## What & why
Adds a **read-only MCP server** so a paid ("Pro") user can connect
Whisper Money to their own AI assistant (Claude web/desktop, Claude
Code, ChatGPT) and analyse their own finances — spending, cashflow, net
worth, transactions.
This is **Phase 1 (PR1): read-only**. Write tools (create/edit/delete
transactions, categories, labels, rules, balances) are a deliberate
follow-up (PR2); the token plumbing already reserves an `mcp:write`
ability for them.
## How it works
- **Transport:** remote streamable HTTP server via `laravel/mcp`,
mounted at `/mcp` (`routes/ai.php`).
- **Auth:** Sanctum personal access tokens with **MCP-only abilities**
(`mcp:read`). The route is gated by `auth:sanctum` +
`abilities:mcp:read` + `throttle:60,1`, so a future public-API token
(different ability) can't reach it and vice versa.
- **Pro gating** is enforced **per request inside the tools**
(`User::canUseFeature(PlanFeature::McpAccess)`), so a lapsed
subscription stops working on its own without the user revoking the
token. Free users can still create tokens (marked **PRO** in the UI) but
every call returns a "paid plan required" error with an upgrade URL.
- **Consent:** connecting is the consent — a clearly-weighted
data-egress disclaimer + per-client connection instructions on the
settings page. No separate checkbox (by design).
## Tools (all read-only)
| Tool | Scope |
|------|-------|
| `search_transactions` | space-scoped (optional `space`, defaults to
personal) |
| `list_accounts`, `list_categories`, `list_spaces` | space-scoped |
| `spending_by_category`, `get_cashflow`, `get_net_worth` | user's whole
account (reuse existing analytics services/controllers) |
Recurring-charge detection is left to the agent over
`search_transactions` results (no dedicated tool).
## Settings → MCP access
New page to create / rotate / revoke tokens (name + one-time secret
reveal), with `last_used_at`, a PRO badge, the egress disclaimer, and
copy-paste connection instructions for Claude (web/desktop), Claude Code
and ChatGPT.
## Tests
- Tool behaviour + Pro gating + **cross-user / cross-space isolation**
(`tests/Feature/Mcp/McpToolsTest.php`).
- HTTP auth boundary: 401 without a token, 403 without `mcp:read`, 200
with it (`tests/Feature/Mcp/McpEndpointAuthTest.php`).
- Token CRUD + ownership + free-tier creation
(`tests/Feature/Settings/McpTokenTest.php`).
## Reviewed & adjusted
Ran technical + product reviews and applied the fixes: kept PR1 strictly
read-only (dropped a UI scope selector that promised non-existent
write), routed gating through the `PlanFeature` convention, put token
rotation behind a confirmation, removed a silent on-load clipboard copy,
weighted the egress disclaimer, and fixed a `list_spaces` N+1.
### Known, deliberate tradeoffs
- `get_cashflow` / `get_net_worth` / `spending_by_category` reuse the
existing **user-scoped** analytics controllers/services, so they cover
the whole account rather than a single space (documented in the server
instructions). Per-space analytics is a follow-up.
- Space tools scope by `space_id` gated by membership
(`accessibleSpaces`) — the intended shared-tenant model — rather than a
per-row `user_id` filter.
## Not runnable in this environment
Browser QA of the settings page wasn't run here (no local
`node_modules`); that surface relies on CI build/typecheck/lint and
follows existing settings-page conventions.
---
## Updates since opening
- **Behind a feature flag.** New `App\Features\Mcp` (default off) hides
the whole settings screen — the nav item and every `settings/mcp*` route
(404 when off). Pro-plan gating still happens per request. Enable it
with `php artisan feature:enable "App\Features\Mcp" <email|all|25%>`.
- **Renamed** the user-facing page from "MCP access" to **"AI
Connector"** (nav, title, breadcrumb) so non-technical users understand
it. Route names, files and the feature stay internal.
- **Shared `ProBadge`** component (amber), now used on both the AI
Connector and billing pages instead of an inline badge.
- **Softer data-egress notice** (amber shield icon instead of a red
alert) and plainer copy throughout.
- **Accurate connection instructions (important).** Verified against the
official docs: a personal access token works with **Claude Code** today.
**Claude Desktop** and **ChatGPT** custom connectors authenticate over
**OAuth** and do not accept a static token, so they're now marked
**"coming soon"**. OAuth is the real unlock for those clients and is the
recommended follow-up (it also maps to the deferred write-tools work).
Sources: [Claude custom
connectors](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp),
[ChatGPT developer
mode](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/developer-mode).
- UI reviewed in a real browser; layout/alignment checked across states
(empty, new-token reveal, token list).
## Spaces / Business plan — Phase 0: invisible foundation
First of **three stacked PRs** introducing multi-tenant **Spaces** (the
basis for the Business plan). This one is a **pure, behaviour-preserving
foundation**: it can ship to production on its own with zero
user-visible change.
- **Stacked PRs:** this → `enterprise-spaces-ui` (Phase 1+2) →
`enterprise-spaces-invitations` (Phase 3).
### What a Space is
A Space groups its own accounts, connections, transactions, categories,
labels, budgets and rules. **Every user gets one invisible "Personal"
space**, provisioned automatically on creation — so the architecture is
identical for free, Standard and Business accounts, even though only
Business will ever see more than one.
