Stint Time Tracker — VS Code Extension

Shows your current Stint time tracking status in the VS Code status bar.

What It Does

Displays your current project and live elapsed time in the status bar
Green clock icon when tracking, dim when idle
Polls the Stint API every 3 seconds (configurable)
Auto-starts stint serve if the API isn't running — no manual setup needed

Requirements

Install Stint first:

# One-liner (Linux & macOS)
curl -fsSL https://daltonr121.github.io/stint/install.sh | sudo sh

# Or via Rust
cargo install stint-cli

Then set up the shell hook for auto-tracking:

stint init bash    # or: stint init zsh / stint init fish

How It Works

The extension polls http://127.0.0.1:7653/api/status for tracking status
If the API isn't reachable, it automatically starts stint serve in the background
The status bar shows: $(clock) project-name 1h 23m when tracking, or $(clock) idle when not

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`stint.apiUrl`	`http://127.0.0.1:7653`	URL of the Stint API server
`stint.pollInterval`	`3000`	How often to poll the API (milliseconds)
`stint.stintPath`	`stint`	Path to the stint binary

About Stint

Stint is a terminal-native, local-first time tracker built in Rust. Its killer feature is automatic time tracking via shell hooks — just cd into a project directory and tracking starts. No buttons, no browser tabs.

Zero-config: auto-discovers .git repos
Multi-project: tracks multiple projects across terminals simultaneously
Private: all data stays local in SQLite, no cloud, no telemetry

Learn more at github.com/DaltonR121/stint

Stint Time Tracker