## Summary
Lets existing (non-onboarding) users discover and manage AI
categorization, gated behind a new Pennant feature flag. When a flagged
paid user grants consent, every uncategorized transaction is categorized
in the background with live, on-screen feedback.
Enable per user: `php artisan feature:enable AiConsentSettings
user@example.com`
## What's included
**Feature flag**
- New `AiConsentSettings` Pennant flag (off by default), exposed to the
frontend via the shared `features` prop.
**Billing settings (`/settings/billing`)**
- When the flag is active, a section to grant or revoke AI consent
(checkbox → `POST`/`DELETE /ai/consent`).
**Transactions page**
- A consent prompt rendered as the first row of the transactions table
(new `DataTable` `topRow` slot), styled with the shared gradient
`AiSparkleIcon`. Only shown to paid users with the flag who haven't
consented yet.
- An inline "Enable AI" button records consent without leaving the page.
**Backfill on consent**
- Granting consent dispatches a queued
`CategorizeUncategorizedTransactionsJob` that categorizes all of the
user's uncategorized transactions, **most recent first**, recording
progress in the cache.
- The transactions page polls a new status endpoint (`GET
/ai/categorization/{jobId}/status`): visible uncategorized rows show a
spinner + pulse while the backfill runs, categories stream in via
partial reloads, and a toast tracks `processed / total` until
completion.
## Notes / decisions
- **Polling, not websockets** — the project has no broadcasting
configured; this mirrors the existing `ReEvaluateTransactionRules` job +
status-endpoint pattern.
- The backfill job is kept separate from
`CategorizeOnboardingTransactionsJob` so the onboarding pass stays
progress-free (small, commented duplication).
- Reuses the existing `AiCategorizationGate` (config kill-switch + pro
plan + active consent) — free users and disabled-AI never dispatch the
job.
- Not included (YAGNI): cancelling an in-flight backfill on revoke;
persisting the spinner across full page reloads.
## Testing
- New Pest coverage: feature-flag exposure, billing/transactions consent
props, consent-triggered dispatch + gating, the status endpoint
(200/404), job progress recording, and recent-first ordering.
- `php artisan test --exclude-testsuite=Browser` passes (one unrelated,
pre-existing `DashboardTest` failure on `main`).
- Pint, Prettier and ESLint clean.
Suggests transaction categorization rules during onboarding.
After a sync or import, it groups the uncategorized transactions, asks
Gemini (via laravel/ai) to map the common merchants to categories, and
shows the results for review. The user edits or drops any and creates
the ones they want. During onboarding the accepted rules also categorize
existing transactions right away.
Off by default: it needs the `AiRuleSuggestions` Pennant flag and a
per-user AI consent. The model and thresholds are config-driven.
`ai:suggest-rules {user}` prints what a user would get.
The settings-page surface and monthly regeneration are a follow-up.
Víctor Falcón