### What this PR does (no behaviour change)
- `spaces`, `space_user`, `space_invitations` tables;
`users.current_space_id`; a nullable, indexed `space_id` on the 8 owned
tables (plain column, **no FK** — avoids a validating table-scan/lock on
`transactions` during a phased rollout).
- `Space` model + `BelongsToSpace` trait that stamps `space_id` on
create (from the row's user's current space; a transaction inherits its
account's space, so bank-sync lands rows correctly).
- Idempotent, chunked `spaces:backfill` command (run from a migration)
that gives every existing user a personal space and stamps their rows —
so the read switch in the next PR is safe.
- **Reads are untouched here** (still user-scoped); every user has
exactly one space, so behaviour is identical.
### Testing
- New `tests/Feature/Spaces/SpaceFoundationTest.php` (provisioning,
default-space stamping, account-anchored transaction space,
stale-pointer self-heal, backfill).
- Full suite green.
### Notes / deliberate simplifications
- `space_id` stays **nullable** (populated by backfill + on every
write); the NOT NULL constraint is deferred until prod is confirmed
fully backfilled.
- For very large `transactions` tables, `spaces:backfill` can be run
out-of-band before deploy so the migration's call is a no-op.
## Summary
Wave 1 hardening: privacy/security quick wins on the Inertia boundary, a
CI safety net, and stricter test isolation. Four focused changes plus
two review fixes, each in its own commit. No dependency or
product-behavior changes.
## Changes (by commit)
1. **Hide sensitive User fields from serialization** — `User::$hidden`
only covered password / 2FA / remember_token, leaving Cashier billing
columns (`stripe_id`, `pm_type`, `pm_last_four`, `trial_ends_at`) and
the legacy `encryption_salt` exposed in every serialized User, including
the Inertia-shared `auth.user` prop. None are read by the frontend and
Cashier keeps reading them server-side, so hiding them is invisible to
the UI and billing.
2. **Advisory frontend type-check in CI + duplicate `currency_code`
fix** — the CI linter job never ran `tsc`, so type errors accumulated
unseen. Adds a `Type Check Frontend` step running `bun run types`. It is
`continue-on-error: true` on purpose: the codebase already carries ~157
pre-existing `tsc --noEmit` errors, so gating on it now would turn CI
red on unrelated code. It surfaces type output today and should be
flipped to blocking once the backlog is cleared. Also removes a
duplicate `currency_code` member on the `User` TS interface (declared
twice, `CurrencyCode` and `string | null`); the TS language server flags
it, `tsc` masks it under `skipLibCheck`.
3. **Move residual-encryption cleanup out of Inertia `share()` into a
queued job** — `share()` is a shared-data provider and must be
read-only, but it ran a `DELETE`+`UPDATE` against the user on every
non-API web GET to purge the leftover encryption salt /
`EncryptedMessage` once a user had no encrypted data left. The existing
`encryption:*` commands do not cover this case (both target users who
*still* have encrypted data; this finalizes users who *finished*
decrypting). The work now goes to a new idempotent
`PurgeResidualEncryptionArtifactsJob` dispatched from `share()`,
preserving the eventual-cleanup semantics without writing during the
render.
4. **Block stray HTTP in the Feature test suite** — adds
`Http::preventStrayRequests()` in a Feature-scoped `beforeEach` so any
unfaked outbound request fails loudly instead of hitting the network. A
representative HTTP-touching subset (open banking,
exchange-rate/currency, AI categorization + AI/stats reports, analytics,
Discord, Stripe, bank logos) was run with the guard active; no test
relied on a real request, so no fakes had to be added.
### Review fixes (after the two-reviewer pass)
5. **Purge check uses `name_iv` source of truth, not the stale
`encrypted` flag** — the destructive purge decided "no encrypted
accounts" from `accounts.encrypted`, a flag the codebase already treats
as unreliable (see the
`align_accounts_encrypted_flag_with_plaintext_names` migration and
`FindsUsersWithLegacyEncryption`, which key off `name_iv`). An account
with an encrypted name but a stale `encrypted=false` flag could have its
key material destroyed. The job's guard now matches the canonical `*_iv`
predicate exactly; the loose flag gate in `share()` is kept only as a
cheap dispatch filter, and the job re-verifies with the safe predicate
before touching anything.
6. **Deduplicate purge dispatches with `ShouldBeUnique`** — `share()`
runs on every web GET, so an affected user re-enqueued the job on each
page load until a worker cleared the salt. The job is now
`ShouldBeUnique` keyed by user id, collapsing repeat dispatches into one
pending job.
## Test plan
- New/updated tests, all green:
- `InertiaSharedDataTest`: `auth.user` omits all sensitive fields; a web
GET no longer mutates the user inline and instead queues the cleanup
(and does not queue it when there is no salt).
- `PurgeResidualEncryptionArtifactsJobTest`: clears salt + message when
no `*_iv` data remains; keeps them when an encrypted transaction, an
encrypted account name, or a stale-flag-but-encrypted-name account
exists; no-op when salt already null.
- `StrayHttpRequestGuardTest`: an unfaked request throws
`StrayRequestException`; a matched fake still resolves.
- Green locally: `vendor/bin/pint --test`, `bun run lint` (0 errors),
`bun run format:check`, `bun run test` (254 frontend tests), targeted
backend
`--filter=InertiaSharedData|PurgeResidualEncryptionArtifactsJob|StrayHttpRequestGuard|Encryption`
(24 tests). Ran ~700 HTTP-touching Feature tests with the stray-request
guard active with no guard-induced failures.
