Intellicash - AI Personal Finance Guide

Intellicash is a next-gen personal finance platform powered by Google Cloud services like Firebase and Vertex AI, delivering enterprise-grade financial intelligence with consumer-level simplicity.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Why Intellicash?
   • Core Google Cloud Integrations
   • Hybrid AI Architecture
   • Enhanced Technical Stack
2. Run the code locally
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Contributing
   • How to get started
   • Why to contribute?

About the project

📸 Screenshots

🌟 Why Intellicash?

• Hybrid AI Intelligence
  Combines on-device ML processing with cloud-based AI models for smart financial analysis.
• Google Cloud Powered
  Leverages Firebase, Cloud Functions, and BigQuery to deliver secure, scalable, real-time insights.
• Smart Transaction Categorization
  Achieves 98% accuracy using a blend of local ML models and Vertex AI.
• Natural Language Queries
  Ask questions like "Show food spending last month" using built-in NLP support.
• Predictive Forecasting
  Uses Vertex AI to provide future budget estimates based on spending patterns.
• Scalable Data Handling
  Handles millions of transactions using Firestore and Cloud SQL.
• Cross-Device Sync
  Seamless real-time data synchronization across all your devices.
• Advanced Security
  End-to-end encryption, IAM, and Google Cloud Secret Manager integration.
• Open Source First
  Built with transparency and privacy in mind—local-first where possible.

🚀 Core Google Cloud Integrations

1. Firebase Platform

   • Secure authentication (OAuth, biometrics, 2FA)
   • Firestore with offline sync
   • Cloud Functions for backend automation
   • Crashlytics for bug and crash tracking

2. Vertex AI Services

   • Custom-trained classification models
   • AutoML Tables for time-series forecasting
   • Natural language understanding for finance
   • Anomaly detection for fraud and outliers

3. Google Cloud Infrastructure

   • Microservices with Cloud Run
   • Pub/Sub for real-time event streaming
   • Secret Manager for key management
   • Cloud SQL and BigQuery for data analytics

🔄 Hybrid AI Architecture

Data Flow:

[Device] → [Firebase] → [Cloud Functions] → [Vertex AI] → [BigQuery] ↑____________↓ ↑ [Local SQLite]

Architecture Highlights:

• Local Intelligence

  • Offline transaction tracking using SQLite
  • On-device models with TensorFlow Lite

• Cloud Augmentation

  • Cloud model inference via Vertex AI
  • Real-time sync through Firestore

• Security-First Design

  • IAM, encryption at rest, and audit logging

🔧 Enhanced Technical Stack

Frontend:

• Flutter with Firebase integration
• Google Maps for location tagging
• Interactive charts via Google Charts

Backend Services:

• Cloud Run containers
• Cloud Scheduler for automation
• Memorystore (Redis) for caching

Data Pipeline:

• Dataflow for ETL
• BigQuery for advanced analytics
• Looker Studio for dashboards

ML Operations:

• Vertex AI Pipelines for MLOps
• Model monitoring and auto-retraining

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Run the code locally 🚀🧑‍💻

Intellicash is fully open-source and easy to set up locally. Whether you're contributing, learning, or exploring—you're welcome here!

Prerequisites 🛠️

1. Flutter SDK – Install from the official guide
2. Code Editor (Optional) – VS Code or Android Studio recommended

Getting the Project 📂

Option 1: Download as ZIP

• Go to the IntelliCash GitHub Repo
• Click Code > Download ZIP
• Extract to your desired folder

Option 2: Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/Sudoerz/IntelliCash

Installation 📦

Navigate to the project folder and install dependencies:

flutter pub get

Run the App ▶️

Run the app on an emulator or connected device:

flutter run

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Contributing 🙋🏻

How to get started

1. Fork the repo

New to forking? Use this GitHub guide to fork and set up your copy.

2. Set up your workspace

Clone your fork locally, then open it using your preferred code editor.

We recommend Visual Studio Code, along with the Flutter extension pack. Type @recommended in the extensions tab to install all project-recommended tools.

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Why to contribute 🙌

Contributing to Intellicash gives you a chance to:

• 🚀 Learn practical Flutter + Firebase development
• 🌍 Work with an open-source community
• 🔧 Understand full-stack cloud-native architectures
• 💼 Build your GitHub portfolio with meaningful contributions
• 💡 Help people take control of their finances with AI

All skill levels are welcome — whether you're fixing typos, improving UI, writing docs, or building features.

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Credits:

• Google Cloud – for cloud infrastructure and AI services.
• Firebase – for authentication, database, and analytics.
• Monekin – for financial tracking design and structure.
• Vertex AI – for integrating generative AI capabilities.
• Chroma DB – for vector search and semantic memory.
• MCP – for natural language SQL and fast API workflows.