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Can Claude keep track of time?

Not in a chat. Claude does not run a clock between your messages, so it cannot tell you how long you worked unless you give it the times. Claude Code can log times to a file, but that is a script you maintain. Claude.ai memory can recall context, but it is not a timesheet you can total. Connect the Time Tracker server (free token) and Claude starts and stops a timer, logs past work as entries, sets an hourly rate per project and totals hours and money for the last 7 days on the free tier, or any period on Pro.

Connect with a free token Time Tracker MCP server

What Claude does alone, and what needs the server

Claude on its own

Adds up hours you type in.
Plans your week in time blocks.

With the Time Tracker server

A real timer that keeps running between messages.
Saved entries with rate and amount.
A weekly total per project, ready for an invoice.

A real call to the live server

We sent this to the hosted server on 2026-11-05. The answer below is the server's own text, not a mock-up. Live values will differ when you ask.

You ask

Log 2.5 hours of logo sketches for Harbor Dental yesterday from 9 am, at 85 USD an hour.

Tool call

entry_add {"project":"harbor-dental-logo","task":"Logo sketches","start":"2026-11-04T09:00:00","minutes":150,"rate":85,"currency":"USD"}

Server answer

Added entry 3198098a: "harbor-dental-logo" - Logo sketches, 02:30:00 (2.50 h), billable. USD 85.00/h, USD 212.50.

You ask

What are this week's billable hours for that project?

Tool call

report {"from":"2026-11-02","to":"2026-11-08","project":"harbor-dental-logo"}

Server answer

Total 3.75 h, USD 318.75.

A second entry of 1.25 hours was logged before this report.

Connect it in 1 minute

Get a free token first. No account, 30 days, 600 calls an hour. Put it in the URL in place of <token>. In Claude.ai or Claude Desktop open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

1. Free token

curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token

Connector URL (replace <token>)

https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/time-tracker/t/<token>

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http time-tracker https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/time-tracker/t/<token>

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time-tracker": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/time-tracker/t/<token>"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "time-tracker": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/time-tracker/t/<token>"
    }
  }
}

All 12 tools, free and Pro limits and more prompts are on the Time Tracker MCP server page.

Questions

Can Claude keep track of time?

Does the timer run if I close the chat?

Yes. timer_start saves the start time on the server, and timer_stop works it out later, in a new chat or another app.

Can it turn hours into an invoice?

invoice_summary turns billable hours into invoice lines, and entry_mark_billed stamps them so they are not billed twice.

Is the server free?

The hosted Time Tracker server has a free tier. A free token lasts 30 days and allows 600 calls an hour, with no account. Some features are Pro, and the server page lists what is free and what is not.

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Can Claude keep track of time?

What Claude does alone, and what needs the server

Claude on its own

With the Time Tracker server

A real call to the live server

Connect it in 1 minute

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