Clarity — AI Suggestions

Use Clarity Suggestions

The Clarity tab in the Categorization modal surfaces AI-proposed categories for unfinished rows. The rule: let it handle the obvious ones, keep your own judgment for the rows that matter most.

What Clarity Suggestions Are

Clarity suggestions are the system's best guess about how a transaction should be categorized — based on merchant patterns, your prior categorization history, and transaction context.

They appear in two places: directly on individual rows in the modal, and in the Clarity filter tab which gathers all AI-proposed rows into one focused view.

What Clarity does
Clarity reduces friction on the obvious rows — the NETFLIX.COM that has been Entertainment / Desire every month, or the DIRECT DEPOSIT that is always Income. It does not replace your judgment on the rows that are genuinely ambiguous.
1Notice Where Suggestions Appear

Open the Categorization modal and click the Clarity filter tab to see all AI-suggested rows collected in one place.

Suggestions are most reliable on recurring merchants — subscriptions, payroll deposits, known grocery stores — because the system has a strong pattern to match against. One-off or vague descriptions get weaker suggestions; those deserve more scrutiny.

2Read Each Suggestion Before Acting

For each suggested row, ask three questions before you click:

  • Does this match what the row actually was?
  • Is it routing to the right lane — Personal Category vs. Business/Special Label?
  • Would I want every future row from this merchant treated the same way?

Try the demo below — accept the suggestions that look right, override the ones that don't:

Clarity Tab — Suggested Rows 5 suggestions pending
NETFLIX.COM
Jul 03, 2025
−$17.99
Entertainment
DIRECT DEPOSIT
Jul 15, 2025
+$3,200.00
Income
AMAZON.COM
Jul 08, 2025
−$214.50
Shopping
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Jul 10, 2025
−$94.12
Groceries
MISC TRANSFER 4821
Jul 12, 2025
−$500.00
Business Expense

Note the last row — MISC TRANSFER 4821 with a $500 Business Expense suggestion. A vague description + large amount + business label = a row that deserves manual review, not a quick accept.

3Accept Suggestions That Match Reality

If the suggestion is correct — right Personal Category, right Need/Desire direction, right business routing — accept it and move on. This is where Clarity earns its name: it makes the obvious rows faster without asking you to give up control.

4Override Suggestions That Don't Fit

If the suggestion is wrong, correct it. The system learns better from truth than from your politeness.

Accept
Suggestion matches the real transaction. Right category, right lane, right pattern.
Override
Suggestion is wrong — wrong category, wrong Business/Special routing, or just off.
Use as a clue
Suggestion is close but not quite right. Use it as a starting point and correct it manually.
5Use the Clarity Tab Intentionally

The Clarity filter tab collects all AI-suggested rows into one focused view — separate from Uncategorized, Income, and Expense. Use it when you want to:

  • Handle all AI-proposed rows as a dedicated session
  • Compare similar suggestions side by side before deciding
  • Decide whether Accept All is safe for this particular batch
Workflow pattern
Switch to the Clarity tab first. Scan the full list. Accept the rows you recognize instantly. Override or correct the ambiguous ones. Only after that — if the remaining rows are clearly consistent — consider Accept All.

"Clarity works best when it feels like a smart assistant, not a silent ruler."
Money Mastery — Clarity Suggestions