How does Live Run Timers on Terminals work in 1DevTool?

Step 1: Run an AI agent — Start any AI agent in a terminal; the moment the run begins, its tab shows a spinner and a live elapsed timer counting up. Step 2: Read the tab at a glance — The timer sits right on the terminal tab, so you can scan a row of terminals and tell which agents are still working without opening any of them. Step 3: Watch it finish — When the run completes, the spinner turns into a check mark and the timer stops — a clear signal that the work is done. Step 4: Trust the final state — A failed or cancelled run stops the timer cleanly; it won't hang forever or come back to life after the agent has already stopped.

Terminal & AI Agents

Live Run Timers on Terminals

Every terminal running an AI agent shows a live elapsed timer and spinner while the run is in progress, then a check mark the moment it finishes — so you can tell which agents are busy and which are done at a glance.

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Why You Need This

How this feature boosts your daily productivity

When you run several AI agents at once, it is easy to lose track of which are still working and which quietly finished. 1DevTool puts a live timer and run status right on each terminal tab, so a single glance replaces clicking into every tab to check. A failed or cancelled run stops cleanly, so a check mark always means the work is genuinely done.

How It Works

Get started in 4 simple steps

1

Run an AI agent

Start any AI agent in a terminal; the moment the run begins, its tab shows a spinner and a live elapsed timer counting up.

2

Read the tab at a glance

The timer sits right on the terminal tab, so you can scan a row of terminals and tell which agents are still working without opening any of them.

3

Watch it finish

When the run completes, the spinner turns into a check mark and the timer stops — a clear signal that the work is done.

4

Trust the final state

A failed or cancelled run stops the timer cleanly; it won't hang forever or come back to life after the agent has already stopped.

Without 1DevTool

The manual way vs. the 1DevTool way

The Hard Way

# Click into a terminal tab

# Scroll to the bottom of the buffer

# Still can't tell if it's thinking or done

# Did it finish two minutes ago?

# Repeat for every agent you're running

# Time it yourself if you really want to know

The 1DevTool Way

Glance at the tab — spinner and a live timer.

A check mark the moment it finishes.

Busy or done, at a glance, across every terminal.

Key Capabilities

Everything included with Live Run Timers on Terminals

Live elapsed timer on every terminal tab while an AI run is in progress

Spinner while the agent works, a check mark the instant the run finishes

Tell which agents are busy and which are done at a glance, without opening tabs

Timer stops cleanly on a failed or cancelled run, including OpenCode

No lingering or reappearing timer after a run has already finished

Works across every terminal, so parallel agents read like a live status board

Why It Matters

The productivity impact of having terminal & ai agents built into your workspace

Glance, Don't Click

See whether an agent is still working from the tab itself, instead of opening each terminal to check the bottom of the buffer.

Know the Elapsed Time

The clock counts up on the tab, so you always know how long a run has taken without timing it yourself.

A Status Board for Parallel Agents

Rows of spinners and check marks turn a wall of terminals into a live view of which lanes are moving and which are ready for review.

An Honest Finish

A check mark always means done — the timer stops cleanly on failures and never reappears after a run ends.

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