Frequently asked questions

The short version of how TimeWave works. Can't find your answer? Get in touch.

What is TimeWave?

A multi-tenant time tracker for teams: START/STOP and manual time tracking, tasks and projects with a kanban board, salary and money analytics across currencies, and a Markdown knowledge base — all scoped to your organization.

How does time tracking work?

Start a timer from the Tracker (optionally tied to a project or task) and stop it when done, or add a manual entry after the fact. Manual and edited entries are always marked, so your reports stay honest.

Can I be in more than one organization?

Yes. Switch the active organization from the org switcher in the sidebar. Everything — tracker, tasks, analytics — is scoped to the organization you're currently in.

What are the roles?

Within an organization: Owner, Admin, Manager and Member, with decreasing permissions. Admins and owners manage the team, rates and settings. There's also a client role with read-only access to specific projects.

How do invites work?

Admins invite teammates by email or a shareable link from the Team page. If email is configured the invite is sent directly; otherwise you copy the link. Invites are single-use and expire.

What about plans and pricing?

There are Free, Pro and Business plans with different limits (members, repositories, storage, analytics history). Plans are managed by the platform operator; billing integration is planned.

How is money and salary handled?

Each member can have an hourly or monthly rate in a currency. Earnings are computed from tracked time; the app converts between currencies using exchange rates you configure in Settings.

Where is my data stored?

Structured data (organizations, users, time entries, tasks) lives in a PostgreSQL database. Knowledge-base documents and uploaded attachments are stored as files (on disk or S3-compatible object storage). See the Privacy page for details.

Can an AI assistant use TimeWave?

Yes, over the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Create a scoped API key and point an MCP client (e.g. Claude Desktop) at the TimeWave server. Actions the AI takes are marked with an AI badge. See the MCP page.

Is my account secure?

Passwords are hashed with bcrypt and never stored in plain text. Sessions use signed, http-only cookies. Login and password-reset are rate-limited, and API keys are scoped, hashed at rest and revocable.