timer_start
Start timer
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Start a stopwatch for work on a project and return the start time. Only one runs at a time: a new one stops and logs the previous, naming it. rate is an hourly rate in MAJOR units for this timer only.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project | string | yes | Project or client name, e.g. 'acme-website'. A partial name that matches exactly one existing project is used as that project. |
| task | string | no | What you are working on right now |
| tags | array | no | Free-form tags, e.g. ['dev','meeting'] |
| rate | any | no | Hourly rate for this timer only; a number (90) or the words the user said, e.g. rate '90 euros an hour'. Defaults to the project rate set by project_set_rate. |
| currency | string | no | Currency of the rate: EUR, USD, GBP, PLN, or words like 'euros'. Defaults to the project currency, else USD. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"project": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Project or client name, e.g. 'acme-website'. A partial name that matches exactly one existing project is used as that project."
},
"task": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What you are working on right now"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Free-form tags, e.g. ['dev','meeting']"
},
"rate": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string"
}
],
"description": "Hourly rate for this timer only; a number (90) or the words the user said, e.g. rate '90 euros an hour'. Defaults to the project rate set by project_set_rate."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Currency of the rate: EUR, USD, GBP, PLN, or words like 'euros'. Defaults to the project currency, else USD."
}
},
"required": [
"project"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}