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Closed Rings

A CLI-first time tracker for developers

Details

External ID
48189544
Source
HN
Company
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Product
Closed Rings
Website domain
closedrings.sh
Launched
May 19, 2026
Cohort
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Upvotes
6
Upvotes percentile
0.3053311793214863
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Fetched at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Updated at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.

Description

Hi, HN. I built Closed Rings. A developer-friendly, AI-agent-first time tracker that integrates with my workflow. I wanted something that lives in my terminal and my coding agent.You can run `rings start "OAuth 2.0" -m "Start integrating OAuth 2.0"` when you start a new task and `rings close` when you're done with your current work. In between, it tracks context switches. You get a stand-up-ready summary, a focus report (longest focus block, number of context switches, time per project), and an export grouped by project or day.You can also ask your AI agent: _Start tracking "OAuth 2.0"._ Or track retroactively: _Track a 1-hour meeting I forgot to track this morning at 8._ The MCP has a comprehensive set of tools.This is primarily for consultants or freelance developers who want to start tracking their time right away. The CLI is pretty straightforward, and the MCP allows you to do everything you can do in the dashboard.Want to integrate it in your own systems? Just create an API key and start communicating with the API.The stack is pretty simple: Ruby on Rails (MCP + API), Go (CLI).The pricing is also pretty flat: $7/mo ($60/year).My first product. Feedback welcome.

Enrichment

Theme
AI agent frameworks and developer tools
Vertical
Horizontal
Function
Dev tools
Audience
Developer
AI stance
Not AI
Project type
Commercial product
Normalized one-liner
time tracker for developers
Manually corrected
False

Could you build this?

Yes A CLI time tracker with a simple web dashboard and local storage/API syncing is a standard CRUD application well within the reach of a solo vibe coder.

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Launched 137 days after the earliest competitor.

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