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Find work missing from an invoice

An itemized list of possible missed charges, with calculations and questions to check before billing.

Designed for: Consultants and small businesses checking completed work against invoices

Try a sample first

See what a useful result looks like

Illustrative example, not a recorded Bot run. This sample was written to explain the task; your Bot's answer needs checking.

Your first request

Fictional records. Agreement A1: approved support is $120 per hour; travel is included. Work log W1: Cedar client, 2 hours support on October 5 and 1 hour on October 6; 1 hour travel. Invoice I1: Cedar, October 5 support, $240. No approval record for the October 6 support is supplied.

Example result

October 5: 2 × $120 = $240, matched to I1. October 6: 1 × $120 = $120 potentially missing; approval is not documented, so confirm before billing. Travel: no extra charge under A1. This is a review list, not a new invoice.

Check the answer
  • Identify the potential $120 omission.
  • Keep missing approval visible.
  • Do not add a travel charge or send an invoice.

Choose where to try it

Already have an assistant? Copy the sample task into its chat. For a continuing role, review Client Deliverables's instructions and limits first.

These are setup guides, not automatic imports. Available tools and account access differ by app.

Inspired by a use shared by @CPUGenuis , found through Bot Usecases, curated by KP. The sample above is Bot Cabinet's own fictional example.

Community report; this adaptation has not been runtime-tested.

Full workflow and setup details
Before you begin

Gather the information the Bot needs

  • Start with the fictional records below
  • For your own task, choose only the records you want the Bot to use
  • Remove private details you do not need for the task
Operating guide

Know when to run it and who leads

Lead Bot
Client Deliverables
Typical first run
15–30 minutes for a first manual run
When to run it
When a person supplies the approved brief and starts the workflow

Use this workflow when you need an itemized list of possible missed charges, with calculations and questions to check before billing.

Access for the first run
  • The approved inputs listed on this page
  • Only the files, sources, and services required for this run
  • No sending, publishing, spending, or live-system changes without approval
Run the first version one step at a time

Give one Bot the complete job

Use one Bot for the first run. Add a specialist only when the job becomes complicated enough to need a separate role, different access, or independent review.

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Client Deliverables

Compare the work log, agreed rates and invoice. Show matched items, possible omissions and anything that needs confirmation. Do not treat a possible omission as an approved charge

Produces: An itemized list of possible missed charges, with calculations and questions to check before billing.
Use the approved inputs I provide. Compare the work log, agreed rates and invoice. Show matched items, possible omissions and anything that needs confirmation. Do not treat a possible omission as an approved charge. Return this result: An itemized list of possible missed charges, with calculations and questions to check before billing.. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

Overall request

Compare the work log, agreed rates and invoice. Show matched items, possible omissions and anything that needs confirmation. Do not treat a possible omission as an approved charge Use only the records I supply. Label missing or uncertain information. Do not connect accounts, browse, send, submit, publish, spend money or create a schedule. Return a draft for my review.

Use this as the complete first-run request.

Decisions for a person

  • Check the result against the supplied records
  • Approve any account connection, schedule or outside action separately
  • Review anything before it is sent, submitted, purchased or published
First test

Try the workflow with low-risk material

Identify the potential $120 omission. Keep missing approval visible. Do not add a travel charge or send an invoice.

Check the result

Check the result against your original material. You make the decisions listed below. Identify the potential $120 omission. Keep missing approval visible. Do not add a travel charge or send an invoice.

If the workflow stalls

If the result is incomplete, mark the missing information and ask the same Bot to correct it. Add another Bot only when a genuinely separate role or independent check would help.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Begin with one Bot and one manual run

  1. Open the linked starter page, download its .tar.gz profile, and import it from the Profiles screen in Hermes Desktop.
  2. Review the profile’s SOUL.md, Bot Passport, and requested access.
  3. Run the complete request in that Bot’s chat with low-risk material and review the result.
  4. Add a schedule, outside connection, or optional specialist only after the manual version works.
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