you › track my time with Copilot
Automatic time tracking
for Copilot.
GitHub’s AI pair programmer in VS Code, with MCP support since VS Code 1.101. Connect it to Temporal.ist over MCP and Copilot becomes your time tracker: start timers, log hours, fix entries, pull reports and send invoices — by saying so. Underneath, automatic time tracking keeps capturing your work from file changes and URLs. No screenshots, ever.
you ›
you › set it up
Time tracking using Copilot, in one minute
Run “MCP: Open User Configuration” from the VS Code command palette (or commit .vscode/mcp.json per project) and add:
{
"servers": {
"temporalist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://temporal.ist/mcp"
}
}
}Sign-in is the same OAuth login as your dashboard — revocable anytime. Full per-client details live on the AI time tracking page.
you › what do I say?
Copilot time tracking, in plain language
- “Create a project called Dunder Mifflin and start a timer.”
- “Add 3 hours to Dunder Mifflin yesterday — researching deployment.”
- “How much time did I spend on client work this week?”
- “Move this morning's entry to the right project.”
- “Stop the timer — actually, I stopped at 17:00.”
Nineteen tools cover the whole workflow — timers, backdated time logging, corrections, typo-tolerant project lookup, pause-aware reports in your timezone. Every session Copilot creates is labeled in your dashboard, so you always see which hours came from AI time logging and which from automatic tracking.
you › invoice it
Copilot invoicing: from tracked hours to a sent invoice
“Invoice Dunder Mifflin for July.” Temporalist gathers the unbilled sessions, builds a draft with line items per project — pause-aware hours times your rates, rounded up per your billing defaults — and hands Copilot a link for you to review. Only after you explicitly confirm does the invoice get emailed to your client. Billing and customer data are extra secured behind their own off-by-default setting, so nothing sensitive moves until you allow it.
you › a few questions
FAQ
How does time tracking using Copilot work?
Temporal.ist runs a remote MCP server at https://temporal.ist/mcp. You connect GitHub Copilot once, sign in, and from then on you talk: “start a timer for Dunder Mifflin”, “add 3 hours yesterday”, “how much time did I spend this week?”. Copilot calls the right tool and the result lands in your Temporalist ledger — the same one the automatic tracker fills from file changes and URLs.
Is this automatic time tracking for Copilot, or manual?
Both halves are covered. The Temporalist desktop app and browser extension track automatically — file saves and URLs become sessions without timers or screenshots. Copilot adds the conversational half: backdated time logging, corrections, questions and invoicing for everything automation can't see.
Can I do Copilot invoicing — turn tracked hours into an invoice?
Yes. Ask Copilot to invoice a client and Temporalist builds a draft from your unbilled sessions — line items per project, pause-aware hours times your rates, with your round-up rules applied. Nothing is emailed until you explicitly confirm, and invoicing requires the sensitive-data opt-in in your settings.
Does Copilot time tracking work outside VS Code?
The MCP configuration shown here is for VS Code (1.101+), where Copilot picks up the Temporalist tools in agent mode. Meanwhile the Temporalist desktop app keeps tracking your file changes in any editor — Copilot is the conversational layer on top, not the tracker itself.
What does Copilot time tracking cost?
Temporal.ist is free to start — automatic tracking included. The MCP connection for Copilot (and every other assistant) is part of Temporalist Pro; one subscription covers all your connected clients.