- `bun run types` still reports the ~157 pre-existing errors (unchanged
set; this PR adds none) — that is exactly why the CI step is advisory
for now.
## Reviewer findings — addressed vs deferred
**Addressed**
- 🟠 Destructive purge keyed off the stale `accounts.encrypted` flag
instead of the `name_iv` source of truth → fixed in commit 5 (job now
mirrors `FindsUsersWithLegacyEncryption`; added a regression test for
the stale-flag case).
- 🟡 Per-request dispatch amplification with no dedup → fixed in commit 6
via `ShouldBeUnique`.
**Deferred (with rationale)**
- 🟠 "Three divergent copies of the legacy-encryption query" —
substantively resolved: the job now matches
`FindsUsersWithLegacyEncryption` exactly. The only remaining
`encrypted`-flag use is the `hasEncryptedAccounts` **UI prop** in
`share()`, which is a separate, pre-existing frontend concern; changing
it would alter which accounts the UI treats as encrypted and is out of
scope here. A full extraction into one shared scope would require
restructuring the trait (it builds a `User` query, not a per-model
boolean) and is not a Wave 1 quick win.
- 🟢 Redundant `->fresh()` / null guard in the job — kept deliberately:
it is the idempotency guard that makes the re-check read committed state
on the sync path (the second reviewer credited it as what makes repeat
dispatches safe).
- 🟢 `continue-on-error` shows the type-check step green — acknowledged;
flipping to blocking (or failing on an increase over a committed
baseline) is the follow-up once the ~157-error backlog is cleared.
- 🟢 (Product review) Theoretical one-request SSR/client
`hasEncryptionSetup` diff from async salt clearing — invisible in
practice (the lock button gates on `hasEncryptedAccounts ||
hasEncryptedTransactions`, false in both SSR and client), and `ssr.tsx`
is untouched. No action.
Product-bug reviewer verdict: no user-facing regressions. Hiding the 5
fields does not affect Cashier (raw attribute access),
`EncryptionController`, notifications, or any API/JSON path; the
`currency_code` dedup is runtime-identical; the cleanup timing change is
client-absorbed.
## What
The transactions AI consent banner now lets users decline, tells them
the outcome, and stops appearing once they've decided.
- **Dismiss option**: an X button before "Enable AI" permanently hides
the banner without granting consent.
- **Show only until the first decision**: the choice is persisted on
`users.ai_consent_prompt_dismissed_at` (set on both accept and dismiss).
The banner shows only while the user hasn't responded and never
reappears afterwards — even if they later revoke consent from settings.
- **Clear feedback**: accepting or dismissing shows a toast stating
whether AI was enabled and that the choice can be changed anytime in
**Settings > Manage Plan**.
- **Full-width layout on desktop**: the banner content spans the full
available width (button pushed to the right, text on a single line). The
narrow stacked layout is kept for mobile only.
## How
- New `POST ai/consent/dismiss` endpoint
(`AiConsentController::dismiss`).
- `User::dismissAiConsentPrompt()` (idempotent) +
`hasDismissedAiConsentPrompt()`; `store` now also marks the prompt
dismissed on accept.
- Migration adds the nullable `ai_consent_prompt_dismissed_at`
timestamp.
- `TransactionController` passes `aiConsentPromptDismissed` to the page.
## Tests
- `AiConsentTest`: idempotent dismissal, dismissal without consent, and
accept marking the prompt dismissed.
- Full consent + backfill suite and the `create a transaction` browser
test pass; pint / lint / format clean.
## What
The "new since last visit" highlight (#609) stored its marker in
`localStorage` (`transactions-last-visit`), so it was **per-device**:
each device kept its own last-visit timestamp and re-flagged the same
rows. This moves the marker to a per-user server column so a single
"last visit" is shared across all your devices.
## How
- New nullable `transactions_last_visited_at` column on `users` (same
pattern as `last_active_at` / `paywall_seen_at`).
- `TransactionController@index` reads the stored marker, renders the
list with the **old** value (`lastVisitAt` prop), then advances it
forward to the newest `created_at` it served.
- Frontend drops the `localStorage` read/write and just freezes the
`lastVisitAt` prop at mount; `isNewSince` per-row logic is unchanged.
## Why newest-served `created_at` and not `now()`
Advancing to `now()` would mark a back-dated synced row (old
`transaction_date`, lands on a later page that wasn't served) as seen,
so it would never be highlighted — the exact "hiding" failure the
per-row design avoids. Advancing only to what was actually served keeps
the feature's "err on showing, never hiding" stance. The marker only
ever moves forward.
## Notes
- Same filter caveat as before: opening the list with a filter applied
advances the marker using the filtered payload. Carried over from the
original `localStorage` behavior; not a regression.
- Removed the now-dead `loadLastVisit` / `saveLastVisit` /
`newestCreatedAt` helpers and their tests.
## Tests
- `NewTransactionsMarkerTest` (feature): null marker on first visit +
stores newest served; later visit sees previous marker + advances
forward; marker never moves backward.
- `new-transactions.test.ts` (`isNewSince`), Pint, ESLint, Prettier all
pass.
## What
The user matching \`ADMIN_EMAIL\` curates the integration-requests
board, so they get special treatment:
- **No monthly cap** — \`actionsRemaining()\` reports a full quota for
the admin, so neither the backend checks nor the frontend buttons ever
gate them.
