What is allocat app-structure.instructions.md?

A product and user-flow specification for AlloCat, a manual personal finance system for budgets, spending, net worth, debts, and goals.

Use it when implementing or reviewing AlloCat features such as the dashboard, budget planning, category tracking, debt management, and financial goals.

It gives developers a shared description of the product’s purpose, intended users, main screens, and technology choices.

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.github/instructions/app-structure.instructions.md · 232 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 232 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AlloCat — Product Requirements

Overview

AlloCat is a minimalist, manual personal finance control system. It is a structured, power-user finance tool — not a beginner-level or automated system.

Core Objectives

Full control over personal finances
Replace unstructured note-based tracking
Enable disciplined budgeting with clear financial visibility
Maintain long-term financial history

Target User

Individuals actively managing money who are comfortable with manual tracking and seek financial discipline.

Tech Stack

Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
UI: React 19, TypeScript
Styling: Tailwind CSS 4
Auth & DB: Supabase (Auth + PostgreSQL + Row Level Security)

Feature Map

Feature	Description
Dashboard	Financial overview: budget summary, net worth chart, goals
Budget System	Monthly planning with category AlloCations
Category Tracking	Detailed spending control per category with line items
Net Worth Tracking	Asset & liability monitoring with distribution chart
Debt Tracking	Internal & external liability management with payment flow
Goals	Financial target setting and progress tracking
Reports	Monthly reflections with notes & comparisons

Login → Dashboard → Budget → Category → Items
                  ↓
              Net Worth
                  ↓
                Debt
                  ↓
               Report

Bottom Navigation Tabs: Dashboard | Budget | Net Worth | Debt

Authentication

Sign Up

User inputs: Name, Email, Password
Account created via Supabase Auth
Profile record created in DB
Redirect to Dashboard

Login

Enter credentials → Supabase Auth
Fetch user data
Navigate to Dashboard

Dashboard

Purpose

Quick financial overview at a glance.

Components

BudgetCard — remaining budget display (editable inline)
NetWorthChart — current net worth trend (line chart)
GoalCards — list of goals with progress bars

Read the full file on GitHub · 232 lines

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allocat app-structure.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository BuiltByOctane/allocat (3 stars, last pushed 6d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,327 tokens to every session, about $0.0053 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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