Welcome to alex.guru
Your personal productivity-flow coach
Goal: help you glide through cycles of Focus → Comms → Break while keeping every task (planned and spontaneous) in one place.
1. One-minute setup
Open Settings → pick focus/comms/break lengths you like.
(Optional) paste your OpenAI API key (starts sk-proj-…) to unlock voice commands & AI status updates.
That's it—everything is stored locally; no sign-up, no cloud.
2. Your first todo
Go to Todos → click ＋ or press ⌘ / Ctrl + Space.
Type the task title (and details if you want) → Enter.
Tasks stay here until you check them off or archive them.
3. Running the timer
Open Timer (sidebar or T shortcut).
Choose a task in the picker (opens automatically in the Focus phase).
Hit ▶︎ to start.
The timer moves through Focus → Comms → Break automatically.
A floating button (bottom left) shows current task & elapsed time everywhere.
Quick controls
| Action | Shortcut / Click |
|---|---|
| Pause / Resume | Space on Timer page or ❚❚ / ▶ in the floating button |
| Switch task | Click the ↔ icon in the floating button |
| Complete task | ✔ icon (marks done & stops timer) |
| Skip to next phase | ⏭ icon on Timer page |
4. Capture ideas on the fly
| Need | How |
|---|---|
| Instant task | Tap ⌘ / Ctrl + Space anywhere, type and hit Enter. |
| Voice task / command | Hold Space ≥ 0.4 s → speak → release. (Requires API key & mic permission.) |
| Sticky note | In any view press N or click the ＋ Note icon. |
5. Review your day
Overview shows:
- Contribution graph (focus minutes per day)
- Today's focus total & task-switch count
- Recent activity log
Done groups completed tasks (Today, Yesterday, etc.) with rich timelines.
Settings → Export lets you back-up or move data to another device.
6. Power tips
- Press Space quickly (tap) to open spotlight; hold to dictate.
- The favicon fills as the timer counts down—handy when the tab is pinned.
- AI can generate a weekly status update (Todos → bar-chart icon).
- Everything works offline; add alex.guru as a PWA to your dock/desktop.
Enjoy the flow—alex will mind the clock so you can mind your work 🧘♂️🕰️