- **Auto-approved proposals** — requests created by the admin are stored
as \`approved\` instead of \`pending\`, skipping moderation.
## How
- New \`User::isAdmin()\` helper, mirroring \`isDemoAccount()\`,
comparing against \`config('mail.admin_email')\` (already wired to
\`ADMIN_EMAIL\`).
- \`IntegrationRequestController::actionsRemaining()\` early-returns the
limit for the admin.
- \`IntegrationRequestController::store()\` sets \`status\` to
\`Approved\` for the admin.
## Tests
- Added a feature test covering the admin bypassing the monthly limit
and auto-approval. All 16 \`IntegrationRequestTest\` tests pass.
## What
A community board where users **propose** a bank/service (name + link)
and **vote** on the integrations they want most, so we can prioritise by
real demand.
## How it works
- **Global board**: a shared list sorted by votes desc. `has_voted` and
the monthly quota are per user.
- **Limit**: 3 combined actions (proposal + vote) per user per calendar
month. Creating a proposal **auto-votes** it → costs 2 actions.
- **Moderation**: proposals start as `pending` (visible only to their
author, with a "Pending review" badge); `approved` ones are visible to
everyone. You can't vote on what you can't see (404). The `php artisan
integration-requests:review` command approves/rejects pending ones.
- **Access**:
- Bottom drawer (Vaul, ~95vh) that opens the same board.
- Entry points: the **connect-bank** dialog (bank-selector step), the
**create-account** dialog, and a global **"Request integration"** item
in the user menu (above Support) → available on any screen.
- The `/integration-requests` URL renders the **dashboard** with the
drawer opened on top (behind auth + verified + onboarded + subscribed).
- **Seed**: a migration that inserts Bitunix, XTB, Kraken, Degiro and
Interactive Brokers as `approved` and self-voted by the earliest-created
user (idempotent, no-op when no users exist).
## Endpoints
- `GET /integration-requests` → dashboard + drawer.
- `GET /integration-requests/data` → board state as JSON (feeds the
drawer).
- `POST /integration-requests` → create a proposal (+ auto-vote).
- `POST /integration-requests/{id}/vote` → toggle vote.
## Tests
- 15 Feature tests (access, status visibility, monthly limit, auto-vote,
vote toggle, review command) plus the user-menu tests. All green;
`pint`/`eslint`/`prettier`/`tsc`/PHPStan clean.
## Notes / follow-ups
- No Pennant flag (ships to everyone). No dedup of duplicate proposals
(moderation covers it).
- Seeding 5 integrations to one user uses up that user's monthly quota
(only affects that account via the UI).
## Problem
Self-deleting an account via **Settings → Delete account** only called
`markAsDeleted()`. It never checked or cancelled the Stripe
subscription, so a user could delete their account while still
subscribed and **keep getting billed** afterwards. The `user:delete` CLI
command already cancelled the subscription, but the web path never got
that logic.
## Fix
Block account deletion while the user is **on a trial** or holds a
**valid, uncancelled subscription**, and direct them to cancel via the
billing portal first.
- `User::hasActiveSubscriptionOrTrial()` — true on a trial or a
`valid()` subscription; **grace-period** (already-cancelled)
subscriptions are excluded since they won't re-bill, so deletion is
still allowed.
- `ProfileController::destroy()` — rejects with a `subscription` error
before deleting (server-side guard, also covers non-UI calls).
- Delete-account page now receives `hasActiveSubscriptionOrTrial`; when
set, the UI shows a warning + **Manage billing** link and hides the
delete dialog.
- Spanish translations added for the two new strings.
The `user:delete` CLI is unchanged — it keeps its
auto-cancel-with-confirmation flow for admin use.
## Tests
- Active subscription → deletion blocked
- Trialing subscription → deletion blocked
- Grace-period (cancelled) subscription → deletion allowed
- Delete-account page exposes the flag (true/false)
All passing locally, alongside Pint / Prettier / ESLint.
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.
## What
Adds two timestamp columns to `users`:
- **`last_logged_in_at`** — set by an `UpdateLastLoggedInAt` listener on
Laravel's `Login` event. Records each explicit authentication (login
form or remember-me re-auth). Does **not** update on plain session-based
requests.
- **`last_active_at`** — set by a `TrackLastActiveAt` middleware on
authenticated web requests. Records the last moment the user did
anything. Throttled to at most one write per 5 minutes to avoid a DB
write on every request.
## Why
`last_logged_in_at` answers "when did they last authenticate";
`last_active_at` answers "when were they last using the app" (any
screen/activity), which a session-based login does not capture.
## Tests
- Login records `last_logged_in_at`
- Authenticated request records `last_active_at`
- Throttle window respected (no rewrite within 5 min) and refreshed once
it passes
Migrations not yet run on environments.
## Summary
Adds a **Notifications** section to the account settings page
(`/settings/account`, between Profile information and Update password)
where users can opt out of the daily "new transactions synced" email.
- New per-user preference `notify_on_bank_transactions_synced` on
`user_settings` (defaults to `true`, opt-out).
- `SendDailyBankTransactionsSyncedEmailJob` skips users who disabled it.
- Single generic `PATCH /settings/notifications` endpoint updates any
notification type via a key→column allowlist in
`NotificationPreferenceController::PREFERENCES`. Future notifications
only need a new entry there — no new route/controller.
- Email footer now links back to the settings section so users can
manage preferences.
