Show HN: FlouState – See if you're debugging, creating, or refactoring (free)

8 points by skrid 10 hours ago

I built FlouState because "4 hours of coding" tells you nothing. Was it 4 hours debugging or 4 hours building features? Very different.

It's a VS Code extension that automatically categorizes your coding into: Creating (new features), Debugging (fixing issues), Refactoring (improving code), or Exploring (learning codebase).

Example: Yesterday I "coded" 6 hours but it was actually 3.5h debugging a race condition, 1.5h refactoring, 0.5h tests, 0.5h exploring. Traditional time trackers just show "6 hours in TypeScript."

Technical: Tracks file changes, debug sessions, and edit patterns locally. No code content sent. Updates web dashboard every 30 seconds via Supabase.

Free with 7 days history. Considering open sourcing the detection algorithms.

https://floustate.com or search "FlouState" in VS Code marketplace.

Curious what your debugging % is - mine was way higher than expected.