diff --git a/app/api/timeTracker.ts b/app/api/timeTracker.ts
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+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+export function useTimeTracker(sectionId: string) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const startTime = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ref.current) return;
+
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
+      if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+        if (startTime.current === null) {
+          startTime.current = Date.now();
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (startTime.current !== null) {
+          const durationMs = Date.now() - startTime.current;
+
+          void fetch("/api/track", {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+              event_type: "component_view",
+              payload: {
+                sectionId,
+                durationMs,
+              },
+            }),
+            keepalive: true,
+          });
+
+          startTime.current = null;
+        }
+      }
+    }, { threshold: 0 }); //start when feature first appears
+
+    observer.observe(ref.current);
+
+    return () => {
+      observer.disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [sectionId]);
+
+  return ref;
+}
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