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session-timer

Session countdown with Pomodoro-style legs: status line, hidden time line for Claude, sound and toast at leg boundaries, leg log.

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v0.1.0MITupdated 2026-10-07sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer
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README

session-timer

A Claude Code mod for timed work sessions: a session countdown with Pomodoro-style focus/break legs, a status line, a hidden time line Claude reads with each prompt (so it can pace its answers), a sound and toast at leg boundaries, and a per-leg log.

Install

In a terminal Claude Code session:

/plugin install session-timer --marketplace sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer

Mods are not sandboxed. Read hooks/register.ts (one file) before installing.

Use

/session 45                 start a 45-minute session
/session 22:00              end at 22:00 (also 10pm, 9:40pm, until 22:00, tomorrow 9:00)
/session 3 f=1 b=1          legs: focus f= and break b= (default 25 / 5); units: 30s, 5m, 1.5h
/session status | stop (or end, quit) | note <text> | help

A session of 25 minutes or less is a single focus leg. Otherwise focus and break legs alternate, the last one truncated; a break that would end the session is folded into the focus leg before it (45 min = 25 focus, 5 break, 15 focus).

What it does

  • Status line under the prompt: focus 14:20 · session 52:10.
  • Hidden prompt line: while a session is active each prompt carries [session-timer: 21:17 · session ends 22:00, 43 min left · focus leg 1/3, 8 min left] as context for the model. Your typed text is not changed.
  • Leg boundaries: a sound (macOS afplay, plays the system Glass sound in place; nothing bundled), a toast, and a 6 s flash in the status line.
  • Log: one JSON line per leg in ~/.claude/session-log.jsonl (at, kind, plannedMin, actualMin, optional note from /session note).

State is stored as absolute timestamps in the host's store, so reloads and restarts keep the session. The sound is macOS only (afplay). On Linux and Windows the mod still works and the toast and flash still show, but there is no sound, and on Windows the leg log is probably skipped too (untested; failures are ignored, never fatal).

Develop

claude plugin validate .
claude plugin test .

Ideas not built

A colored band above the prompt, a desktop notification, a model-callable tool, pausing during breaks, and calibrating realistic work per duration from the log.

