diff --git a/apps/cat.config.json b/apps/cat.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0637a088a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cat.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/routes/index.tsx b/client/src/routes/index.tsx
index db6f42f35..87f000314 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ import type { ModuleCategory, ModuleConfig } from 'shared'
 
 let ROUTES: ModuleCategory[] = []
 
+const categoryFile = import.meta.glob('../../../apps/cat.config.json', {
+  eager: true
+})
+
+let categoriesSeq: string[] = []
+
+console.log(categoryFile)
+
+if (categoryFile['../../../apps/cat.config.json']) {
+  categoriesSeq = (
+    categoryFile['../../../apps/cat.config.json'] as { default: string[] }
+  ).default
+}
+
 await Promise.all(
   Object.entries(
     import.meta.glob(['../apps/**/manifest.ts', '../../../apps/**/manifest.ts'])
@@ -49,7 +63,28 @@ ROUTES = ROUTES.sort((a, b) => {
     if (bIndex >= 1) return -1 // Settings, SSO, <END> go last
   }
 
-  // Both are regular categories - alphabetical
+  if (categoriesSeq.length > 0) {
+    const aCatIndex = categoriesSeq.indexOf(a.title)
+
+    const bCatIndex = categoriesSeq.indexOf(b.title)
+
+    // Both found in sequence
+    if (aCatIndex !== -1 && bCatIndex !== -1) {
+      return aCatIndex - bCatIndex
+    }
+
+    // Only a found in sequence
+    if (aCatIndex !== -1) {
+      return -1
+    }
+
+    // Only b found in sequence
+    if (bCatIndex !== -1) {
+      return 1
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Default to alphabetical
   return a.title.localeCompare(b.title)
 }).map(cat => ({
   title: ['<START>', '<END>'].includes(cat.title) ? '' : cat.title,