From cfc18c240a69acf12e033024e6d51796c04044d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Dominguez-Schatz <julian.dominguezschatz@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:58:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add limit/refill automation types (#6692)

* Add limit/refill automation components

* Add release note

* Fix typecheck

* Rabbit PR feedback

* Review
---
 .../budget/goals/BudgetAutomation.tsx         |  24 ++-
 .../budget/goals/BudgetAutomationEditor.tsx   |  35 ++++-
 .../budget/goals/BudgetAutomationReadOnly.tsx |  10 +-
 .../src/components/budget/goals/constants.ts  |  16 +-
 .../budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomation.tsx   | 138 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../goals/editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly.tsx  |  54 +++++++
 .../budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomation.tsx  |  48 ++++++
 .../goals/editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly.tsx |   5 +
 .../budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomation.tsx  |  40 -----
 .../goals/editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly.tsx |  30 ----
 .../src/components/budget/goals/reducer.ts    |  60 ++++++--
 .../src/components/settings/Format.tsx        |  25 +---
 .../desktop-client/src/hooks/useDaysOfWeek.ts |  19 +++
 upcoming-release-notes/6692.md                |   6 +
 14 files changed, 385 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomation.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomation.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly.tsx
 delete mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomation.tsx
 delete mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useDaysOfWeek.ts
 create mode 100644 upcoming-release-notes/6692.md

diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomation.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomation.tsx
index 7f1adfb214..584dcce077 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomation.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomation.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo, useReducer, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { SpaceBetween } from '@actual-app/components/space-between';
 import type { CSSProperties } from '@actual-app/components/styles';
 
+import { firstDayOfMonth } from 'loot-core/shared/months';
 import type {
   CategoryGroupEntity,
   ScheduleEntity,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Template } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
 
 import { BudgetAutomationEditor } from './BudgetAutomationEditor';
 import { BudgetAutomationReadOnly } from './BudgetAutomationReadOnly';
+import type { DisplayTemplateType } from './constants';
 import { DEFAULT_PRIORITY, getInitialState, templateReducer } from './reducer';
 
 import { useEffectAfterMount } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useEffectAfterMount';
@@ -19,17 +21,24 @@ type BudgetAutomationProps = {
   categories: CategoryGroupEntity[];
   schedules: readonly ScheduleEntity[];
   template?: Template;
-  onSave?: (template: Template) => void;
+  onSave?: (template: Template, displayType: DisplayTemplateType) => void;
   onDelete?: () => void;
   style?: CSSProperties;
   readOnlyStyle?: CSSProperties;
   inline?: boolean;
+  hasLimitAutomation?: boolean;
+  onAddLimitAutomation?: () => void;
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE: Template = {
   directive: 'template',
-  type: 'simple',
-  monthly: 0,
+  type: 'periodic',
+  amount: 0,
+  period: {
+    period: 'month',
+    amount: 1,
+  },
+  starting: firstDayOfMonth(new Date()),
   priority: DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
 };
 
@@ -42,18 +51,19 @@ export const BudgetAutomation = ({
   style,
   template,
   inline = false,
+  hasLimitAutomation,
+  onAddLimitAutomation,
 }: BudgetAutomationProps) => {
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
 
-  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(
-    templateReducer,
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(templateReducer, null, () =>
     getInitialState(template ?? DEFAULT_TEMPLATE),
   );
 
   const onSaveRef = useRef(onSave);
   onSaveRef.current = onSave;
   useEffectAfterMount(() => {
-    onSaveRef.current?.(state.template);
+    onSaveRef.current?.(state.template, state.displayType);
   }, [state]);
 
