ap-invoice-processinglisted

# AP Invoice Processing ## What this does Handles the clerical front end of accounts payable. It scans an inbox for vendor invoices, pulls the key fields off each one, checks them against your AP log so nothing gets logged twice, writes a new row per invoice marked for human review, forwards the email to your AP system, and files the email. At the end it hands you a short run summary. It never approves and never pays. A person audits every new row before money moves. Treat it like a sharp intern: about ninety percent right, fast on the boring parts, and always audited. Read the run log the first week so you can see what it caught and what it flagged. ## When to use it - You get vendor invoices by email and someone re-keys them into a spreadsheet and an AP system by hand. - You want the intake, dedup, and filing automated but the approve-and-pay decision kept human. - Run it on a daily schedule, or on demand when the inbox fills up. Do not use it to approve or pay anything. It drafts and files; the human decides. ## Inputs -- how to give it the data Default inputs, no special tooling required: - **The AP inbox.** An email inbox (or an email/MCP connector). Point it at the mailbox or label where vendor invoices land. - **The AP log.** A spreadsheet with one row per invoice. Give it the file (drag-in, path, or a connected sheet) and tell it which columns hold invoice number, vendor, amount, and status. - **The AP system.** Where invoices go for approval and payment (for