Invoice-to-cash assistant
Reads invoices from email, tracks who owes what, and chases politely until it is paid. For: Agencies, suppliers, freelancers.
The problem
Invoices go out, then nobody tracks them. Chasing feels awkward, so it is done late or not at all, and cash flow suffers.
How it works
Built from: gmail, gsheets, razorpay, whatsapp, claude.
- gmail: Where invoices arrive and reminders are sent
- gsheets: The ledger the owner can open and edit
- razorpay: Payment links and paid status
- whatsapp: Reminders where people actually reply
- claude: Reads each invoice and writes the reminder in the right tone
flowchart LR
C(["Your customer"]) <-->|"asks, pays, gets updates"| APP["Your app<br/>Owner app: who owes what, one tap to send a reminder"]
APP --> L{{"Your logic<br/>the rules that are yours"}}
subgraph EX["Apps that already exist: APIs and MCP servers"]
A0["Gmail<br/>Where invoices arrive and reminders are sent"]
A1["Google Sheets<br/>The ledger the owner can open and edit"]
A2["Razorpay<br/>Payment links and paid status"]
A3["WhatsApp<br/>Reminders where people actually reply"]
A4["Claude (AI)<br/>Reads each invoice and writes the reminder in the right tone"]
end
L --> A0
L --> A1
L --> A2
L --> A3
L --> A4
L --> DB[("What it keeps<br/>Customers and contacts, Invoices and due dates, Reminder history")]
L --> OWN["Admin dashboard<br/>Aged-debt view and reminder schedule settings"]
classDef yours fill:#1691D6,stroke:#0a5f95,color:#fff
classDef ext fill:#E6F3FB,stroke:#1691D6,color:#12112E
class APP,L,DB,OWN yours
class A0,A1,A2,A3,A4 extThe logic
- When invoice email arrives: Read it, add a row to the ledger and create a payment link
- When 3 days before the due date: Send a friendly reminder with the link
- When on the due date: Send the invoice again with a short note
- When 7 days overdue: Send a firmer message and tell the owner
- When payment received: Mark paid, send a receipt and stop all reminders
flowchart LR
subgraph R0["Rule 1"]
direction TB
W0{{"When: Invoice email arrives"}} --> T0["Then: Read it, add a row to the ledger and create a payment link"]
end
subgraph R1["Rule 2"]
direction TB
W1{{"When: 3 days before the due date"}} --> T1["Then: Send a friendly reminder with the link"]
end
subgraph R2["Rule 3"]
direction TB
W2{{"When: On the due date"}} --> T2["Then: Send the invoice again with a short note"]
end
subgraph R3["Rule 4"]
direction TB
W3{{"When: 7 days overdue"}} --> T3["Then: Send a firmer message and tell the owner"]
end
subgraph R4["Rule 5"]
direction TB
W4{{"When: Payment received"}} --> T4["Then: Mark paid, send a receipt and stop all reminders"]
end
S(["Start"]) --> R0 --> R1 --> R2 --> R3 --> R4 --> E(["Done and logged"])
classDef when fill:#E6F3FB,stroke:#1691D6,color:#12112E
classDef then fill:#1691D6,stroke:#0a5f95,color:#fff
classDef end1 fill:#12112E,stroke:#12112E,color:#fff
class W0,W1,W2,W3,W4 when
class T0,T1,T2,T3,T4 then
class S,E end1What can be developed
- Mobile app: Owner app: who owes what, one tap to send a reminder
- Website: Customer payment page with the invoice and a pay button
- Admin dashboard: Aged-debt view and reminder schedule settings
- AI and automation: Extracts amount, due date and customer from any invoice format; Writes reminders that suit each customer
The money (illustrative example)
The customer pays ₹1999 per business, per month. API and hosting costs: AI reading invoices ₹300, WhatsApp reminders ₹250, Hosting ₹100, together ₹650. Net profit ₹1349.
sankey-beta Customer pays,AI reading invoices,300 Customer pays,WhatsApp reminders,250 Customer pays,Hosting,100 Customer pays,Net profit,1349
Watch out for
- Reminders must respect messaging consent and quiet hours.
- Reading invoices needs a human check when the AI is unsure.