Complete Activity Tracking System - Final Status
Installation Date: 2025-11-17 System Status: ✅ FULLY OPERATIONAL - ALL TRACKERS ACTIVE
🎯 What You Have
Full activity tracking that monitors:
- Websites visited
- Code written
- Claude tools used
- Directories worked in
- Git commits
- Chrome profiles
- Google accounts
- Applications used
Total: 8 watchers + 1 browser extension = 9 trackers
📊 Active Trackers (8/8 - 100%)
Custom Watchers (5)
✅ Terminal watcher (PID: 9358) - Every 10s
✅ Git watcher (PID: 9360) - Every 30s
✅ Chrome profile watcher (PID: 9362) - Every 30s
✅ Claude activity watcher (PID: 9364) - Every 15s
✅ Claude tool usage (PID: 9366) - Every 10s
Built-in Watchers (3)
✅ Window tracking - Active app & titles
✅ AFK detection - Active vs idle time
✅ Browser extension - Web browsing (Chrome)
🗂️ Data Buckets (9 Buckets Active)
| Bucket | What It Tracks | Events |
|---|---|---|
aw-watcher-terminal_* | 🖥️ Terminal & directories | Active |
aw-watcher-git_* | 🔀 Git repos & commits | Active |
aw-watcher-chrome-profiles_* | 👤 Chrome profiles & Google accounts | Active |
aw-watcher-claude_* | 🤖 Claude sessions | Active |
aw-watcher-claude-tools_* | 🔧 Claude tool usage | Active |
aw-watcher-window_* | 🪟 Active applications | Active |
aw-watcher-afk_* | ⏰ Active/idle time | Active |
aw-watcher-web-chrome | 🌐 Websites visited | Active |
🔧 What Each Tracker Does
| # | Tracker | Tracks | Use For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Activity | Sessions, duration, files, project, dir | AI-assisted time, patterns |
| 2 | Claude Tools | Tool calls, file types, frequency | Which tools used most |
| 3 | Terminal | Dirs, shell, terminal app, git repo | Time per project |
| 4 | Git/GitHub | Repo, branch, owner, files, commits | Time per repo |
| 5 | Chrome Profile | Profile, Google email, account switches | Work vs personal |
| 6 | Browser | URLs, titles, time per site | Site time, research |
| 7 | Window | Active app, titles, switches | App time, context switches |
| 8 | AFK | Keyboard/mouse, idle time | Actual work time |
🚀 Quick Start
Check System Status
# View all watchers
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh status
# View all buckets
curl -s http://localhost:5600/api/0/buckets/ | jq 'keys'
Control Watchers
# Start all watchers
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh all
# Start only Claude watchers
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh claude
# Stop all watchers
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh stop
# Restart all
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh restart
View Logs
# Claude activity
tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/activitywatch/logs/aw-watcher-claude.log
# Claude tool usage
tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/activitywatch/logs/aw-watcher-claude-tools.log
# Terminal
tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/activitywatch/logs/aw-watcher-terminal.log
# Git
tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/activitywatch/logs/aw-watcher-git.log
# Chrome profiles
tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/activitywatch/logs/aw-watcher-chrome-profiles.log
View Data
# Open web dashboard
open http://localhost:5600
# Check browser stats
venv/bin/python3 scripts/show-browser-stats.py
# Verify browser extension
./scripts/verify-browser-extension.sh
📈 Example Queries
Total AI-Assisted Development Time Today
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime
client = ActivityWatchClient()
today = datetime.now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
bucket_id = f"aw-watcher-claude_{client.client_hostname}"
events = client.get_events(bucket_id, start=today)
total_time = sum(e["duration"].total_seconds() if hasattr(e["duration"], 'total_seconds') else e["duration"] for e in events)
print(f"Claude usage today: {total_time/3600:.2f} hours")
Most Used Claude Tools Today
from collections import defaultdict
bucket_id = f"aw-watcher-claude-tools_{client.client_hostname}"
events = client.get_events(bucket_id, start=today)
tools = defaultdict(int)
for e in events:
for tool, count in e["data"].get("tools_used", {}).items():
tools[tool] += count
print("Tool usage today:")
for tool, count in sorted(tools.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True):
print(f" {tool}: {count} times")
Complete Development Summary
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime
client = ActivityWatchClient()
today = datetime.now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
# Get all development-related buckets
claude_bucket = f"aw-watcher-claude_{client.client_hostname}"
terminal_bucket = f"aw-watcher-terminal_{client.client_hostname}"
git_bucket = f"aw-watcher-git_{client.client_hostname}"
claude_events = client.get_events(claude_bucket, start=today)
terminal_events = client.get_events(terminal_bucket, start=today)
git_events = client.get_events(git_bucket, start=today)
claude_time = sum(e["duration"].total_seconds() if hasattr(e["duration"], 'total_seconds') else e["duration"] for e in claude_events)
terminal_time = sum(e["duration"].total_seconds() if hasattr(e["duration"], 'total_seconds') else e["duration"] for e in terminal_events)
git_time = sum(e["duration"].total_seconds() if hasattr(e["duration"], 'total_seconds') else e["duration"] for e in git_events)
print("📊 Development Summary Today:")
print(f" Claude-assisted: {claude_time/3600:.2f}h")
print(f" Terminal work: {terminal_time/3600:.2f}h")
print(f" Git activity: {git_time/3600:.2f}h")
print(f" AI-assisted ratio: {claude_time/(claude_time+terminal_time)*100:.1f}%")
📚 Documentation Map
Quick References
| Document | Purpose | |———-|———| | COMPLETE-TRACKING-SYSTEM.md | ⭐ This file - System overview | | TRACKING-OVERVIEW.md | Original tracker overview (pre-Claude) | | INSTALLATION-COMPLETE.md | Installation summary | | CUSTOM-WATCHERS-QUICKSTART.md | Quick command reference |
Tracking Guides
