Freelance Tracker

Overview

Keeps a running log of hours worked per client and project, then generates clean markdown invoices you can copy-paste or convert to PDF. All data lives in plain JSON files you own.

Quick Start

1. Initialize a client (run once per client):

   cd /Users/chenjiaxuan/openclaw/skills/freelance-tracker
   python scripts/freelance_tracker.py --init-client <client-slug> --rate 100
   

2. Log hours:

   python scripts/freelance_tracker.py --client <client-slug> --log "2h project-name: built login page"
   

3. Show summary for current week:

   python scripts/freelance_tracker.py --client <client-slug> --summary
   

4. Generate an invoice:

   python scripts/freelance_tracker.py --client <client-slug> --invoice
   

   Output lands in ~/openclaw-work/freelance/out/<client>/invoice_YYYY-MM-DD.md.

Workflow

1. Set Up a Client

• Config lives at ~/openclaw-work/freelance/clients/<client>/config.json.
• Set name, email, rate (hourly, USD), and optional currency and payment_terms.
• Use --init-client flag to scaffold it automatically.

2. Log Time

• Format: <Nh> <project>: <description> — e.g. 2.5h openclaw-setup: configured gateway and channels
• Entries are appended to ~/openclaw-work/freelance/clients/<client>/log.json with an ISO timestamp.
• Use --date YYYY-MM-DD to backfill past entries.

3. Summarize Hours

• --summary prints a table of all unbilled entries grouped by project.
• Add --week or --month to filter by period.
• Add --all to include already-billed entries.

4. Generate Invoice

• Reads all unbilled log entries, applies the hourly rate, and fills assets/invoice-template.md.
• Marks entries as billed so they won't appear on the next invoice.
• Supports --dry-run to preview without marking entries.

Scripts

Path	Purpose
scripts/freelance_tracker.py	Main CLI: init clients, log hours, summarize, and generate invoices.

References & Assets

• references/config-schema.md: Client config contract and field descriptions.
• assets/invoice-template.md: Markdown invoice skeleton injected on each run.