🎯 Quick Start

IBFlow helps you track your IB Internal Assessments and CAS experiences with AI-powered features!

📊 Dashboard

• AI Smart Summary: Type notes or click "Generate AI" for AI analysis of your progress
• Stats Cards: See total IA tasks, CAS experiences, and upcoming deadlines
• Save/Download: Use buttons to save, download, copy, or import your notes

📝 IA Tracker

How to add an IA task:

1. Fill in Subject (e.g., "Math", "Physics")
2. Enter IA Title
3. Select Deadline date
4. Click "Generate IA Timeline" for AI-suggested milestones
5. Click "Add IA Task" to save

✨ AI Timeline Builder creates a week-by-week plan based on your deadline!

🤖 AI Features

• AI Smart Summary: Analyzes your progress and gives recommendations
• AI Timeline Builder: Creates IA milestone schedule
• AI Activity Suggestions: Recommends CAS activities based on your gaps
• AI Reflection Generator: Writes professional CAS reflections instantly

💡 ManageBac has ZERO AI features. IBFlow has FOUR!

💾 Saving Your Work

• Save: Saves to browser (stays on this device)
• Download: Creates .txt file you can keep forever
• Copy: Copy to clipboard to paste elsewhere
• Import: Upload a .txt file to restore notes

❓ Common Questions

Q: Nothing happens when I click "Generate Reflection"?

A: Make sure you filled in Activity Name and selected a CAS Type first!

Q: Where are the CAS form fields?

A: Scroll UP! The form uses a two-column layout - fields are on the left, above the buttons.

Q: How do I delete an entry?

A: Click the red "Delete" button next to any IA task or CAS experience.

🎯 Dashboard Overview

Your Dashboard gives you a bird's-eye view of all your IB tasks and progress in one place.

🤖 AI Smart Summary

What it does: Analyzes your IA tasks, CAS hours, and upcoming deadlines to give you personalized insights.

How to use it:

1. Option 1 - Write manually: Type your own notes in the text area
2. Option 2 - Generate AI: Click "✨ Generate AI" to get automatic analysis
3. Option 3 - Hybrid: Generate AI, then edit it

AI analyzes:

• Total IA tasks and progress
• CAS hours breakdown (Creativity/Activity/Service)
• Upcoming deadlines and urgency
• Balance between different areas
• Personalized recommendations

💾 Manage Your Notes

Button Toolbar Functions:

• ✨ Generate AI: Creates smart summary based on your data
• 💾 Save: Saves notes to browser (persists when you reload)
• 📥 Download: Downloads as .txt file (backup forever!)
• 📋 Copy: Copies to clipboard (paste anywhere)
• 📂 Import: Upload a previously downloaded .txt file

💡 Pro Tip: Download your notes weekly as backup!

📈 Stats Cards

Three cards show your key metrics:

1. IA Tasks: Total number of Internal Assessments you're tracking
2. CAS Experiences: Total logged CAS activities
3. Upcoming Deadlines: Tasks due in the next 30 days

Click on IA Tracker or CAS Tracker in the sidebar to add more!

🎯 What is IA Tracker?

Track all your Internal Assessment deadlines and get AI-powered timeline suggestions for each subject.

🗓️ AI Timeline Builder

What it does: Creates a week-by-week breakdown of your IA project based on how much time you have.

Requirements:

• Subject must be filled in
• Deadline must be selected
• (Title is optional for timeline generation)

Timeline adapts to your timeframe:

• 12+ weeks: Full detailed timeline with all IA phases
• 8-11 weeks: Condensed 8-week plan
• 4-7 weeks: Quick 4-week sprint
• <4 weeks: Emergency daily breakdown

💡 Use the timeline to plan backwards from your deadline!

📋 Your IA Tasks List

After adding tasks, they appear on the right side showing:

• Subject & Title: What you're working on
• Deadline: When it's due
• Status: Overdue (red), Soon (orange), or Upcoming (blue)
• Delete button: Remove tasks when done

❓ Common Questions

Q: Nothing happens when I click "Generate IA Timeline"?

A: Make sure you filled in Subject and Deadline first!

Q: Can't submit the form?

A: All three fields (Subject, Title, Deadline) must be filled in.

Q: Where do my tasks appear?

A: Look on the RIGHT side of the screen in "Your IA Tasks" card.

🎯 What is CAS Tracker?

Document your Creativity, Activity, and Service experiences with AI-powered reflections and activity suggestions.

🤖 AI Reflection Generator

What it does: Writes a professional 150-200 word CAS reflection instantly!

Requirements:

• Activity Name must be filled
• CAS Type must be selected
• Hours recommended (but optional)

Features:

• 15 different reflection templates (5 per type)
• Randomized - different each time!
• Professional IB-appropriate language
• Discusses learning outcomes
• You can edit after generating

💡 Saves 30+ minutes per CAS entry!

💡 AI Activity Suggestions

What it does: Analyzes your CAS balance and suggests activities for your weakest area.

How it works:

1. Calculates your Creativity, Activity, Service hours
2. Identifies which type needs more hours
3. Suggests 5 random activities from 18 options per category
4. Click again for different suggestions!

Total suggestions available:

• 🎨 Creativity: 18 ideas
• ⚽ Activity: 18 ideas
• 🤝 Service: 18 ideas

📊 Your CAS Hour Balance

After adding experiences, you'll see:

• Creativity hours: 🎨 total
• Activity hours: ⚽ total
• Service hours: 🤝 total

IB requires balance across all three types!

❓ Common Questions

Q: Nothing happens when I click "Generate Reflection"?

A: You MUST fill in Activity Name and select CAS Type first!

Q: Where are the form fields?

A: SCROLL UP! They're above the AI section in a two-column layout.

Q: Can I edit the AI reflection?

A: Yes! After it generates, just click in the text area and edit.

Q: Where do experiences appear?

A: On the RIGHT side in "Your CAS Experiences" with full details.