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Time-Off Tracker
I can never tell who's out next week until they're already gone.
A shared calendar of who is off and when, a request and approval flow, and each person's remaining days.
- No.
- 010
- Department
- People
- Build time
- 1 hr
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Team size
- 5–100 people
- Replaces
- Timetastic
Parts
- 1
Team calendar
Month view of the whole team's time off, including public holidays.
- 2
Who's out
Today and next week, at the top of the page.
- 3
Request time off
Pick dates, add a note, and the manager approves with one click.
- 4
Allowance
Days used and remaining for each person, per year.
Data model
- Person { name, team, manager, annual_allowance }
- Leave { person_id, starts_on, ends_on, type, status }
Build prompt
Build an internal tool for my team: "Time-Off Tracker".
The problem: I can never tell who's out next week until they're already gone.
Who uses it: a team of 5–100 people.
What it should do:
- Team calendar: Month view of the whole team's time off, including public holidays.
- Who's out: Today and next week, at the top of the page.
- Request time off: Pick dates, add a note, and the manager approves with one click.
- Allowance: Days used and remaining for each person, per year.
Data:
- Person { name, team, manager, annual_allowance }
- Leave { person_id, starts_on, ends_on, type, status }
Constraints:
- Built for one team inside one company. Simple sign-in (or none), no billing, no multi-tenant setup.
- Fast, calm and obvious enough that teammates need zero training.
- Data must persist and be shared across the team.
- Ship the simplest version that works, then tell me what you'd add next.Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, Replit or Type.
Variations
- Calendar feed that drops into Google or Outlook
- Clash warning when half a team books the same week
- Different allowances by country
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