| Document | Purpose | |———-|———| | CLAUDE-TRACKING-GUIDE.md | 🤖 Claude activity tracking | | CHROME-TRACKING-SETUP.md | 🌐 Browser tracking setup |
Technical Documentation
| Document | Purpose | |———-|———| | scripts/README-CUSTOM-WATCHERS.md | Watcher development | | .claude/skills/activitywatch-integration/ | Complete API reference |
💡 Use Cases
1. AI Productivity
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime
client = ActivityWatchClient()
today = datetime.now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
claude_events = client.get_events(f"aw-watcher-claude_{client.client_hostname}", start=today)
claude_hours = sum(e["duration"].total_seconds() for e in claude_events) / 3600
files_with_claude = sum(e["data"].get("files_modified", 0) for e in claude_events)
files_per_hour = files_with_claude / max(claude_hours, 0.1)
print(f"With Claude: {files_per_hour:.1f} files/hour")
2. Account Tracking
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime
client = ActivityWatchClient()
today = datetime.now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
profile_events = client.get_events(f"aw-watcher-chrome-profiles_{client.client_hostname}", start=today)
by_account = {}
for e in profile_events:
for acc in e["data"].get("google_accounts", []):
email = acc.get("email")
if email:
duration = e["duration"].total_seconds() if hasattr(e["duration"], 'total_seconds') else e["duration"]
by_account[email] = by_account.get(email, 0) + duration
for email, duration in sorted(by_account.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True):
print(f" {email}: {duration/3600:.2f}h")
3. Project Time
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime
from collections import defaultdict
client = ActivityWatchClient()
today = datetime.now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
terminal_events = client.get_events(f"aw-watcher-terminal_{client.client_hostname}", start=today)
git_events = client.get_events(f"aw-watcher-git_{client.client_hostname}", start=today)
by_project = defaultdict(float)
for e in terminal_events:
project = e["data"].get("cwd", "").split("/")[-1] or "Unknown"
by_project[project] += e["duration"].total_seconds()
for e in git_events:
project = e["data"].get("repo_name", "Unknown")
by_project[project] += e["duration"].total_seconds()
for project, duration in sorted(by_project.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)[:10]:
print(f" {project}: {duration/3600:.2f}h")
4. Tool Usage
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from collections import defaultdict
client = ActivityWatchClient()
week_ago = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7)
events = client.get_events(f"aw-watcher-claude-tools_{client.client_hostname}", start=week_ago)
tools = defaultdict(int)
for e in events:
for tool, count in e["data"].get("tools_used", {}).items():
tools[tool] += count
for tool, count in sorted(tools.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True):
print(f" {tool}: {count} times")
🔄 Auto-Start Configuration
To have all watchers start automatically on login:
# LaunchAgent plist file (already created if you followed previous guides)
cat > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.activitywatch.custom-watchers.plist << 'EOF'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.activitywatch.custom-watchers</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/alyshialedlie/activitywatch/scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh</string>
<string>all</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/Users/alyshialedlie/Library/Application Support/activitywatch/logs/custom-watchers.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/Users/alyshialedlie/Library/Application Support/activitywatch/logs/custom-watchers-error.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF
# Load the agent
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.activitywatch.custom-watchers.plist
📊 System Health Check
Run this comprehensive check:
#!/bin/bash
echo "🔍 ActivityWatch Complete System Health Check"
echo "=============================================="
echo ""
# Server
echo -n "ActivityWatch Server: "
curl -s http://localhost:5600/api/0/info > /dev/null && echo "✅ Running" || echo "❌ Not running"
# Custom Watchers
echo ""
echo "Custom Watchers:"
./scripts/start-custom-watchers.sh status
# Buckets
echo ""
echo "Data Buckets:"
echo "=============================================="
curl -s http://localhost:5600/api/0/buckets/ | jq -r 'keys[]' | while read bucket; do
count=$(curl -s "http://localhost:5600/api/0/buckets/$bucket/events" | jq 'length' 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
case $bucket in
*claude-tools*) echo " 🔧 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*claude*) echo " 🤖 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*web*) echo " 🌐 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*chrome-profiles*) echo " 👤 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*terminal*) echo " 🖥️ $bucket: $count events" ;;
*git*) echo " 🔀 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*window*) echo " 🪟 $bucket: $count events" ;;
*afk*) echo " ⏰ $bucket: $count events" ;;
*) echo " 📊 $bucket: $count events" ;;
esac
done
echo ""
echo "=============================================="
echo "✅ System health check complete!"
📋 What You Can Track
| Category | Metrics |
|---|---|
| Dev Work | AI-assisted time, tool usage, files modified, project context |
| Version Control | Repos, branches, commits, GitHub activity |
| Web Activity | Sites visited, research time, docs, social media |
| Accounts | Google account switches, work vs personal separation |
| Productivity | Active/idle time, app usage, context switches |
✅ Status
- System: Fully Operational
- Trackers: 8/8 Active (100%)
- Data: Collecting
- Docs: Complete
Dashboard: http://localhost:5600 Support: .claude/skills/activitywatch-integration/
Created: 2025-11-17 ActivityWatch Version: v0.13.2 Custom Trackers: 5 Total Tracking Systems: 9 Status: 🎉 COMPLETE