logit - Terminal-first Jira Tempo worklog logger with MCP

Terminal-first Jira Tempo worklog logger with MCP support for Claude, Codex, OpenCode, and compatible clients.

logit installs three binaries:

• logit: CLI for logging time, stats, aliases, and setup
• logit-mcp: MCP server for Claude, Codex, OpenCode, and compatible clients
• cli-tempo: compatibility name for the main CLI

All three share the same local config, secrets, profiles, aliases, and cache.

What you need

Before first setup, have these ready:

• Tempo API token
• Jira base URL, for example https://your-company.atlassian.net
• Jira account email
• Jira API token

logit setup validates those credentials before saving anything.

Install

Windows

Install from the latest GitHub Release with PowerShell:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/kytmanov/logit/releases/latest/download/logit-installer.ps1 | iex"

What this installs:

• logit.exe
• logit-mcp.exe
• cli-tempo.exe

Notes:

• open a new terminal window after install so the updated PATH is picked up
• if you prefer not to use the installer script, download the Windows .zip from GitHub Releases and place the binaries somewhere on your PATH

Homebrew

Recommended:

brew install kytmanov/tap/logit

Upgrade later with:

brew upgrade logit

Build from source

Requirements:

• Rust stable toolchain

Build:

git clone https://github.com/kytmanov/logit.git
cd logit
cargo build --release

Built binaries:

• target/release/logit
• target/release/logit-mcp
• target/release/cli-tempo

Install all three with Cargo:

cargo install --path .

On Windows, Cargo installs:

• logit.exe
• logit-mcp.exe
• cli-tempo.exe

End-to-end CLI setup

1. Run setup

logit setup

Setup prompts for:

• Jira URL
• Jira email
• Jira API token
• Tempo API token
• timezone
• working hours
• working days
• time format

On success, logit stores:

• config in the config directory
• secrets in the data directory
• cache in the cache directory

Check where those paths are on your machine:

logit doctor
logit config path

2. Confirm it works

Try a safe read-only command first:

logit stat

If you want to preview a worklog without sending it:

logit --dry-run 1h TK-1234

3. Log time

Issue first:

logit TK-1234 8h
logit TK-1234 1h 30m

Duration first:

logit 8h TK-1234
logit 45m TK-1234
logit 1h 15m standup
logit 1h15m standup

Compact mixed-unit durations like 1h15m work in both issue-first and duration-first forms.

With a message:

logit 1h TK-1234 -m "fixed flaky test"

For a specific date:

logit 30m TK-1234 --date 2026-04-01
logit 3h TK-1234 2026-05-11
logit 3h TK-1234 yesterday
logit standup yesterday

Dated duration logs use the configured work_hours.end for that day as the end time, then subtract the duration.

For an explicit time range:

logit 04/01/2026 0812 - 04/01/2026 1700 TK-1234

Connect MCP

Stats selectors also accept yesterday, for example:

logit stat yesterday

If you want to use logit from Claude, Codex, OpenCode, or another MCP client, do this after logit setup.

What MCP exposes

Read-only by default:

• doctor
• config_path
• list_aliases
• get_stats
• preview_log_time

Optional write mode:

• log_time

Write access is off by default. Enable it only if you want the MCP client to create real Tempo worklogs.

Automatic MCP install

logit can install client config for:

• Claude
• Codex
• OpenCode

Commands:

logit mcp install claude
logit mcp install codex
logit mcp install opencode

Write-enabled install:

logit mcp --enable-write-tools install claude

What each one does:

• claude: runs claude mcp add in local scope for the current project
• codex: updates ~/.codex/config.toml or CODEX_HOME/config.toml
• opencode: updates ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json or OPENCODE_CONFIG

Notes:

• run logit setup first, or the installed MCP server will exist but cannot make real API calls yet
• rerun the same install command later if you want to switch to write-enabled mode
• existing matching installs are left alone
• installs do not overwrite a different existing logit MCP entry
• OpenCode auto-install only supports strict JSON config files, not JSONC with comments

Recommended client flows

Claude in the current project:

logit setup
logit mcp install claude

Codex user-level config:

logit setup
logit mcp install codex

OpenCode user-level config:

logit setup
logit mcp install opencode

Manual MCP configuration

If your client is unsupported, or you want full control, point it at logit-mcp directly.

Basic server:

logit-mcp

Write-enabled server:

logit-mcp --enable-write-tools

Manual OpenCode config:

{
  "mcp": {
    "logit": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["/absolute/path/to/logit-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Manual Claude Code config:

{
  "projects": {
    "/absolute/path/to/project": {
      "mcpServers": {
        "logit": {
          "command": "/absolute/path/to/logit-mcp"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Manual Codex config:

[mcp_servers.logit]
command = "/absolute/path/to/logit-mcp"
args = ["--config-dir", "/path/to/config", "--data-dir", "/path/to/data", "--cache-dir", "/path/to/cache"]

If you need a specific profile or write access, add the relevant args.

Example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "logit": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/logit-mcp",
      "args": ["--profile", "work", "--enable-write-tools"]
    }
  }
}

Common tasks

Stats

logit stat
logit stat --details
logit stat today
logit stat 2026-04-01
logit stat week
logit stat week --details
logit stat last week
logit stat April
logit stat May 2026
logit stat 2026

Aliases

Create an alias:

logit alias standup TK-1234 --default-duration 30m -m "daily standup"

Use it:

logit standup
logit 1h standup -m "longer today"

List aliases:

logit alias list

Delete an alias:

logit alias delete standup

Skip Jira validation when creating an alias:

logit alias standup TK-1234 --no-validate

Cache

logit cache clear

Config helpers

logit config path
logit doctor
logit config edit

Profiles

logit supports multiple profiles. Most people only need the default profile.

Use a named profile:

logit --profile work stat
LOGIT_PROFILE=work logit stat

If you install MCP for a non-default profile, include --profile when you run the install command so the client points at the right profile.

Example:

logit --profile work mcp install codex

Directory overrides

Override config, data, and cache directories with flags:

logit --config-dir /path/to/config --data-dir /path/to/data --cache-dir /path/to/cache stat

Or with environment variables:

export LOGIT_CONFIG_DIR=/path/to/config
export LOGIT_DATA_DIR=/path/to/data
export LOGIT_CACHE_DIR=/path/to/cache

Important: keep data and cache outside the config directory. logit refuses to run if secrets would end up under the config tree.

Troubleshooting

logit stat says run \logit setup``

Run:

logit setup

Check paths and active profile

logit doctor
logit config path

Check available commands

logit --help
logit-mcp --help

Config edited into a bad state

If logit config edit saves invalid TOML or an unsupported schema, the invalid file is preserved as config.toml.invalid.

Common auth failures

• Tempo token rejected: invalid Tempo API token
• Jira credentials rejected: invalid Jira email or Jira API token
• unknown issue key or alias: typo in issue key or alias name

Development

Useful local checks:

cargo fmt --check
cargo clippy -- -D warnings
cargo test