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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/rescuetime in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Rescuetime by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Rescuetime
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Rescuetime

Fetch productivity data from RescueTime. Use when the user asks about their screen time, productivity score, app usage, time tracking, how they spent their day/week, or wants reports on their computer activity. Requires API key in TOOLS.md or passed directly.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

RescueTime

Fetch productivity analytics from the RescueTime API.

Setup

Store API key in TOOLS.md:

### RescueTime
- API Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE

Get a key at: https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/manage

API Endpoints

Analytic Data (main endpoint)

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=activity"

Parameters:

perspective: rank, interval, member
restrict_kind: category, activity, productivity, efficiency, document
interval: month, week, day, hour (only for interval perspective)
restrict_begin / restrict_end: YYYY-MM-DD
restrict_thing: filter to specific app/site/category

Daily Summary Feed

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/daily_summary_feed?key=API_KEY"

Returns last 14 days with productivity_pulse (0-100), total_hours, categories.

Productivity Levels

2: Very Productive (coding, writing, Terminal, IDEs)
1: Productive (communication, reference, learning)
0: Neutral (uncategorized)
-1: Distracting (news, shopping)
-2: Very Distracting (social media, games)

Common Queries

Today's activity by app:

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=activity&restrict_begin=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)&restrict_end=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"

Productivity breakdown:

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=productivity"

By category:

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=category"

Hourly breakdown today:

curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=interval&restrict_kind=productivity&interval=hour&restrict_begin=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)&restrict_end=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"

Response Format

{
  "row_headers": ["Rank", "Time Spent (seconds)", "Number of People", "Activity", "Category", "Productivity"],
  "rows": [[1, 3600, 1, "VS Code", "Editing & IDEs", 2], ...]
}

Convert seconds to hours: seconds / 3600

Tips

Productivity pulse 75+ is good, 85+ is excellent
Category view helps see broad patterns
Use interval perspective with hour for time-of-day analysis
Data syncs every 3 min (premium) or 30 min (free)

---name: rescuetimedescription: Fetch productivity data from RescueTime. Use when the user asks about their screen time, productivity score, app usage, time tracking, how they spent their day/week, or wants reports on their computer activity. Requires API key in TOOLS.md or passed directly.--- # RescueTime Fetch productivity analytics from the RescueTime API. ## Setup Store API key in TOOLS.md: ```markdown ### RescueTime - API Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE ``` Get a key at: https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/manage ## API Endpoints ### Analytic Data (main endpoint) ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=activity" ``` Parameters: - `perspective`: rank, interval, member - `restrict_kind`: category, activity, productivity, efficiency, document - `interval`: month, week, day, hour (only for interval perspective) - `restrict_begin` / `restrict_end`: YYYY-MM-DD - `restrict_thing`: filter to specific app/site/category ### Daily Summary Feed ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/daily_summary_feed?key=API_KEY" ``` Returns last 14 days with productivity_pulse (0-100), total_hours, categories. ## Productivity Levels - 2: Very Productive (coding, writing, Terminal, IDEs) - 1: Productive (communication, reference, learning) - 0: Neutral (uncategorized) - -1: Distracting (news, shopping) - -2: Very Distracting (social media, games) ## Common Queries **Today's activity by app:** ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=activity&restrict_begin=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)&restrict_end=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" ``` **Productivity breakdown:** ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=productivity" ``` **By category:** ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=rank&restrict_kind=category" ``` **Hourly breakdown today:** ```bash curl "https://www.rescuetime.com/anapi/data?key=API_KEY&format=json&perspective=interval&restrict_kind=productivity&interval=hour&restrict_begin=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)&restrict_end=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" ``` ## Response Format ```json { "row_headers": ["Rank", "Time Spent (seconds)", "Number of People", "Activity", "Category", "Productivity"], "rows": [[1, 3600, 1, "VS Code", "Editing & IDEs", 2], ...] } ``` Convert seconds to hours: `seconds / 3600` ## Tips - Productivity pulse 75+ is good, 85+ is excellent - Category view helps see broad patterns - Use interval perspective with hour for time-of-day analysis - Data syncs every 3 min (premium) or 30 min (free)

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