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pi-conversation-timer

Statusline timer that counts only active task seconds, frozen while pi waits, with a /chat-time stats popup.

extensions✓ Sep 19

Run pi install npm:pi-conversation-timer, or pi install git:github.com/Agonieler/pi-conversation-timer, then restart pi or run /reload.

## TL;DR

A pi statusline extension that tracks pure active task time — from prompt submission to agent_settled — keeping the clock completely static while pi waits for input, with a /chat-time popup that totals session activity and per-task averages.

## Key points

• $Zero-drift accounting: only processing, tool calls, and response generation advance the timer; waiting for user input never counts, so the number tracks work rather than wall-clock session length.
• $Whole-task lifecycle: each task is timed from the before_agent_start hook to agent_settled, surviving multiple tool turns and iterations under one clock.
• $Integer-second output: formats such as 12s, 1m 20s, and 1h 05m — the readout avoids decimals entirely.
• $Theme-aware statusline: the timer renders through ctx.ui.setStatus using the active theme's colors; an idle line shows cumulative and last-turn time, and a working line adds the current run.
• $Statistics command: /chat-time opens a popup with total active time, task counts, and average duration per task; /dialogue-time is an alias for the same command.

## FAQ

## References

• README ↗

Last updated: Sep 19, 2026