   const categoryNameMap = useMemo(() => {
@@ -91,6 +101,8 @@ export const BudgetAutomation = ({
           dispatch={dispatch}
           schedules={schedules}
           categories={categories}
+          hasLimitAutomation={hasLimitAutomation}
+          onAddLimitAutomation={onAddLimitAutomation}
         />
       )}
     </SpaceBetween>
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationEditor.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationEditor.tsx
index 8d4bdd45d5..d54e774725 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationEditor.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import type { Action } from './actions';
 import { displayTemplateTypes } from './constants';
 import type { ReducerState } from './constants';
 import { HistoricalAutomation } from './editor/HistoricalAutomation';
+import { LimitAutomation } from './editor/LimitAutomation';
 import { PercentageAutomation } from './editor/PercentageAutomation';
+import { RefillAutomation } from './editor/RefillAutomation';
 import { ScheduleAutomation } from './editor/ScheduleAutomation';
-import { SimpleAutomation } from './editor/SimpleAutomation';
 import { WeekAutomation } from './editor/WeekAutomation';
 
 import {
@@ -35,10 +36,25 @@ type BudgetAutomationEditorProps = {
   dispatch: (action: Action) => void;
   schedules: readonly ScheduleEntity[];
   categories: CategoryGroupEntity[];
+  hasLimitAutomation?: boolean;
+  onAddLimitAutomation?: () => void;
 };
 
 const displayTypeToDescription = {
-  simple: <Trans>Add a fixed amount to this category each month.</Trans>,
+  limit: (
+    <Trans>
+      Set a cap for all budget contributions to this category across all
+      automations. The maximum can be set on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis.
+      For example, a $100 weekly cap would result in a $400 monthly cap ($500
+      depending on the month).
+    </Trans>
+  ),
+  refill: (
+    <Trans>
+      Refill the category up to the balance limit set by the balance limit
+      automation.
+    </Trans>
+  ),
   week: (
     <Trans>
       Add a fixed amount to this category for each week in the month. For
@@ -77,14 +93,24 @@ export function BudgetAutomationEditor({
   dispatch,
   schedules,
   categories,
+  hasLimitAutomation = false,
+  onAddLimitAutomation,
 }: BudgetAutomationEditorProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   let automationEditor: ReactNode;
   switch (state.displayType) {
-    case 'simple':
+    case 'limit':
       automationEditor = (
-        <SimpleAutomation template={state.template} dispatch={dispatch} />
+        <LimitAutomation template={state.template} dispatch={dispatch} />
+      );
+      break;
+    case 'refill':
+      automationEditor = (
+        <RefillAutomation
+          hasLimitAutomation={hasLimitAutomation}
+          onAddLimitAutomation={onAddLimitAutomation}
+        />
       );
       break;
     case 'week':
@@ -116,6 +142,7 @@ export function BudgetAutomationEditor({
       );
       break;
     default:
+      state satisfies never;
       automationEditor = (
         <Text>
           <Trans>Unrecognized automation type.</Trans>
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationReadOnly.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationReadOnly.tsx
index 72862f4875..f5d46ebf3d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationReadOnly.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/BudgetAutomationReadOnly.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import { View } from '@actual-app/components/view';
 
 import type { ReducerState } from './constants';
 import { HistoricalAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/HistoricalAutomationReadOnly';
+import { LimitAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly';
 import { PercentageAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/PercentageAutomationReadOnly';
+import { RefillAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly';
 import { ScheduleAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/ScheduleAutomationReadOnly';
-import { SimpleAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly';
 import { WeekAutomationReadOnly } from './editor/WeekAutomationReadOnly';
 
 type BudgetAutomationReadOnlyProps = {
@@ -43,11 +44,14 @@ export function BudgetAutomationReadOnly({
 
   let automationReadOnly;
   switch (state.displayType) {
-    case 'simple':
+    case 'limit':
       automationReadOnly = (
-        <SimpleAutomationReadOnly template={state.template} />
+        <LimitAutomationReadOnly template={state.template} />
       );
       break;
+    case 'refill':
+      automationReadOnly = <RefillAutomationReadOnly />;
+      break;
     case 'week':
       automationReadOnly = <WeekAutomationReadOnly template={state.template} />;
       break;
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/constants.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/constants.ts
index b8af0ab5b4..2d59b11fc4 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/constants.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import type {
   AverageTemplate,
   CopyTemplate,
+  LimitTemplate,
   PercentageTemplate,
   PeriodicTemplate,
+  RefillTemplate,
   ScheduleTemplate,
-  SimpleTemplate,
 } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
 