## Testing
- `tests/Feature/Settings/NotificationPreferenceTest.php` — update,
unknown-key rejection, invalid value, auth, create-when-missing,
default-true, inertia prop.
- `tests/Feature/OpenBanking/SyncBankingConnectionJobTest.php` — email
not sent when disabled.
## Summary
- add paywall settings CTA for onboarded users with ended canceled
subscriptions and bank connections
- keep onboarding and normal unpaid connected users out of this escape
path
- cover paywall props and connection settings access
## Tests
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/SubscriptionTest.php
- npx eslint resources/js/pages/subscription/paywall.tsx
## Summary
- keep Stripe past_due subscriptions active during retry window
- share payment issue state with Inertia and show persistent toast
- send toast action directly to Stripe Billing Portal
- allow canceled users to fall back to free plan, while paid-only bank
connection access remains blocked
- add Spanish translations for new payment issue messages
## Tests
- vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/SubscriptionTest.php
tests/Feature/InertiaSharedDataTest.php
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/LocalizationTest.php
- npm test -- subscription-payment-issue-toast
Note: npm run types still fails on pre-existing unrelated TypeScript
errors.
## Problem
Sentry:
[PHP-LARAVEL-1Z](https://whisper-money.sentry.io/issues/PHP-LARAVEL-1Z)
— 5 events.
`ResendTransport::doSend` throws `TransportException: Invalid \`to\`
field` when a notifiable's email fails Resend's RFC validation
(malformed address, whitespace, etc.). The queued notification job dies
and we get paged.
Stacktrace path: `SendQueuedNotifications → NotificationSender →
MailChannel → ResendTransport`. Mail channel calls
`routeNotificationForMail()` on the notifiable to resolve the address;
both `User` and `UserLead` were returning the raw `email` column without
format checks.
## Fix
Validate the address in `routeNotificationForMail()` on both models:
- trim whitespace
- run `filter_var(..., FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)`
- return `null` (skips the channel) when invalid
- log a warning with model id + notification class for triage
Other channels (database, etc.) keep working.
## Test
New `tests/Feature/RouteNotificationForMailTest.php` covers valid,
malformed, whitespace, and trimmed cases on both `User` and `UserLead`.
```
php artisan test --filter='RouteNotificationForMailTest|UserLeadTest|VerificationNotificationTest|UserLeadInvitationTest|SendUserLeadInvitations'
Tests: 48 passed
```
Fixes PHP-LARAVEL-1Z
## Summary
Every subscription now gets Stripe tax rates attached automatically via
Cashier.
## Changes
- `config/subscriptions.php`: new `tax_rates` array, env
`STRIPE_TAX_RATES` (comma-separated), default
`txr_1TPfzrLRCmKA3oWMNWmkQeq2`
- `app/Models/User.php`: `taxRates()` reads from config — Cashier picks
it up automatically on `newSubscription()` checkout + subscription
creation
- `tests/Feature/SubscriptionTest.php`: 2 tests
## Applies to
- New checkout sessions (`SubscriptionController::checkout`)
- New subscriptions created via Cashier
## Existing subscriptions
Not updated automatically. To sync:
```php
$user->subscription('default')->syncTaxRates();
```
## Notes
Using hard-coded tax rate IDs (not Stripe Tax auto-calc). Switch to
`Cashier::calculateTaxes()` later if desired.
## Summary
- soft-delete users by adding `deleted_at` to `users`
- rename deleted user emails with a timestamp prefix so original email
can be reused
- block email sends and banking follow-up work for deleted users while
preserving data
## Testing
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/DeleteUserCommandTest.php
tests/Feature/Settings/ProfileUpdateTest.php
tests/Feature/Auth/RegistrationTest.php
tests/Feature/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php
tests/Feature/Jobs/Drip/SendWelcomeEmailJobTest.php
tests/Feature/Console/SendUpdateEmailCommandTest.php
- vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent
## Summary
- store browser-detected IANA timezones on users during registration and
share the value to the frontend
- silently backfill missing timezones for authenticated users without
overwriting existing saved values
- add focused feature coverage for registration, shared props, and the
timezone backfill endpoint
## Testing
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/Auth/RegistrationTest.php
tests/Feature/InertiaSharedDataTest.php
tests/Feature/Settings/TimezoneTest.php
- npm test -- resources/js/utils/currency.test.ts
## Summary
- Open Banking users who complete onboarding **without** connecting a
bank are no longer blocked at `/subscribe` — they can continue for free
via a new \"Continue for free\" button on the paywall
- Users who **did** connect a bank during onboarding see the standard
paywall with no free option (bank sync is a paid/Standard feature)
- Renamed the paid plan badge from **Pro** → **Standard** in the
onboarding UI
## Changes
### Backend
- `EnsureUserIsSubscribed` middleware: grants free access when
`open-banking` feature is active and the user has no
`banking_connections`
- `SubscriptionController::index()`: passes a `canUseFreePlan` boolean
prop to the paywall page
### Frontend
- `paywall.tsx`: accepts `canUseFreePlan` prop and renders a "Continue
for free" button that navigates to the dashboard
- `step-create-account.tsx`: badge and info text updated from "Pro" →
"Standard"
### Tests
- Two new browser tests in `OnboardingFlowTest.php`:
- Manual account flow → `/subscribe` shows "Continue for free"
- BBVA connected bank flow (EnableBanking sandbox) → `/subscribe` does
NOT show "Continue for free"
## 🚪 Why?
### Problem
PHPStan was running with a baseline of 56 suppressed errors, meaning
static analysis was not enforcing type safety across a significant
portion of the codebase. These errors were real type mismatches,
redundant null-safety operators, and incorrect PHPDoc annotations that
could mask bugs and make the code harder to reason about.
