feat: add settings to configure time and cost in system prompt

packages/types/src/global-settings.ts

@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ export const globalSettingsSchema = z.object({
 	autoCondenseContextPercent: z.number().optional(),
 	maxConcurrentFileReads: z.number().optional(),
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether to include current time in the environment details
+	 * @default true
+	 */
+	includeCurrentTime: z.boolean().optional(),
+	/**
+	 * Whether to include current cost in the environment details
+	 * @default true
+	 */
+	includeCurrentCost: z.boolean().optional(),
+
 	/**
 	 * Whether to include diagnostic messages (errors, warnings) in tool outputs
 	 * @default true

src/core/environment/getEnvironmentDetails.ts

@@ -190,21 +190,28 @@ export async function getEnvironmentDetails(cline: Task, includeFileDetails: boo
 		details += terminalDetails
 	}
 
-	// Add current time information with timezone.
-	const now = new Date()
-
-	const timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone
-	const timeZoneOffset = -now.getTimezoneOffset() / 60 // Convert to hours and invert sign to match conventional notation
-	const timeZoneOffsetHours = Math.floor(Math.abs(timeZoneOffset))
-	const timeZoneOffsetMinutes = Math.abs(Math.round((Math.abs(timeZoneOffset) - timeZoneOffsetHours) * 60))
-	const timeZoneOffsetStr = `${timeZoneOffset >= 0 ? "+" : "-"}${timeZoneOffsetHours}:${timeZoneOffsetMinutes.toString().padStart(2, "0")}`
-	details += `\n\n# Current Time\nCurrent time in ISO 8601 UTC format: ${now.toISOString()}\nUser time zone: ${timeZone}, UTC${timeZoneOffsetStr}`
-
-	// Add context tokens information.
-	const { contextTokens, totalCost } = getApiMetrics(cline.clineMessages)
-	const { id: modelId } = cline.api.getModel()
+	// Get settings for time and cost display
+	const { includeCurrentTime = true, includeCurrentCost = true } = state ?? {}
+
+	// Add current time information with timezone (if enabled).
+	if (includeCurrentTime) {
+		const now = new Date()
+
+		const timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone
+		const timeZoneOffset = -now.getTimezoneOffset() / 60 // Convert to hours and invert sign to match conventional notation
+		const timeZoneOffsetHours = Math.floor(Math.abs(timeZoneOffset))
+		const timeZoneOffsetMinutes = Math.abs(Math.round((Math.abs(timeZoneOffset) - timeZoneOffsetHours) * 60))
+		const timeZoneOffsetStr = `${timeZoneOffset >= 0 ? "+" : "-"}${timeZoneOffsetHours}:${timeZoneOffsetMinutes.toString().padStart(2, "0")}`
+		details += `\n\n# Current Time\nCurrent time in ISO 8601 UTC format: ${now.toISOString()}\nUser time zone: ${timeZone}, UTC${timeZoneOffsetStr}`
+	}
 
-	details += `\n\n# Current Cost\n${totalCost !== null ? `$${totalCost.toFixed(2)}` : "(Not available)"}`
+	// Add context tokens information (if enabled).
+	if (includeCurrentCost) {
+		const { totalCost } = getApiMetrics(cline.clineMessages)
+		details += `\n\n# Current Cost\n${totalCost !== null ? `$${totalCost.toFixed(2)}` : "(Not available)"}`
+	}
+
+	const { id: modelId } = cline.api.getModel()
 
 	// Add current mode and any mode-specific warnings.
 	const {

src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts

@@ -1813,6 +1813,8 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance,
+			includeCurrentTime,
+			includeCurrentCost,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
 			remoteControlEnabled,
 			openRouterImageApiKey,
@@ -1961,6 +1963,8 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages: includeDiagnosticMessages ?? true,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
+			includeCurrentTime: includeCurrentTime ?? true,
+			includeCurrentCost: includeCurrentCost ?? true,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
 			remoteControlEnabled,
 			openRouterImageApiKey,
@@ -2173,6 +2177,8 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages: stateValues.includeDiagnosticMessages ?? true,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: stateValues.maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: stateValues.includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
+			includeCurrentTime: stateValues.includeCurrentTime ?? true,
+			includeCurrentCost: stateValues.includeCurrentCost ?? true,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
 			remoteControlEnabled: (() => {
 				try {

