Features

Everything the Student Advocate does, by phase. 34 features: 32 built, 1 partial, 1 not measured. Each names the locked journeys that prove it; the factory console shows whether each journey passed in this build.

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    P1[Phase 1: Run my day]
      Today the day line and the one thing to do
      Syllabus and calendar ingest
      Coursework broken into steps
      Money you may be missing
      Short-month warning
      Finding help with the legwork done
      Crisis routing first
      FAFSA including without parents
      Plain answers about college and adult life
      Books free first
      Start by text never install anything
      Depth and quiet hours
      See export and delete everything
    P2[Phase 2: Household, career and campus life]
      The week solver
      Playbooks for long processes
      Foster-youth aid and retraining
      Letters explained
      Caregiver help
      Campus food now and free
      Study spots and room booking
      Bus to class
      Jobs that fit
      Community with moderation
      Spanish
    P3[Phase 3: Integrations]
      Integration API
      Class-site sync
      Synthetic campus services
      The operator
      Sign in with Google and the app admin
    P4[Phase 4: Any college, and proof it works]
      Any college
      Mentor network
      Outcome measures
      Sensitive data trace
      Persistence and credits

Phase 1: Run my day

Feature What it does Where Status Proven by
Today, the day line and the one thing to do Classes, shifts, held time and due dates on one line, with the single most useful thing to do today. Today built persona-6a-calendar-mastery, persona-12b-work-fitted-coursework
Syllabus and calendar ingest A pasted syllabus or calendar feed becomes dates, held for a quick check before they are planned around. Dates, Syllabus built persona-6a-calendar-mastery
Coursework broken into steps A big assignment split into short steps placed in open time, with the course's AI policy respected. Today, Week built persona-8a-small-steps, persona-12b-work-fitted-coursework
Money you may be missing SNAP, Lifeline, HEAP and campus emergency grants checked against published limits, with the rule shown. Money built persona-7b-money-and-shifts, persona-10c-aid-that-fits
Short-month warning A rent or bill shortfall seen before the first of the month, with real ways to cover it. Today, Money built persona-1b-bill-gap
Finding help, with the legwork done Verified, current programs near the student, what to bring, and a drafted message to send. Help built req-stale-never-offered, persona-3c-no-judgment
Crisis routing first Words that signal danger go straight to 988 or 911 information before anything else. Every screen, text built req-crisis-routing
FAFSA, including without parents The FAFSA as a playbook, with the unusual-circumstances path when parents cannot be included. Help built persona-11a-fafsa-without-parents
Plain answers about college and adult life College words, leases, bank accounts and taxes explained plainly, with licensed help named where needed. Ask built persona-5b-college-explained, persona-2c-adult-know-how
Books, free first Free and cheaper ways to get course materials, timed to financial aid. Money built persona-5c-money-saved
Start by text, never install anything The whole Advocate by text message, with numbered choices and carrier opt-out honored. Text built persona-9a-simple
Depth and quiet hours Brief, standard or walk-me-through answers at a chosen reading level, and nothing routine during quiet hours. You built persona-4c-short-and-direct, req-quiet-hours
See, export and delete everything What the team knows, every source switchable, a full export, and deletion in one step. You built persona-10a-privacy

Phase 2: Household, career and campus life

Feature What it does Where Status Proven by
The week solver Rotating shifts, classes, child care drop-off and pickup, commute and sleep fitted into one week. Week built persona-1a-week-puzzle, persona-8b-predictability
Playbooks for long processes GI Bill certification, accommodation letters, break housing, enrollment proof and SNAP recertification, tracked to the end. Help, Drafts built persona-4a-gi-bill-tracked, persona-8c-accommodation-letters, persona-2a-break-housing, persona-3a-parole-schedule-proof, playbook-snap-recertification
Foster-youth aid and retraining Independent FAFSA status and education vouchers for former foster youth; workforce training funds after a layoff. Help built p2-foster-youth-aid, p2-retraining
Letters explained A pasted agency letter explained in plain words, with what to do and by when. Letter built persona-9b-letter-explained
Caregiver help The Eldercare Locator and county caregiving programs, kept fresh by a scout the factory admitted. Help built scout-montgomery-caregiving
Campus food, now and free What is open to eat right now and until when, late food, and free food at campus events today. Help, text built p2-food-on-campus-late
Study spots and room booking Quiet spaces open now, and a room booked once and reported booked only after the room system confirms it. Help built p2-study-room-booked-once
Bus to class When to leave for the first class each day, with live delays and alerts, and a late note to draft. Today built p2-bus-to-class
Jobs that fit Open jobs whose hours fit around classes and shifts, and a fair-chance path when the student asks. Help built p2-jobs-that-fit
Community with moderation Opt-in groups with moderation that holds anything identifying or unkind. Help built tests and gates
Spanish Spanish from the first text through finding help and crisis replies; other screens answer in English for now. Text, Help partial persona-10b-spanish

Phase 3: Integrations

Feature What it does Where Status Proven by
Integration API Ingest dates, shifts, syllabi and email; export everything; webhooks that carry ids, never content. API built tests and gates
Class-site sync Every assignment from the class site once, moved dates followed with a message, room changes applied. Dates, Today built p3-class-site-sync
Synthetic campus services Dining, transit, places, careers and a class site as real HTTP APIs with contracts and bad-day scenarios. /twins built tests and gates
The operator Background jobs under leases; writes sent with idempotency keys and confirmed by lookup. background built p2-study-room-booked-once
Sign in with Google, and the app admin Google sign-in in production; an admin that shows counts and the catalog, never a student's record. Admin built tests and gates

Phase 4: Any college, and proof it works

Feature What it does Where Status Proven by
Any college A college declared in one file; the builder drafts its county scouts for the factory to admit. background built scout-clark-basic-needs
Mentor network Introductions that share only a first name and an approved note; a yes puts the meeting on the calendar. Help built p4-mentor-introduction
Outcome measures What changed for students, never shown for a group smaller than five. Admin, API built tests and gates
Sensitive data trace Every field classified; planted markers prove where each personal and sensitive fact can go. background built tests and gates
Persistence and credits Needs a college's own records for students who opt in; not estimated from app activity. background not measured tests and gates

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