Capture Engineering Time Directly from Git Activity

Connect your version control tools to Chrono and automatically capture engineering activity from commits and pull requests.

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Version control integrations capture the engineering work that's hardest to track manually. Every commit and pull request has a timestamp, a repository, and a scope. Chrono reads that signal across all your repositories and turns it into engineering time data accurate enough for SR&ED documentation. For teams that code continuously but rarely think to log time, GitHub integration is often the most complete picture of where development effort is actually going.

How Version Control data supports SR&ED claims

SR&ED claims require contemporaneous records showing how your team's time was spent on qualifying R&D activities. Version Control integrations give Chrono time-stamped activity data the CRA accepts as supporting documentation. Chrono structures that data by project, activity, and date, so when your consultant prepares the claim, the evidence is already organized and audit-ready.

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Common questions

Does Chrono read commit messages or code content?
Chrono reads commit metadata — timestamps, repository name, and branch name — not the code itself or the commit message content. This is the minimum needed to generate accurate time entries while keeping your code private.
What types of GitHub activity does Chrono track?
Chrono tracks commits, pull request creation, pull request reviews, and merge activity. Each of these signals active engineering work, and together they give an accurate picture of how development time is distributed across repositories.
Does it work if my team uses both GitHub and a project management tool?
Yes, and combining both gives you the best coverage. GitHub captures coding time; Jira or Asana captures planning and ticket work. Together they account for most of an engineer's working day.

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