src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts

@@ -1658,6 +1658,14 @@ export const webviewMessageHandler = async (
 			await updateGlobalState("includeDiagnosticMessages", includeValue)
 			await provider.postStateToWebview()
 			break
+		case "includeCurrentTime":
+			await updateGlobalState("includeCurrentTime", message.bool ?? true)
+			await provider.postStateToWebview()
+			break
+		case "includeCurrentCost":
+			await updateGlobalState("includeCurrentCost", message.bool ?? true)
+			await provider.postStateToWebview()
+			break
 		case "maxDiagnosticMessages":
 			await updateGlobalState("maxDiagnosticMessages", message.value ?? 50)
 			await provider.postStateToWebview()

src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts

@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ export type ExtensionState = Pick<
 	| "openRouterImageGenerationSelectedModel"
 	| "includeTaskHistoryInEnhance"
 	| "reasoningBlockCollapsed"
+	| "includeCurrentTime"
+	| "includeCurrentCost"
 > & {
 	version: string
 	clineMessages: ClineMessage[]

src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts

@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ export interface WebviewMessage {
 		| "maxConcurrentFileReads"
 		| "includeDiagnosticMessages"
 		| "maxDiagnosticMessages"
+		| "includeCurrentTime"
+		| "includeCurrentCost"
 		| "searchFiles"
 		| "toggleApiConfigPin"
 		| "setHistoryPreviewCollapsed"

webview-ui/src/components/settings/ContextManagementSettings.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type ContextManagementSettingsProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & {
 	includeDiagnosticMessages?: boolean
 	maxDiagnosticMessages?: number
 	writeDelayMs: number
+	includeCurrentTime?: boolean
+	includeCurrentCost?: boolean
 	setCachedStateField: SetCachedStateField<
 		| "autoCondenseContext"
 		| "autoCondenseContextPercent"
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ type ContextManagementSettingsProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & {
 		| "includeDiagnosticMessages"
 		| "maxDiagnosticMessages"
 		| "writeDelayMs"
+		| "includeCurrentTime"
+		| "includeCurrentCost"
 	>
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +64,8 @@ export const ContextManagementSettings = ({
 	includeDiagnosticMessages,
 	maxDiagnosticMessages,
 	writeDelayMs,
+	includeCurrentTime,
+	includeCurrentCost,
 	className,
 	...props
 }: ContextManagementSettingsProps) => {
@@ -356,6 +362,34 @@ export const ContextManagementSettings = ({
 						{t("settings:contextManagement.diagnostics.delayAfterWrite.description")}
 					</div>
 				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<VSCodeCheckbox
+						checked={includeCurrentTime}
+						onChange={(e: any) => setCachedStateField("includeCurrentTime", e.target.checked)}
+						data-testid="include-current-time-checkbox">
+						<label className="block font-medium mb-1">
+							{t("settings:contextManagement.includeCurrentTime.label")}
+						</label>
+					</VSCodeCheckbox>
+					<div className="text-vscode-descriptionForeground text-sm mt-1 mb-3">
+						{t("settings:contextManagement.includeCurrentTime.description")}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<VSCodeCheckbox
+						checked={includeCurrentCost}
+						onChange={(e: any) => setCachedStateField("includeCurrentCost", e.target.checked)}
+						data-testid="include-current-cost-checkbox">
+						<label className="block font-medium mb-1">
+							{t("settings:contextManagement.includeCurrentCost.label")}
+						</label>
+					</VSCodeCheckbox>
+					<div className="text-vscode-descriptionForeground text-sm mt-1 mb-3">
+						{t("settings:contextManagement.includeCurrentCost.description")}
+					</div>
+				</div>
 			</Section>
 			<Section className="pt-2">
 				<VSCodeCheckbox

webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx

@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ const SettingsView = forwardRef<SettingsViewRef, SettingsViewProps>(({ onDone, t
 		openRouterImageApiKey,
 		openRouterImageGenerationSelectedModel,
 		reasoningBlockCollapsed,
+		includeCurrentTime,
+		includeCurrentCost,
 	} = cachedState
 