Source 1 files
hooks/register.ts 248 lines
1import type { Engine, Register } from 'claude-code'
2
3// session-timer v1: a session with a hard end and Pomodoro-style legs.
4// State is absolute timestamps in $.store, so reloads and restarts lose nothing.
5
6type Leg = { kind: 'focus' | 'break'; startMs: number; endMs: number; note?: string }
7type Session = { startMs: number; endMs: number; legs: Leg[]; announced: number }
8
9const MIN = 60_000
10// The leg log lives in the user's ~/.claude; HOME is read once from the host.
11let logPath: string | undefined
12const BLINK_MS = 6_000
13const SOUND = '/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff'
14const USAGE = 'Usage: /session 45 | 22:00 | 10pm | until 22:00 | tomorrow 9:00 | status | stop | end | quit | note <text> | help'
15const HELP = [
16  'session-timer commands:',
17  '  /session <minutes | time> [focus=N] [break=M]   start (focus default 25, break default 5)',
18  '      shorthands: f=N for focus, b=M (or breaks=M) for break',
19  '      durations take units: 30s, 90s, 5m, 1.5h (a bare number is minutes)',
20  '      examples: /session 45   /session 22:00   /session 10pm   /session 3 f=1 b=1',
21  '  /session status | stop (or end, quit) | note <text> | help',
22  'focus/break values must be written with the name; a bare second number is not read.',
23].join('\n')
24
25// Focus/break legs from start to end. A session of one focus length or less is a
26// single leg; no trailing break (a break that would end the session is folded into
27// the focus leg before it). 45 min -> 25 focus, 5 break, 15 focus.
28export function planLegs(startMs: number, endMs: number, focusMin = 25, breakMin = 5): Leg[] {
29  const legs: Leg[] = []
30  let t = startMs
31  while (t < endMs) {
32    let focusEnd = Math.min(t + focusMin * MIN, endMs)
33    if (endMs - focusEnd <= breakMin * MIN) focusEnd = endMs
34    legs.push({ kind: 'focus', startMs: t, endMs: focusEnd })
35    t = focusEnd
36    if (t >= endMs) break
37    legs.push({ kind: 'break', startMs: t, endMs: t + breakMin * MIN })
38    t += breakMin * MIN
39  }
40  return legs
41}
42
43// Where `now` stands in the session, or undefined once it is over.
44export function describe(s: Session, now: number) {
45  if (now >= s.endMs) return undefined
46  const index = Math.max(0, s.legs.findIndex(l => now < l.endMs))
47  const leg = s.legs[index]
48  return {
49    leg,
50    number: index + 1,
51    total: s.legs.length,
52    legLeftMs: leg.endMs - now,
53    sessionLeftMs: s.endMs - now,
54  }
55}
56
57const pad = (n: number) => String(n).padStart(2, '0')
58const clock = (ms: number) => `${pad(Math.floor(ms / MIN))}:${pad(Math.floor((ms % MIN) / 1000))}`
59const hhmm = (ms: number) => `${pad(new Date(ms).getHours())}:${pad(new Date(ms).getMinutes())}`
60
61export const statusText = (s: Session, now: number) => {
62  const d = describe(s, now)
63  return d ? `${d.leg.kind} ${clock(d.legLeftMs)} · session ${clock(d.sessionLeftMs)}` : undefined
64}
65
66export const promptLine = (s: Session, now: number) => {
67  const d = describe(s, now)
68  if (!d) return undefined
69  const left = (ms: number) => Math.ceil(ms / MIN)
70  return (
71    `[session-timer: ${hhmm(now)} · session ends ${hhmm(s.endMs)}, ${left(d.sessionLeftMs)} min left · ` +
72    `${d.leg.kind} leg ${d.number}/${d.total}, ${left(d.legLeftMs)} min left]`
73  )
74}
75
76type Dollar = Engine
77
78const load = async ($: Dollar) => (await $.store.get('session')) as Session | undefined
79
80// One JSONL line per leg: planned vs actual minutes, plus the note, if any.
81async function logLeg($: Dollar, leg: Leg, endedMs: number) {
82  const line = JSON.stringify({
83    at: new Date(endedMs).toISOString(),
84    kind: leg.kind,
85    plannedMin: Math.round((leg.endMs - leg.startMs) / MIN),
86    actualMin: Math.round((Math.min(endedMs, leg.endMs) - leg.startMs) / MIN),
87    note: leg.note,
88  })
89  if (!logPath) {
90    const { stdout } = await $.process.run(['printenv', 'HOME'])
91    logPath = `${stdout.trim()}/.claude/session-log.jsonl`
92  }
93  const old = await $.fs.read(logPath).catch(() => '')
94  await $.fs.write(logPath, `${old}${old && !old.endsWith('\n') ? '\n' : ''}${line}\n`)
95}
96
97// A duration in minutes: "45" and "45m" (minutes), "30s", "1.5h"; units s/sec/seconds,
98// m/min/minutes, h/hr/hours, no space. A bare number is minutes.
99export function parseDuration(text: string): number | undefined {
100  const m = /^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*(s|secs?|seconds?|m|mins?|minutes?|h|hrs?|hours?)?$/i.exec(text.trim())
101  if (!m) return undefined
102  const n = Number(m[1])
103  const unit = (m[2] ?? 'm')[0].toLowerCase()
104  return unit === 's' ? n / 60 : unit === 'h' ? n * 60 : n
105}
106
107// focus=N / f=N and break=M / breaks=M / b=M, in any position; `spec` is what is left
108// (the duration or target time). Defaults: focus 25, break 5.
109export function parseLegArgs(args: string) {
110  const grab = (names: string) => {
111    const m = new RegExp(`(?:^|\\s)(?:${names})=(\\S+)(?=\\s|$)`, 'i').exec(args)
112    return m ? parseDuration(m[1]) : undefined
113  }
114  const spec = args
115    .replace(/(?:^|\s)(?:focus|f|breaks?|b)=\S+/gi, ' ')
116    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
117    .trim()
118  return { focus: grab('focus|f') ?? 25, rest: grab('breaks?|b') ?? 5, spec }
119}
120
121// A target time of day: "22:00", "until 22", "10pm", "9:40 pm", "9.40pm", "tomorrow 21:00".
122// A bare number ("45") is minutes, not a time, so it is not parsed here.
