Understanding the Dashboard

Overview

After logging in, you land on the AlphaTales dashboard. The interface is built around a sidebar, project workspace, and focused project pages that guide you from idea to developer handoff.

The Sidebar

The sidebar is the primary navigation hub. It is visible on desktop and available from the mobile menu on smaller screens.

AI Credits Banner

At the top of the sidebar, a card shows your current plan and AI credit usage. It can show credits used, credits remaining, and an upgrade or manage link.

Search

Use the search entry or keyboard shortcut to open the command palette. This helps you jump to projects and common actions quickly.

Main Navigation

The main sidebar can include:

Item	Description
Projects	Your list of projects.
Board	A board for tracking approved feature work across projects.
Feedback	A place to send product feedback or bug reports.
User Guides	In-product documentation.
Teams	Team management for accounts that support teams.

The active page is highlighted so you can see where you are.

Project Navigation

When you open a project, the sidebar changes to project-specific navigation. Common sections include:

• Overview - Project progress and recommended next action.
• Project Breakdown - Structured validation for the product idea.
• Market Research - Research, risks, opportunities, and competitive context.
• Workflow Alignment - Questions that shape the main product workflow.
• Application Workflow - Flow map and detailed workflow nodes.
• Feature Groups - Capability groups before feature generation.
• Features - Feature titles, feature details, and feature management.
• PRD - Product requirements document.
• Technical Architecture - Architecture style, stack, and high-level diagram.
• Dev Pack - Downloadable handoff package.

Each section may show progress or status depending on what is complete.

Quick Actions

When you are not inside a project, quick actions help you start common work:

• New Project - Opens the project creation flow.
• Invite Team - Opens team invitation tools when available.

User Menu

At the bottom of the sidebar, your profile menu gives access to:

• Account settings.
• Subscription or billing pages.
• Support and feedback paths.
• Appearance settings.
• Log out.

Dark And Light Mode

AlphaTales supports automatic, light, and dark appearance modes. Change the mode from the user menu.

Mobile Navigation

On smaller screens, use the mobile menu to open the same main navigation. Project pages keep the same workflow order, but navigation is compressed for smaller screens.

Next Steps

Create your first project, then use the project overview and next action card to move through the workflow in order.