 export const displayTemplateTypes = [
-  ['simple', 'Fixed (monthly)'] as const,
+  ['limit', 'Balance limit'] as const,
+  ['refill', 'Refill'] as const,
   ['week', 'Fixed (weekly)'] as const,
-  ['schedule', 'Schedule'] as const,
+  ['schedule', 'Existing schedule'] as const,
   ['percentage', 'Percent of category'] as const,
   ['historical', 'Copy past budgets'] as const,
 ];
@@ -19,8 +21,12 @@ export type DisplayTemplateType = (typeof displayTemplateTypes)[number][0];
 
 export type ReducerState =
   | {
-      template: SimpleTemplate;
-      displayType: 'simple';
+      template: LimitTemplate;
+      displayType: 'limit';
+    }
+  | {
+      template: RefillTemplate;
+      displayType: 'refill';
     }
   | {
       template: PeriodicTemplate;
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomation.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0155e23d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { Select } from '@actual-app/components/select';
+import { SpaceBetween } from '@actual-app/components/space-between';
+import { theme } from '@actual-app/components/theme';
+import { View } from '@actual-app/components/view';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { getDay } from 'date-fns/getDay';
+import { setDay } from 'date-fns/setDay';
+
+import { currentDate, dayFromDate, parseDate } from 'loot-core/shared/months';
+import { amountToInteger, integerToAmount } from 'loot-core/shared/util';
+import type { LimitTemplate } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
+
+import { updateTemplate } from '@desktop-client/components/budget/goals/actions';
+import type { Action } from '@desktop-client/components/budget/goals/actions';
+import { FormField, FormLabel } from '@desktop-client/components/forms';
+import { AmountInput } from '@desktop-client/components/util/AmountInput';
+import { useDaysOfWeek } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useDaysOfWeek';
+import { useFormat } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useFormat';
+
+type LimitAutomationProps = {
+  template: LimitTemplate;
+  dispatch: (action: Action) => void;
+};
+
+export const LimitAutomation = ({
+  template,
+  dispatch,
+}: LimitAutomationProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const format = useFormat();
+  const daysOfWeek = useDaysOfWeek();
+
+  const period = template.period;
+  const amount = amountToInteger(
+    template.amount,
+    format.currency.decimalPlaces,
+  );
+  const start = template.start;
+  const dayOfWeek = start ? getDay(parseDate(start)) : 0;
+  const hold = template.hold;
+
+  const selectButtonClassName = css({
+    '&[data-hovered]': {
+      backgroundColor: theme.buttonNormalBackgroundHover,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const weekdayField = (
+    <FormField style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <FormLabel title={t('Weekday')} htmlFor="weekday-field" />
+
+      <Select
+        id="weekday-field"
+        value={dayOfWeek.toString()}
+        onChange={value =>
+          dispatch(
+            updateTemplate({
+              type: 'limit',
+              start: dayFromDate(setDay(currentDate(), Number(value))),
+            }),
+          )
+        }
+        options={Object.entries(daysOfWeek)}
+        className={selectButtonClassName}
+      />
+    </FormField>
+  );
+
+  const amountField = (
+    <FormField key="amount-field" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <FormLabel title={t('Amount')} htmlFor="amount-field" />
+      <AmountInput
+        id="amount-field"
+        value={amount}
+        zeroSign="+"
+        onUpdate={(value: number) =>
+          dispatch(
+            updateTemplate({
+              type: 'limit',
+              amount: integerToAmount(value, format.currency.decimalPlaces),
+            }),
+          )
+        }
+      />
+    </FormField>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SpaceBetween align="center" gap={10} style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
+        <FormField key="cadence-field" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+          <FormLabel title={t('Cadence')} htmlFor="cadence-field" />
+
+          <Select
+            id="cadence-field"
+            value={period}
+            onChange={cadence =>
+              dispatch(updateTemplate({ type: 'limit', period: cadence }))
+            }
+            options={[
+              ['daily', t('Daily')],
+              ['weekly', t('Weekly')],
+              ['monthly', t('Monthly')],
+            ]}
+            className={selectButtonClassName}
+          />
+        </FormField>
+        {period === 'weekly' ? weekdayField : amountField}
+      </SpaceBetween>
+
+      <SpaceBetween align="center" gap={10} style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
+        {period === 'weekly' && amountField}
+        <FormField key="excess-funds-field" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+          <FormLabel
+            title={t('Excess funds mode')}
+            htmlFor="excess-funds-field"
+          />
+
+          <Select
+            id="excess-funds-field"
+            value={hold}
+            onChange={value =>
+              dispatch(updateTemplate({ type: 'limit', hold: value }))
+            }
+            options={[
+              [false, t('Remove all funds over the limit')],
+              [true, t('Retain any funds over the limit')],
+            ]}
+            className={selectButtonClassName}
+          />
+        </FormField>
+        {period !== 'weekly' && <View style={{ flex: 1 }} />}
+      </SpaceBetween>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0db99fa656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/LimitAutomationReadOnly.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { amountToInteger } from 'loot-core/shared/util';
+import type { LimitTemplate } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
+
+import { useFormat } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useFormat';
