Fixing the Messy Reality of Dev Time Tracking with SheepCat v1.4

The article discusses the release of SheepCat v1.4, a local-first AI tool that helps developers track their time more accurately and generate historical project summaries.

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SheepCat is a local-first AI tool designed to help developers track their time and generate project summaries more efficiently. The article discusses two key improvements in the v1.4 release: improved timing tracking and the ability to rerun historical summaries. Previously, accurately logging time was a challenge for developers who frequently context-switch between different tasks and tools. SheepCat v1.4 introduces chain-based task timing and fixed durations for repetitive tasks, which better handles the fluid nature of development work and reduces the cognitive load of micromanaging timers. The article also discusses the new Summary History page, which allows developers to navigate back to any day in their history and trigger a fresh rerun of their full-day summary. This is particularly useful if a developer needs to add a missing task or tweak their local AI model prompt, without being locked into previously generated summaries. The overall goal of SheepCat is to provide cognitive ergonomics and keep tracking tools from disrupting a developer's flow state. By handling the administrative heavy lifting locally and offline, SheepCat aims to be a stress-free solution for developers tired of cloud-based tracking tools that can break focus or leak data.