## 🔑 What?
### Changes
- Add `@property` PHPDoc annotations to `Account`, `BankingConnection`,
`ExchangeRate`, and `Transaction` models so Enum casts and typed columns
are visible to PHPStan
- Add `instanceof User` guards in `ScheduleDripEmailsListener`,
`SyncUserToResendListener`, and `FortifyServiceProvider` to properly
narrow `Authenticatable` to `App\Models\User`
- Remove redundant `?? false` and unnecessary nullsafe `?->value` in
`HandleInertiaRequests`
- Fix `SyncBankingConnectionJob`: use `->name` instead of `?->name` on
an always-loaded `bank` relation
- Remove `is_countable()` guard in `BalanceLookup` (parameter is always
`Collection|array`, both countable)
- Remove `?? []` / `?? default` fallbacks on fully-typed array keys
across `BalanceSyncService`, `BinanceBalanceSyncService`,
`BinanceClient`, `BitpandaBalanceSyncService`, `BitpandaClient`,
`IndexaCapitalClient`, `IndexaCapitalBalanceSyncService`, and
`AuthorizationController`
- Fix `BinanceClient::publicClient()` `retry()` call: use `when:` named
argument and `\Throwable` type hint to match `PendingRequest::retry()`
signature
- Update `IndexaCapitalClient::getPerformance()` `@return` to include
`portfolios` and `net_amounts` keys; simplify sync service to remove
dead null checks
- Replace nullsafe chain with ternary in `BudgetPeriodService`
- Replace `match` statement in `SetupMainUser` with `if/else` to
eliminate always-true comparison
- Clear `phpstan-baseline.neon` entirely (was 56 suppressed errors, now
0)
## ✅ Verification
### Tests
- Existing tests pass: PHPStan level 5 reports 0 errors with empty
baseline
## Summary
- Add a new **Chart color scheme** dropdown in Settings > Appearance
allowing users to choose between 4 color palettes: **Colorful** (new
default), **Neutral** (previous zinc grayscale), **Blue**, and **Pink**
- Persist the setting in a new `user_settings` table with instant
client-side feedback via localStorage + cookie
- All charts across dashboard, categories, budgets, and cashflow update
instantly when switching schemes
- Reduced colorful palette intensity (shifted from 500/600 to 300/400
range) for lower contrast
## Summary
- Adds **EnableBanking** as the first open banking provider, allowing
users to connect real bank accounts and automatically sync transactions
and balances
- Uses a **`BankingProviderInterface`** contract so future providers
(Plaid, GoCardless, etc.) can be added by implementing the same
interface
- Feature-flagged behind the **`open-banking`** Pennant flag (default:
off)
- Connected accounts are **unencrypted** and transactions have `source =
'enablebanking'`
### What's included
**Backend:**
- `BankingProviderInterface` contract + `EnableBankingProvider`
implementation (JWT RS256 auth)
- `BankingConnection` model with full lifecycle (pending →
awaiting_mapping → active → expired/revoked/error)
- `TransactionSyncService` — pagination, deduplication by
`external_transaction_id`, amount/date mapping
- `BalanceSyncService` — preferred balance type selection (CLBD → ITAV
fallback)
- Authorization flow: start auth → bank redirect → callback → session
creation → account mapping → sync
- `SyncBankingConnectionJob` (unique per connection, 3 retries) +
scheduled every 6 hours
- `banking:sync` artisan command
- 5 migrations: `banking_connections` table, account fields, transaction
`external_transaction_id`, `pending_accounts_data`, `linked_at`
**Frontend:**
- Manual vs Connected account choice in the create account dialog
- Multi-step bank connection dialog (country → bank selection →
confirmation → redirect)
- Account mapping page — map discovered bank accounts to existing
accounts, create new ones, or skip
- Settings/Connections page with status badges, sync/disconnect actions
- "Connected" badge on linked accounts in settings
**Tests:**
- 49 tests covering feature flags, controllers, account mapping,
transaction sync, balance sync, deduplication, and pagination
### Feature Flags
This PR introduces **two Pennant feature flags**:
1. **`open-banking`** — Gates the entire open banking feature
(institutions endpoint, authorization flow, connections page). When
disabled, all open banking routes return 404.
2. **`account-mapping`** — Controls whether users see an intermediate
account mapping step after connecting a bank. When **enabled**, users
are redirected to a mapping page where they can choose to create new
accounts, link to existing ones, or skip each discovered bank account.
When **disabled**, all discovered accounts are automatically created
(original behavior). Linked accounts only sync transactions from their
last transaction date and only update the current balance from the
provider (no historical balance calculation or daily balance tracking).
