors Support: Seamless operation out-of-the-box not just on VS Code, but also on VSCodium, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf, Positron, and more.
• Theme-Adaptive Dashboard: The internal visual dashboard intuitively adapts directly to your active editor theme (Light, Dark, High-Contrast) seamlessly without visual jarring.

Preview

Requirements

• VS Code engine ^1.107.0 (or compatible VSCodium fork).
• Uses the standard VS Code standard Extension API, but terminal monitoring relies on vscode.window.onDidStartTerminalShellExecution integration.

Extension Settings

You can customize the underlying behavior via settings.json:

• waqt.aiTools: Array of additional string extension IDs to be recognized as AI typing tools.
• waqt.cliTools: Optional CLI tool pattern definitions (needs name and regex pattern).
• waqt.idleThresholdSeconds: Number of inactivity seconds before the tracker goes idle (Default: 120).
• waqt.cliTrackingConsent: Sets the user consent configuration for terminal monitoring (ask, allowed, denied).

Commands

• Waqt: Show Dashboard: Opens the main theme-adaptive Webview displaying time summaries.
• Waqt: Reset All Statistics: Clears all accumulated data and starts over.

Security & Privacy

Privacy is a core concern:

1. Local Only: Data tracking is completely local using VS Code Global State API.
2. Opt-in Terminal Privacy: Reading terminal session executions is explicitly placed behind an opt-in prompt.