WriteLogs for VS Code
Automatic work logs for VS Code
WriteLogs runs quietly inside VS Code, notices what you change, and writes your day up in plain English. Nothing to start, nothing to fill in.
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VS Code remembers your files. It doesn't remember your day.
Your editor keeps every file you opened and every change you saved. What it does not keep is the one sentence you need at half past nine the next morning: what did I actually do yesterday?
Commit messages do not fill that gap. They are written for the person reviewing the diff, in the language of the diff. A message like “fix: null check on user lookup” is accurate and completely useless out loud.
WriteLogs reads the change history your editor already produces and writes it back as sentences a person can say in a meeting.
Setting it up in VS Code
- 1
Install the extension
Open the Extensions panel in VS Code and search for WriteLogs, or install it straight from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
- 2
Paste a project key
Create a project on the dashboard, copy its key, and paste it into the WriteLogs sidebar. That is the whole setup.
- 3
Carry on coding
The extension syncs after each pause in your work. Your log is waiting on the dashboard whenever you need it.
What comes out
A day in VS Code, written up without you touching anything.
Today's summary
- Added the user creation endpoint and wired it to the database insert.
- Fixed the null check that was throwing on lookups for deleted accounts.
- Started validation for the signup form. Not finished.
Generated automatically
Questions
- Does WriteLogs slow VS Code down?
- No. It watches the file changes the editor already emits and syncs in the background after you pause. There is no indexing step and nothing hooked into your build.
- Do I have to start and stop a timer?
- No. There is nothing to start. The extension notices when you are working and when you have stepped away.
- Do I need to commit before it sees my work?
- No. Changes are captured when they are saved to disk, well before anything reaches git.
- Does it work in Cursor and the other VS Code forks?
- Yes, it is the same extension. There are dedicated pages for Cursor and Antigravity, and it installs in Devin Desktop, Kiro and VSCodium too.