+
+type LimitAutomationReadOnlyProps = {
+  template: LimitTemplate;
+};
+
+export const LimitAutomationReadOnly = ({
+  template,
+}: LimitAutomationReadOnlyProps) => {
+  const format = useFormat();
+
+  const period = template.period;
+  const amount = format(
+    amountToInteger(template.amount, format.currency.decimalPlaces),
+    'financial',
+  );
+  const hold = template.hold;
+
+  switch (period) {
+    case 'daily':
+      return hold ? (
+        <Trans>Set a balance limit of {{ daily: amount }}/day (soft cap)</Trans>
+      ) : (
+        <Trans>Set a balance limit of {{ daily: amount }}/day (hard cap)</Trans>
+      );
+    case 'weekly':
+      return hold ? (
+        <Trans>
+          Set a balance limit of {{ weekly: amount }}/week (soft cap)
+        </Trans>
+      ) : (
+        <Trans>
+          Set a balance limit of {{ weekly: amount }}/week (hard cap)
+        </Trans>
+      );
+    case 'monthly':
+      return hold ? (
+        <Trans>
+          Set a balance limit of {{ monthly: amount }}/month (soft cap)
+        </Trans>
+      ) : (
+        <Trans>
+          Set a balance limit of {{ monthly: amount }}/month (hard cap)
+        </Trans>
+      );
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomation.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b1df5d7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { Button } from '@actual-app/components/button';
+import { SpaceBetween } from '@actual-app/components/space-between';
+import { Text } from '@actual-app/components/text';
+import { View } from '@actual-app/components/view';
+
+import { Warning } from '@desktop-client/components/alerts';
+
+type RefillAutomationProps = {
+  hasLimitAutomation: boolean;
+  onAddLimitAutomation?: () => void;
+};
+
+export function RefillAutomation({
+  hasLimitAutomation,
+  onAddLimitAutomation,
+}: RefillAutomationProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <SpaceBetween direction="vertical" gap={10} style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
+      <Text>
+        <Trans>Uses the balance limit automation for this category.</Trans>
+      </Text>
+      {!hasLimitAutomation && (
+        <Warning>
+          <SpaceBetween gap={10} align="center" style={{ flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+            <View>
+              <Trans>
+                Add a balance limit automation to set the refill target.
+              </Trans>
+            </View>
+            {onAddLimitAutomation && (
+              <Button
+                variant="bare"
+                onPress={onAddLimitAutomation}
+                aria-label={t('Add balance limit automation')}
+              >
+                <Trans>Add balance limit</Trans>
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </SpaceBetween>
+        </Warning>
+      )}
+    </SpaceBetween>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..333ede2d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/RefillAutomationReadOnly.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
+
+export const RefillAutomationReadOnly = () => {
+  return <Trans>Refill to balance limit</Trans>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomation.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomation.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f6fac8595d..0000000000
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomation.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-
-import type { SimpleTemplate } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
-
-import { updateTemplate } from '@desktop-client/components/budget/goals/actions';
-import type { Action } from '@desktop-client/components/budget/goals/actions';
-import { FormField, FormLabel } from '@desktop-client/components/forms';
-import { AmountInput } from '@desktop-client/components/util/AmountInput';
-
-type SimpleAutomationProps = {
-  template: SimpleTemplate;
-  dispatch: (action: Action) => void;
-};
-
-export const SimpleAutomation = ({
-  template,
-  dispatch,
-}: SimpleAutomationProps) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
-  return (
-    <FormField>
-      <FormLabel title={t('Amount')} htmlFor="amount-field" />
-      <AmountInput
-        id="amount-field"
-        key="amount-input"
-        value={template.monthly ?? 0}
-        zeroSign="+"
-        onUpdate={(value: number) =>
-          dispatch(
-            updateTemplate({
-              type: 'simple',
-              monthly: value,
-            }),
-          )
-        }
-      />
-    </FormField>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index eabca674ad..0000000000
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/editor/SimpleAutomationReadOnly.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
-
-import type { SimpleTemplate } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
-import type { TransObjectLiteral } from 'loot-core/types/util';
-
-import { FinancialText } from '@desktop-client/components/FinancialText';
-import { useFormat } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useFormat';
-
-type SimpleAutomationReadOnlyProps = {
-  template: SimpleTemplate;
-};
-
-export const SimpleAutomationReadOnly = ({
-  template,
-}: SimpleAutomationReadOnlyProps) => {
-  const format = useFormat();
-  return (
-    <Trans>
-      Budget{' '}
-      <FinancialText>
-        {
-          {
-            amount: format(template.monthly ?? 0, 'financial'),
-          } as TransObjectLiteral
-        }
-      </FinancialText>{' '}
-      each month
-    </Trans>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/reducer.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/reducer.ts
index ab6e5e1541..455c7b3ba1 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/reducer.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/goals/reducer.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { firstDayOfMonth } from 'loot-core/shared/months';
 import type { Template } from 'loot-core/types/models/templates';
 
