Waqt

Local-first time tracking

Track work hours without SaaS overhead.

Waqt is a portable time tracker with a polished Web UI, fast CLI workflows, and MCP integration for AI assistants. Your data stays local in SQLite.

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Why teams adopt Waqt

  • • One-click timer with pause/resume and calendar visibility
  • • CLI for fast scripting, automation, and power users
  • • Multi-day leave tracking with weekend exclusion
  • • Export/import flows for backup and migration
  • • MCP server for AI-assisted workflows

Feature overview → canonical docs

Full documentation map

Core time tracking

Start, pause, resume, stop, and edit entries across UI + CLI.

Leave management

Vacation and sick leave with multi-day requests and weekend exclusion.

Export + import

CSV/JSON/Excel exports, conflict modes, and migration workflows.

CLI reference

Command catalog with options for daily operations and automation.

MCP integration

Connect Waqt to MCP clients and use tool-based AI workflows.

Troubleshooting

Fast fixes for setup, migrations, process, and runtime issues.

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A quick walkthrough of the daily flow

From today’s activity snapshot to detailed entries and report insights, these screens show the core Waqt workflow.

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Waqt dashboard showing today's tracked time, overtime indicators, and recent activity.

Dashboard

Start each day with live totals and one-click timer actions.

Linked docs: Core time tracking workflow.
Waqt time entry interface for logging start and end times, pauses, and task descriptions.

Time entries

Capture precise work sessions with pause-aware entry editing.

Linked docs: Web + CLI entry lifecycle.
Waqt reporting view with weekly and monthly summaries, overtime totals, and leave impact.

Reports

Review hours, overtime, and leave effects in one place.

Linked docs: Leave and report commands.

Local by default

SQLite storage, portable binaries, and no mandatory cloud dependencies.

Three interfaces

Web UI for visual workflows, CLI for speed, MCP for AI orchestration.

Production-minded

Config management, update channel support, logs, and migration-backed data safety.