Enable per-user:
```bash
php artisan feature:enable open-banking user@example.com
php artisan feature:enable account-mapping user@example.com
```
Enable for all users:
```bash
php artisan feature:enable open-banking all
php artisan feature:enable account-mapping all
```
## Test plan
- [x] Enable feature flag: `php artisan feature:enable open-banking`
- [x] Verify "Connected" option appears in create account dialog
- [x] Start authorization flow and verify redirect to bank
- [x] With `account-mapping` **disabled**: verify callback creates
accounts directly and dispatches sync
- [x] With `account-mapping` **enabled**: verify callback redirects to
mapping page
- [x] Test mapping page: create new, link to existing, and skip actions
- [x] Verify linked accounts sync only from last transaction date and
only update current balance
- [x] Verify connections page shows "Setup Required" badge for
awaiting_mapping status
- [x] Run `php artisan banking:sync` and verify transactions sync
- [x] Verify connections page shows status, sync, and disconnect actions
- [x] Run full test suite: `php artisan test --compact`
## Summary
- Enables `MustVerifyEmail` on the `User` model so new users must verify
their email before accessing protected routes
- Unverified users are redirected to `/email/verify` when attempting to
access routes behind the `verified` middleware (subscribe, onboarding,
dashboard)
- A verification email is automatically sent on registration via Fortify
## Screenshot
## Video
https://github.com/whisper-money/whisper-money/raw/mail-verification/storage/videos/ac0945c527f014b9cd657f18c911f496.webm
## Test plan
- [x] New test: registration sends a `VerifyEmail` notification
- [x] New test: newly registered users have `email_verified_at` as null
- [x] New test: unverified users are redirected to `verification.notice`
from protected routes (subscribe, onboarding, dashboard)
- [x] New test: verified users are not redirected to verification notice
- [x] Existing email verification and notification tests still pass (31
auth tests, 52 settings tests)
- [x] Browser walkthrough: registration → redirected to `/email/verify`
page with "Resend verification email" button
## Overview
We're excited to introduce budgeting capabilities to Whisper Money! This
feature helps you take control of your finances by setting spending
limits and tracking your progress over time.
## Screenshots
<img width="1316" height="793" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ac394d36-cded-4ea4-9883-120785e260f1"
/>
<img width="1315" height="907" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7c682474-5aa7-4388-b626-29b56f5ebbef"
/>
<img width="1315" height="992" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/21eace45-23c6-472d-9aa0-0feb6db3fba4"
/>
## What's New
### Create Flexible Budgets
- Set budgets for specific categories or labels
- Choose from monthly, weekly, bi-weekly, or custom periods
- Set your own budget start date for better alignment with your pay
schedule
### Track Your Spending
- Visual spending charts show how much you've spent vs. your budget
- See at a glance which budgets are on track and which need attention
- View all transactions that count toward each budget
### Smart Budget Management
- **Carry Over**: Unused budget amounts automatically roll into the next
period
- **Reset**: Unused amounts return to your available money pool
- Edit or delete budgets anytime as your needs change
### Easy Access
- New Budgets section in the main navigation
- Quick overview cards showing budget status
- Detailed budget pages with spending history and transaction lists
## How It Works
1. Create a budget by selecting a category or label and setting your
spending limit
2. Your transactions are automatically matched to relevant budgets
3. Track your progress with visual charts and spending summaries
4. Adjust your budgets as needed to stay on track with your financial
goals
This feature is now available behind a feature flag and can be enabled
for users who want to start budgeting their expenses.
This PR simplifies the IndexedDB synchronization mechanism by removing
individual sync controllers and services, and instead using Inertia.js
shared props to provide data globally across the application.
## Benefits
1. **Simplified Architecture**: Removed complex sync logic for
static/semi-static data (accounts, categories, banks, labels, automation
rules)
2. **Better Performance**: Data is now shared via Inertia props,
eliminating unnecessary API calls and IndexedDB operations
3. **Reduced Complexity**: Significantly reduced codebase size (~2000
lines removed)
4. **Better UX**: Data is immediately available on page load without
waiting for sync operations
5. **Maintainability**: Fewer moving parts means easier to maintain and
debug
## Migration Notes
- Transaction syncing still uses IndexedDB for offline support
- All other data (accounts, categories, banks, labels, automation rules)
is now fetched via Inertia shared props
- Components automatically receive updated data on navigation without
manual sync operations
## Summary
<img width="1220" height="1001" alt="whispermoney test_"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c35751d5-385b-449c-81d6-14b5b6577ff2"
/>
Introduces a fully-functional demo account that lets prospective users
explore Whisper Money without creating an account. Users can click
"Check Demo" on the welcome page to instantly access a pre-populated
account with realistic financial data spanning 12 months.
## What's New
**Try Before You Sign Up**
- New "Check Demo" button on the welcome page for instant access
- Pre-configured demo account with real-world financial scenarios
- 12 months of sample transactions across multiple account types
(checking, savings, credit cards, investments)
- Pre-built automation rules, labels, and categories to showcase the
full app experience
**Demo Account Limitations**
- Demo accounts are read-only for sensitive operations (can't change
password, email, or payment settings)
- Clear messaging throughout the UI when demo restrictions apply
- Settings pages show helpful notices about demo limitations
- Automatic daily reset to maintain fresh demo experience
**Developer Experience**
- `php artisan demo:reset` command for manual resets
- Configurable via environment variables (DEMO_EMAIL, DEMO_PASSWORD,
DEMO_ENCRYPTION_KEY)
- Comprehensive test coverage for demo restrictions and data generation
## User Impact
This feature removes the friction of signing up before understanding the
product's value. Users can:
- Explore all features with realistic data
- Test automation rules and see them in action
- View charts and insights based on a year of financial activity
- Experience the full privacy-first encryption workflow
- Understand the product before committing to create an account
Perfect for demos, screenshots, documentation, and helping users make
informed decisions about whether Whisper Money fits their needs.