 import type { Action } from './actions';
@@ -13,8 +14,18 @@ export const getInitialState = (template: Template | null): ReducerState => {
   switch (type) {
     case 'simple':
       return {
-        template,
-        displayType: 'simple',
+        template: {
+          type: 'periodic',
+          amount: template.monthly ?? 0,
+          period: {
+            period: 'month',
+            amount: 1,
+          },
+          starting: firstDayOfMonth(new Date()),
+          priority: template.priority,
+          directive: template.directive,
+        },
+        displayType: 'week',
       };
     case 'percentage':
       return {
@@ -37,9 +48,15 @@ export const getInitialState = (template: Template | null): ReducerState => {
     case 'remainder':
       throw new Error('Remainder is not yet supported');
     case 'limit':
-      throw new Error('Limit is not yet supported');
+      return {
+        template,
+        displayType: 'limit',
+      };
     case 'refill':
-      throw new Error('Refill is not yet supported');
+      return {
+        template,
+        displayType: 'refill',
+      };
     case 'average':
     case 'copy':
       return {
@@ -60,16 +77,30 @@ const changeType = (
   visualType: DisplayTemplateType,
 ): ReducerState => {
   switch (visualType) {
-    case 'simple':
-      if (prevState.template.type === 'simple') {
+    case 'limit':
+      if (prevState.template.type === 'limit') {
         return prevState;
       }
       return {
         displayType: visualType,
         template: {
           directive: 'template',
-          type: 'simple',
-          monthly: 5,
+          type: 'limit',
+          amount: 500,
+          period: 'monthly',
+          hold: false,
+          priority: null,
+        },
+      };
+    case 'refill':
+      if (prevState.template.type === 'refill') {
+        return prevState;
+      }
+      return {
+        displayType: visualType,
+        template: {
+          directive: 'template',
+          type: 'refill',
           priority: DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
         },
       };
@@ -187,13 +218,10 @@ function mapTemplateTypesForUpdate(
   }
 
   if (state.template.type === template.type) {
-    const { type: _1, directive: _2, ...rest } = template;
+    const mergedTemplate = Object.assign({}, state.template, template);
     return {
       ...state,
-      ...getInitialState({
-        ...state.template,
-        ...rest,
-      }),
+      ...getInitialState(mergedTemplate),
     };
   }
 
