Free Chrome workflow tool

Refresh fast enough to catch it. Slow enough to stay sane.

Pick an auto-refresh interval for tickets, restocks, auctions, CI builds, dashboards, and live threads. The calculator shows request load, miss window, and the practical setting to use.

Workflow

Page sensitivity

Tabs watched

Your reaction time

10s

Add Auto Refresh Ultra

30seconds

120requests per hour

30smax miss window

Lowpage load

Good starting intervals

Use case	Start with	Why
Tickets	8 to 15s	Fast enough near drop time, still reasonable.
Restocks	30 to 60s	Stock changes rarely need second-by-second polling.
Auctions	5 to 10s	Only use close to the end.
CI builds	30 to 90s	Builds usually take minutes, not seconds.
Dashboards	60 to 300s	Slow intervals protect analytics and admin tools.

Rules that keep it practical

Use the shortest interval only during the small window when the change matters.
Watch fewer tabs. Five tabs at 10 seconds is 1,800 requests per hour.
On login, queue, checkout, or account pages, slow down and follow the site's rules.
For alerts, watch for text changes instead of staring at the tab.