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Claudoro: A Pomodoro Timer for Claude Code

Claudoro is a Pomodoro timer add-on built for Claude Code, providing structured work/break intervals to help users manage focus and productivity within the Claude Code environment.

Background

- **Claude Code** is a command-line tool from Anthropic that lets developers run AI coding tasks directly in their terminal, using Claude as an autonomous agent. - **Pomodoro Technique** is a time-management method where you work in focused 25-minute blocks (Pomodoros), separated by short breaks. - **"Claudoro"** is a custom Pomodoro timer built as an agentic "tool" for Claude Code — meaning Claude itself can start, stop, and manage the timer while working on code, rather than the developer handling it externally. The author built it from scratch (no third-party timer library) and designed it so Claude can add new features autonomously. - This matters because it shows a pattern: giving an AI agent the ability to manage its own work rhythm and tools, rather than just following human-set timers, pointing toward more autonomous, self-regulating coding agents.

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