## Summary
- Implement event-driven drip email campaign system for new user signups
- Add 5 targeted emails based on user journey (welcome, onboarding
reminder, promo code, import help, feedback)
- Configure Laravel Horizon with Redis queue for reliable job processing
- Track sent emails in `user_mail_logs` table to prevent duplicates
## Email Schedule
| Email | Timing | Condition |
|-------|--------|-----------|
| Welcome | 30 min after signup | All users |
| Onboarding Reminder | 1 day after signup | Not onboarded |
| Promo Code (FOUNDER) | 1 day after signup | Onboarded + has
transactions + not subscribed |
| Import Help | 1 day after signup | Onboarded + no transactions + not
subscribed |
| Feedback | 5 days after signup | Not subscribed |
## Architecture
```
User Registers → ScheduleDripEmailsListener
├─> SendWelcomeEmailJob (30 min delay)
├─> SendOnboardingReminderEmailJob (1 day delay)
├─> SendPromoCodeEmailJob (1 day delay)
├─> SendImportHelpEmailJob (1 day delay)
└─> SendFeedbackEmailJob (5 days delay)
```
Each job checks conditions at execution time and either sends the email
+ logs it, or silently completes.
## Test plan
- [x] All 23 drip email tests pass
- [x] Migration creates `user_mail_logs` table
- [x] Jobs dispatch with correct delays
- [x] Emails only sent when conditions are met
- [x] Duplicate emails prevented via UserMailLog check
- [ ] Verify Horizon processes jobs in production
## Summary
Add a labeling system for transactions that differs from categories in
that labels are ephemeral and created on-the-fly when assigned (no
pre-creation required). A transaction can have multiple labels
(many-to-many relationship), and labels can be used for filtering in the
transaction table and as actions in automation rules.
<img width="1372" height="484" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fd342b11-dafb-44ed-b818-578e1ea856e6"
/>
<img width="1373" height="613" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aa5cfb8b-50b7-4101-a872-54904924f234"
/>
<img width="1035" height="594" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ffa946b2-b01f-496b-8cb8-ab55ab5b79ed"
/>
## Changes
### Backend (Laravel)
- Add `labels` table with user_id, name, color, and soft deletes
- Add `label_transaction` pivot table for transaction-label many-to-many
- Add `automation_rule_labels` pivot table for automation rule-label
many-to-many
- Create Label model with relationships to User, Transaction, and
AutomationRule
- Add LabelController for CRUD operations (returns JSON for on-the-fly
creation)
- Add LabelSyncController for frontend sync
- Add LabelPolicy for authorization
- Update TransactionController to handle bulk label updates
- Update AutomationRuleController to handle label actions
- Add validation for label_ids in transactions and automation rules
### Frontend (React/TypeScript)
- Add Label type and color utilities
- Add labels table to IndexedDB (Dexie version 6)
- Create label-sync service with findOrCreate functionality
- Create LabelCombobox component with multi-select and create-on-type
- Add labels column to transactions table
- Add labels filter to transaction filters
- Add bulk label assignment in bulk actions bar
- Add labels action in create automation rule dialog
- Update rule engine to include labels in evaluation results
## Testing
- 11 feature tests for label CRUD
- 3 tests for label sync
- All 241 feature tests pass
## Screenshots
N/A - UI changes can be reviewed in browser
## Summary
Implements a complete user onboarding flow that guides new users through
setting up their account after registration.
## Features
- **Step-by-step wizard UI** with progress indicator and smooth
animations
- **E2E Encryption setup** with password strength indicator and
explanation of how encryption works
- **Account creation** supporting all account types (checking, savings,
credit card, investment, pension)
- **Category customization** with explanation of category types
(expenses, income, transfer)
- **Smart rules explanation** covering why there is no AI
auto-categorization (privacy & E2EE)
- **Transaction/balance import** based on account type
- **Sync integration** to ensure data consistency with backend
## Flow Diagram
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A[User Registration] --> B[Welcome]
B --> E[Encryption Explained]
E --> C{Has encryption key?}
C -->|No|F[Encryption Setup]
C -->|Yes|G{Has Existing Accounts?}
G -->|Yes| H[Show Existing Accounts]
G -->|No| I[Create First Account]
H --> J[Continue]
I --> K{Account Type?}
K -->|Checking/Savings/Credit Card| L[Import Transactions]
K -->|Investment/Pension| M[Import Balances]
J --> N[Category Types Explanation]
L --> N
M --> N
N --> O[Customize Categories]
O --> P[Smart Rules Explanation]
P --> Q[More Accounts?]
Q -->|Add More| I
Q -->|Finish| R[Complete]
R --> S[Redirect to Dashboard]
S --> T{Subscribed?}
T -->|No| U[Subscribe Page]
T -->|Yes| V[Dashboard]
```
## Technical Changes
### Backend
- Added `onboarded_at` field to users table with migration
- Created `EnsureOnboardingComplete` middleware for redirect logic
- Created `OnboardingController` with index and complete actions
- Custom `RegisterResponse` to redirect new users to onboarding
- Updated `AccountController::store` to return JSON for fetch requests
### Frontend
- `OnboardingLayout` - fullscreen layout with step progress
- `useOnboardingState` hook - manages step navigation and state
- 12 step components for each onboarding screen
- Backend sync after account creation and imports
### Tests
- Feature tests for onboarding middleware
- Updated existing tests to use `onboarded()` factory state
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