Manual Time Tracking

Track your work time accurately with Helm ADE's built-in time tracking feature. Clock in when you start working on a project, component, PRD, or task, and clock out when you're done.

Getting Started

Clock In

Navigate to the Time Tracking section in your workspace

Select what you want to track time against:

- Project - Track time at the project level - Component - Track time on a specific component - PRD - Track time for a PRD you're implementing - Task - Track time on a specific task

Choose the specific item from the dropdown

Optionally add a description of what you're working on

Click Clock In to start the timer

Clock Out

When you're finished working:

Your active timer will be displayed at the top of the time tracking section

Click Clock Out to stop the timer

The duration will be automatically calculated and saved

Switching Tasks

You can only have one active timer at a time. To switch to a different task:

Clock out of your current timer

Clock in to the new task

Viewing Your Time

Today's Summary

The time tracking page shows a summary of your time for the current day, broken down by:

• Manual time - Time you clocked in/out yourself
• Agent time - Time from AI agent sessions (tracked automatically)

Recent Entries

Below the summary, you'll see a list of your recent time entries with:

• Source (Manual or Agent)
• Description
• Duration
• Date and time

Editing Entries

If you made a mistake or forgot to clock out:

Find the entry in your time entry list

Click the edit icon (pencil)

Adjust the times or description as needed

Save your changes

Deleting Entries

To remove a time entry:

Find the entry in your time entry list

Click the delete icon (trash)

Confirm the deletion

Note: You can only edit or delete your own manual time entries. Agent time entries and other users' entries can only be modified by administrators.

Permissions

Role	Can Clock In/Out	Can Edit Own Entries	Can Edit All Entries
Owner	✅	✅	✅
Admin	✅	✅	✅
Member	✅	✅	❌
Viewer	❌	❌	❌

Tips

• Be consistent - Clock in at the start of each work session to build accurate time data
• Add descriptions - Brief descriptions help you remember what you worked on
• Check your timer - The active timer indicator is always visible so you don't forget to clock out
• Review regularly - Check your time entries at the end of each day for accuracy

Related

• Agent Time Tracking - How AI agent time is tracked automatically
• Viewing Time Rollups - Understanding time data at each hierarchy level