 	const apiConfiguration = useMemo(() => cachedState.apiConfiguration ?? {}, [cachedState.apiConfiguration])
@@ -386,6 +388,8 @@ const SettingsView = forwardRef<SettingsViewRef, SettingsViewProps>(({ onDone, t
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "updateSupportPrompt", values: customSupportPrompts || {} })
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "includeTaskHistoryInEnhance", bool: includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true })
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "setReasoningBlockCollapsed", bool: reasoningBlockCollapsed ?? true })
+			vscode.postMessage({ type: "includeCurrentTime", bool: includeCurrentTime ?? true })
+			vscode.postMessage({ type: "includeCurrentCost", bool: includeCurrentCost ?? true })
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "upsertApiConfiguration", text: currentApiConfigName, apiConfiguration })
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "telemetrySetting", text: telemetrySetting })
 			vscode.postMessage({ type: "profileThresholds", values: profileThresholds })
@@ -747,6 +751,8 @@ const SettingsView = forwardRef<SettingsViewRef, SettingsViewProps>(({ onDone, t
 							includeDiagnosticMessages={includeDiagnosticMessages}
 							maxDiagnosticMessages={maxDiagnosticMessages}
 							writeDelayMs={writeDelayMs}
+							includeCurrentTime={includeCurrentTime}
+							includeCurrentCost={includeCurrentCost}
 							setCachedStateField={setCachedStateField}
 						/>
 					)}

webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx

@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ export interface ExtensionStateContextType extends ExtensionState {
 	setMaxDiagnosticMessages: (value: number) => void
 	includeTaskHistoryInEnhance?: boolean
 	setIncludeTaskHistoryInEnhance: (value: boolean) => void
+	includeCurrentTime?: boolean
+	setIncludeCurrentTime: (value: boolean) => void
+	includeCurrentCost?: boolean
+	setIncludeCurrentCost: (value: boolean) => void
 }
 
 export const ExtensionStateContext = createContext<ExtensionStateContextType | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -270,6 +274,8 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		maxDiagnosticMessages: 50,
 		openRouterImageApiKey: "",
 		openRouterImageGenerationSelectedModel: "",
+		includeCurrentTime: true,
+		includeCurrentCost: true,
 	})
 
 	const [didHydrateState, setDidHydrateState] = useState(false)
@@ -290,6 +296,8 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 	})
 	const [includeTaskHistoryInEnhance, setIncludeTaskHistoryInEnhance] = useState(true)
 	const [prevCloudIsAuthenticated, setPrevCloudIsAuthenticated] = useState(false)
+	const [includeCurrentTime, setIncludeCurrentTime] = useState(true)
+	const [includeCurrentCost, setIncludeCurrentCost] = useState(true)
 
 	const setListApiConfigMeta = useCallback(
 		(value: ProviderSettingsEntry[]) => setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, listApiConfigMeta: value })),
@@ -327,6 +335,14 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 					if ((newState as any).includeTaskHistoryInEnhance !== undefined) {
 						setIncludeTaskHistoryInEnhance((newState as any).includeTaskHistoryInEnhance)
 					}
+					// Update includeCurrentTime if present in state message
+					if ((newState as any).includeCurrentTime !== undefined) {
+						setIncludeCurrentTime((newState as any).includeCurrentTime)
+					}
+					// Update includeCurrentCost if present in state message
+					if ((newState as any).includeCurrentCost !== undefined) {
+						setIncludeCurrentCost((newState as any).includeCurrentCost)
+					}
 					// Handle marketplace data if present in state message
 					if (newState.marketplaceItems !== undefined) {
 						setMarketplaceItems(newState.marketplaceItems)
@@ -575,6 +591,10 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		},
 		includeTaskHistoryInEnhance,
 		setIncludeTaskHistoryInEnhance,
+		includeCurrentTime,
+		setIncludeCurrentTime,
+		includeCurrentCost,
+		setIncludeCurrentCost,
 	}
 
 	return <ExtensionStateContext.Provider value={contextValue}>{children}</ExtensionStateContext.Provider>

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json

@@ -614,6 +614,14 @@
 			"profileDescription": "Custom threshold for this profile only (overrides global default)",
 			"inheritDescription": "This profile inherits the global default threshold ({{threshold}}%)",
 			"usesGlobal": "(uses global {{threshold}}%)"
+		},
+		"includeCurrentTime": {
+			"label": "Include current time in context",
+			"description": "When enabled, the current time and timezone information will be included in the system prompt. Disable this if models are stopping work due to time concerns."
+		},
+		"includeCurrentCost": {
+			"label": "Include current cost in context",
+			"description": "When enabled, the current API usage cost will be included in the system prompt. Disable this if models are stopping work due to cost concerns."
 		}
 	},
 	"terminal": {