Complete automation with a system tray app, smart scheduling, and cross-platform support.
Everything a team member needs, from daily sync to monthly submission, in a single install.
Daily Auto-Sync
Distributes hours across active Jira tickets at your configured time (default 6 PM).
Weekly Verification
Friday check catches missed days. Backfills from historical ticket data.
Monthly Submission
Verifies total hours, blocks on shortfalls, submits for approval. Early submit supported.
Overhead Stories
5 cases covered: daily overhead, no tickets, manual entries, PTO/holidays, planning week.
Schedule Guard
Skips weekends, org holidays (auto-fetched), national holidays (100+ countries), and PTO.
System Tray App
Persistent icon with color status, one-click sync, PTO dialog, toast notifications.
Cross-Platform
Full support for Windows 10/11 and macOS. Platform-specific installers and native UI.
Distribution Zips
Windows Full (embedded Python), Windows Lite, and Mac. One-click install.
Smart Descriptions
Generates meaningful worklog comments from Jira ticket descriptions and recent comments.
DPAPI Encryption
API tokens encrypted with Windows DPAPI. HTTPS only. No cloud storage of credentials.
Idempotent Sync
Safe to re-run. Deletes previous entries then creates fresh. No duplicates.
Toast Notifications
Native notifications on Windows (winotify) and Mac (osascript). Status and alerts.
Tempo as Source of Truth
4 core methods read Tempo API first with Jira fallback. Catches manual entries Jira can't see.
Tray Auto-Restart
Daily scheduler detects if the tray app was closed and relaunches it with a recovery notification.
Welcome Toast
Personalized greeting on launch with time-of-day message. "Welcome back" on auto-restart.
Smart Exit Check
Verifies today's hours are logged before closing. Warns if worklogs are missing to prevent gaps.
Change Sync Time
Adjust daily sync time from the tray Configure menu. Validates HH:MM and reschedules instantly.
Monthly Reports
--view-monthly shows per-day hours with gap detection. --fix-shortfall fills missing days interactively.
Setup Wizard
Guided first-run: role selection, token entry, location picker (100+ countries), overhead config.
22 CLI Commands
Full command suite: sync, verify, submit, PTO, schedule, overhead, monthly reports, backfill, approval status, and more.
Four roles, one tool
Developer
Hours auto-distributed across active Jira tickets (IN DEVELOPMENT / CODE REVIEW). Needs Jira + Tempo tokens. Saves 15-20 min/day. Includes 2h default daily overhead.
QA
Hours auto-distributed across active Jira tickets (Testing / UAT). Same workflow as Developer. Needs Jira + Tempo tokens. Saves 15-20 min/day.
Product Owner
Hours logged via configured manual activities. Needs Tempo token only. Saves 10-15 min/day.
Sales
Pre-configured activities synced via Tempo API. Needs Tempo token only. Saves 10-15 min/day.
System tray app
Right-click the tray icon to access all features. Runs silently in the background.
Color-coded status: green = idle, orange = syncing, red = error.
Add PTO, select overhead stories, change sync time.
Daily log, schedule calendar, monthly hours report.
CLI output samples
Real output from the running application.
Schedule Calendar
Monthly Hours Report
MONTHLY HOURS REPORT - February 2026
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Date Day Logged Expected Status
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2026-02-02 Monday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
2026-02-03 Tuesday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
2026-02-04 Wednesday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
2026-02-05 Thursday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
2026-02-06 Friday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
2026-02-09 Monday 8.0h 8.0h [OK]
...
--------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 120.0h 120.0h
[OK] All hours accounted for
Architecture
8 classes, single file, no external frameworks.
Developers and QA write to Jira; Tempo auto-syncs. PO/Sales write directly to Tempo.