Otta CLI

Otta CLI

Use this skill to execute Otta time-tracking tasks end-to-end with repeatable CLI commands.

Main repository: https://github.com/mekedron/otta-cli

Quick Start

1. Use the otta binary directly.

2. Verify command surface and storage paths.

otta --help
otta config path
otta config cache-path

3. Authenticate and hydrate cache.

otta auth login --username "$OTTA_CLI_USERNAME" --password "$OTTA_CLI_PASSWORD" --format json
otta status --format json

• status updates cached user metadata (for user and worktimegroup fallbacks used by worktimes/holidays/calendar commands).
• For non-interactive automation, prefer --password-stdin or secret env handling to reduce shell history exposure.

Command Recipes

Use explicit dates/times in YYYY-MM-DD and HH:MM formats.

List worktimes:

otta worktimes list --date 2026-02-20 --format json

Read worktime by id:

otta worktimes read --id <worktime-id> --format json

Add worktime:

otta worktimes add \
  --date 2026-02-20 \
  --start 09:00 \
  --end 17:00 \
  --pause 30 \
  --project <project-id> \
  --worktype <worktype-id> \
  --description "Example task description" \
  --format json

• --user is optional if OTTA_CLI_USER_ID or cached user ID exists.

Update worktime:

otta worktimes update --id <worktime-id> --start 10:00 --end 18:00 --format json

• Send at least one changed field with --id.

Delete worktime:

otta worktimes delete --id <worktime-id> --format json

Fetch holidays/workday calendar:

otta holidays \
  --from 2026-02-20 \
  --to 2026-02-29 \
  --worktimegroup <worktimegroup-id> \
  --format json

• --worktimegroup is optional if OTTA_CLI_WORKTIMEGROUP_ID or cached value exists.
• explicit subcommand form is also available: otta holidays read --from ... --to ... --worktimegroup ... --format json

Browse absences:

otta absence browse \
  --from 2026-02-01 \
  --to 2026-02-28 \
  --format json

Read one absence by id:

otta absence read --id <absence-id> --format json

Add absence:

otta absence add \
  --mode days \
  --type <absence-type-id> \
  --from 2026-02-20 \
  --to 2026-02-20 \
  --description "sick leave" \
  --format json

Add hour-based absence:

otta absence add \
  --mode hours \
  --type <absence-type-id> \
  --from 2026-02-20 \
  --start 09:00 \
  --end 11:30 \
  --hours 2.5 \
  --description "extra hours" \
  --format json

• otta absence add mode handling:

  • --mode auto|days|hours (default auto)
  • auto resolves to hours if --start, --end, or --hours is present; otherwise days
  • hours requires --start and --end, and enforces --to == --from

• resolve mode-specific type IDs with:

  • otta absence options --mode days --format json
  • otta absence options --mode hours --format json

• --user is optional if OTTA_CLI_USER_ID or cached user ID exists.

Update absence:

otta absence update --id <absence-id> --description "sick leave" --format json

Delete absence:

otta absence delete --id <absence-id> --format json

Fetch current cumulative saldo:

otta saldo --format json

Generate combined calendar overview:

otta calendar overview \
  --from 2026-02-01 \
  --to 2026-02-28 \
  --format json

Generate detailed calendar day-by-day report:

otta calendar detailed \
  --from 2026-02-01 \
  --to 2026-02-28 \
  --format json

• Preferred way for a user to observe the summary for personal work times.

Use alternate duration units when totals are minute-based:

otta calendar detailed --from 2026-02-01 --to 2026-02-28 --format json --duration-format hours
otta worktimes browse --from 2026-02-01 --to 2026-02-28 --format json --duration-format days

• --duration-format values: minutes (default), hours, days, hhmm
• day conversion is fixed at 1 day = 24h = 1440 minutes

Generate absence comment text:

otta absence comment \
  --type sick \
  --from 2026-02-20 \
  --to 2026-02-20 \
  --details "Flu symptoms" \
  --format json

Environment Variables

Use these variables when running in CI/non-interactive environments:

• OTTA_CLI_CONFIG_PATH
• OTTA_CLI_CACHE_PATH
• OTTA_CLI_API_BASE_URL
• OTTA_CLI_CLIENT_ID
• OTTA_CLI_USERNAME
• OTTA_CLI_PASSWORD
• OTTA_CLI_ACCESS_TOKEN
• OTTA_CLI_TOKEN_TYPE
• OTTA_CLI_REFRESH_TOKEN
• OTTA_CLI_TOKEN_SCOPE
• OTTA_CLI_USER_ID
• OTTA_CLI_WORKTIMEGROUP_ID

Agent Operating Rules

1. Prefer --format json for all data-producing commands and parse response fields instead of scraping text output.
2. worktimes list/read/browse/report are worktime-only and never include absences; do not infer absences from empty worktime rows.
3. For user schedule checks/log interpretation and personal worktime summaries, prefer calendar detailed --format json first; use calendar overview as lighter fallback.
4. Use --duration-format when users request non-minute output; keep raw minute values for auditability.
5. Run status --format json before operations that rely on cached user/worktimegroup metadata.
6. Validate dates/times before command execution (YYYY-MM-DD, HH:MM).
7. Run worktimes list before update or delete when IDs are not explicitly known.
8. For absence add, always resolve and use the right mode (days vs hours) and fetch mode-specific type options before choosing --type.
9. Return exact command, exit code, and concise stderr message when failures happen.
10. Never print raw credentials or tokens in summaries.

Failure Recovery

• no access token configured (run \otta auth login`)`
  • Run auth login, then rerun status.
• username is required (use --username)
  • Pass --username or set OTTA_CLI_USERNAME.
• --worktimegroup is required (...)
  • Pass --worktimegroup, set OTTA_CLI_WORKTIMEGROUP_ID, or run status to refresh cache.
• --date must be YYYY-MM-DD, --start must be HH:MM, --to must be greater than or equal to --from
  • Correct input format/order, rerun command.
• directory ... is contained in a module that is not one of the workspace modules listed in go.work
  • Build/run with GOWORK=off in this repository context.