123export function parseTarget(text: string) {
124  const m = /^(until\s+)?(tomorrow\s+)?(\d{1,2})(?:[:.](\d{2}))?\s*(am|pm)?$/i.exec(text.trim())
125  if (!m) return undefined
126  const [, until, tomorrow, h, min, ampm] = m
127  if (!until && !tomorrow && min === undefined && !ampm) return undefined
128  let hh = Number(h)
129  const mm = Number(min ?? 0)
130  if (ampm) {
131    if (hh < 1 || hh > 12) return undefined
132    hh = (hh % 12) + (ampm.toLowerCase() === 'pm' ? 12 : 0)
133  }
134  if (hh > 23 || mm > 59) return undefined
135  return { hh, mm, isTomorrow: Boolean(tomorrow) }
136}
137
138// Next occurrence of HH:MM (local time) after `now`; "tomorrow" is today's HH:MM plus a day.
139export function nextAt(now: number, hh: number, mm: number, isTomorrow = false) {
140  const d = new Date(now)
141  d.setHours(hh, mm, 0, 0)
142  const today = d.getTime()
143  if (isTomorrow) return today + 24 * 60 * MIN
144  return today <= now ? today + 24 * 60 * MIN : today
145}
146
147const MAX_UNTIL_MS = 6 * 60 * MIN
148
149let blinkUntil = 0
150
151async function tick($: Dollar) {
152  const s = await load($)
153  if (!s) return $.ui.status(undefined)
154  const now = await $.clock.now()
155
156  // Announce every leg whose end has passed since the last tick.
157  while (s.announced < s.legs.length && now >= s.legs[s.announced].endMs) {
158    const leg = s.legs[s.announced++]
159    await logLeg($, leg, leg.endMs).catch(() => undefined) // logging must never block the alert
160    const up = s.legs[s.announced]
161    void $.process.run(['afplay', SOUND]).catch(() => undefined) // macOS only; nothing bundled
162    void $.ui.toast(up ? `${up.kind === 'break' ? 'Break' : 'Focus'}: ${Math.round((up.endMs - up.startMs) / MIN)} min` : 'Session over')
163    blinkUntil = now + BLINK_MS
164    await $.store.set('session', s)
165  }
166
167  if (now >= s.endMs) {
168    // Hold a "session over" status for the blink window so the end is visible, then clear.
169    if (now < blinkUntil) return $.ui.status(Math.floor(now / 1000) % 2 === 0 ? '🔔 session over' : 'session over')
170    await $.store.delete('session')
171    return $.ui.status(undefined)
172  }
173
174  const text = statusText(s, now)
175  const isBlinkOn = now < blinkUntil && Math.floor(now / 1000) % 2 === 0
176  $.ui.status(isBlinkOn ? `🔔 ${text}` : text)
177}
178
179export const register: Register = on => {
180  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
181    await $.command.register({
182      name: 'session',
183      description: `Timed session: ${USAGE.replace('Usage: /session ', '')}`,
184      argumentHint: USAGE.replace('Usage: /session ', ''),
185    })
186    $.clock.every(1000, () => void tick($))
187    return next(e)
188  })
189
190  on('command.run', { command: 'session' }, async ($, e) => {
191    const args = e.args.trim()
192    const s = await load($)
193    const now = await $.clock.now()
194
195    if (['help', '?', '-h', '--help'].includes(args.toLowerCase())) return { text: HELP }
196
197    if (args === '' || args === 'status') {
198      const line = s && promptLine(s, now)
199      return { text: line ?? 'No active session. Try /session 45 or /session 22:00. /session help lists everything.' }
200    }
201
202    if (['stop', 'end', 'quit'].includes(args.toLowerCase())) {
203      if (!s) return { text: 'No active session.' }
204      const d = describe(s, now)
205      if (d) await logLeg($, d.leg, now).catch(() => undefined)
206      await $.store.delete('session')
207      $.ui.status(undefined)
208      return { text: 'Session stopped.' }
209    }
210
211    if (args.startsWith('note ')) {
212      const d = s && describe(s, now)
213      if (!s || !d) return { text: 'No active session to attach a note to.' }
214      d.leg.note = args.slice(5).trim()
215      await $.store.set('session', s)
216      return { text: `Noted on ${d.leg.kind} leg ${d.number}.` }
217    }
218
219    // Start: minutes ("45") or a target time ("22:00", "10pm", "until 22:00", "tomorrow 9:00"),
220    // optionally with focus=N break=M.
221    const { focus, rest, spec } = parseLegArgs(args)
222    const target = parseTarget(spec)
223    const minutes = target ? undefined : parseDuration(spec)
224    const endMs = target
225      ? nextAt(now, target.hh, target.mm, target.isTomorrow)
226      : minutes !== undefined
227        ? now + minutes * MIN
228        : undefined
229    if (endMs === undefined) return { text: `Could not read "${args}".\n${HELP}` }
230    if (target && !target.isTomorrow && endMs - now > MAX_UNTIL_MS) {
231      const h = Math.floor((endMs - now) / (60 * MIN))
232      const m = Math.round(((endMs - now) % (60 * MIN)) / MIN)
233      return { text: `That time is ${h}h ${m}m away (it has passed today). Did you mean "tomorrow ${spec.replace(/^until\s+/i, '')}"?` }
234    }
235
236    const session: Session = { startMs: now, endMs, legs: planLegs(now, endMs, focus, rest), announced: 0 }
237    await $.store.set('session', session)
238    return { text: `Session started. ${promptLine(session, now)}` }
239  }).catch(() => ({ text: 'session-timer: that command failed; see the debug log.' }))
240
241  // The model reads the time beside each prompt; the user's typed text is untouched.
242  on('prompt.submit', async ($, e, next) => {
243    const s = await load($)
244    const line = s && promptLine(s, await $.clock.now())
245    return line ? next({ ...e, context: [...(e.context ?? []), line] }) : next(e)
246  }).catch(($, e, next) => next(e)) // a timer bug must never swallow a prompt
247}
248