@@ -207,7 +235,8 @@ export const templateReducer = (
   state: ReducerState,
   action: Action,
 ): ReducerState => {
-  switch (action.type) {
+  const type = action.type;
+  switch (type) {
     case 'set-type':
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -221,6 +250,7 @@ export const templateReducer = (
     case 'update-template':
       return mapTemplateTypesForUpdate(state, action.payload);
     default:
-      return state;
+      // Make sure we're not missing any cases
+      throw new Error(`Unknown display type: ${type satisfies never}`);
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Format.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Format.tsx
index a3cd122e0c..2464044e05 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Format.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Format.tsx
@@ -17,28 +17,9 @@ import { Column, Setting } from './UI';
 import { Checkbox } from '@desktop-client/components/forms';
 import { useSidebar } from '@desktop-client/components/sidebar/SidebarProvider';
 import { useDateFormat } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useDateFormat';
+import { useDaysOfWeek } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useDaysOfWeek';
 import { useSyncedPref } from '@desktop-client/hooks/useSyncedPref';
 
-// Follows Pikaday 'firstDay' numbering
-// https://github.com/Pikaday/Pikaday
-function useDaysOfWeek() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
-  const daysOfWeek: {
-    value: SyncedPrefs['firstDayOfWeekIdx'];
-    label: string;
-  }[] = [
-    { value: '0', label: t('Sunday') },
-    { value: '1', label: t('Monday') },
-    { value: '2', label: t('Tuesday') },
-    { value: '3', label: t('Wednesday') },
-    { value: '4', label: t('Thursday') },
-    { value: '5', label: t('Friday') },
-    { value: '6', label: t('Saturday') },
-  ] as const;
-
-  return { daysOfWeek };
-}
 const dateFormats: { value: SyncedPrefs['dateFormat']; label: string }[] = [
   { value: 'MM/dd/yyyy', label: 'MM/DD/YYYY' },
   { value: 'dd/MM/yyyy', label: 'DD/MM/YYYY' },
@@ -61,7 +42,7 @@ export function FormatSettings() {
   const numberFormat = _numberFormat || 'comma-dot';
   const [hideFraction, setHideFractionPref] = useSyncedPref('hideFraction');
 
-  const { daysOfWeek } = useDaysOfWeek();
+  const daysOfWeek = useDaysOfWeek();
 
   const selectButtonClassName = css({
     '&[data-hovered]': {
@@ -125,7 +106,7 @@ export function FormatSettings() {
             <Select
               value={firstDayOfWeekIdx}
               onChange={idx => setFirstDayOfWeekIdxPref(idx)}
-              options={daysOfWeek.map(f => [f.value, f.label])}
+              options={Object.entries(daysOfWeek)}
               className={selectButtonClassName}
             />
           </Column>
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useDaysOfWeek.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useDaysOfWeek.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcfd0b0fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useDaysOfWeek.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+// Follows Pikaday 'firstDay' numbering
+// https://github.com/Pikaday/Pikaday
+export function useDaysOfWeek() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  const daysOfWeek = {
+    0: t('Sunday'),
+    1: t('Monday'),
+    2: t('Tuesday'),
+    3: t('Wednesday'),
+    4: t('Thursday'),
+    5: t('Friday'),
+    6: t('Saturday'),
+  } satisfies Record<number, string>;
+
+  return daysOfWeek;
+}
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/6692.md b/upcoming-release-notes/6692.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a442e4493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/6692.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [jfdoming]
+---
+
+Add limit/refill automation editors