# Expense Tracker

Extracts receipt data, checks company spending policies, and prepares reimbursement reports. Useful for corporate expense workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4700 installs · ★ 540
- Author: Claude Office Skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/expense-tracker/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/expense-tracker

## What it does

The skill parses receipts and prepares reimbursement requests. Its OCR pipeline pulls vendor details and total amounts from receipt files. Then it sorts transactions into expense categories like travel or meals, testing each charge against policy rules.

To call accounting tools like `expensify_submit` or `quickbooks_expense`, you need the `accounting-mcp` server configured. The approval flow scales by expense size. Expenses under 100 approve automatically, while requests over 2000 require sign-off from the finance director.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill expense-tracker -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/expense-tracker/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/expense-tracker/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill expense-tracker -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/expense-tracker/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill expense-tracker -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/expense-tracker/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills expense-tracker
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/expense-tracker/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill expense-tracker -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path expense-tracker
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/expense-tracker/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill expense-tracker -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/expense-tracker/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- extract vendor and totals from receipt files
- categorize spending into travel and meal budgets
- check transactions against company policy thresholds
- route expense reports through approval workflows

## Example prompts
- Extract details from receipt.pdf and add it to my travel expense report.
- Check if this client dinner expense complies with our per-person limit.
- Generate the monthly expense report and submit it via quickbooks_expense.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: Expense Tracker
description: Automate expense tracking, receipt processing, approval workflows, and reimbursement management
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Office Skills
category: finance
tags:
  - expense
  - receipts
  - reimbursement
  - approval
  - accounting
department: finance
models:
  - claude-3-opus
  - claude-3-sonnet
  - gpt-4
mcp:
  server: accounting-mcp
  tools:
    - expensify_submit
    - concur_api
    - quickbooks_expense
    - ocr_receipt
capabilities:
  - Receipt OCR and extraction
  - Expense categorization
  - Approval workflow automation
  - Policy compliance checking
input:
  - Receipt images
  - Expense details
  - Category assignments
  - Approval requirements
output:
  - Expense reports
  - Reimbursement requests
  - Compliance reports
  - Spending analytics
languages:
  - en
  - zh
related_skills:
  - invoice-automation
  - financial-modeling
  - saas-metrics
---

# Expense Tracker

Comprehensive expense management skill for tracking, processing, and automating expense workflows.

## Core Workflows

### 1. Receipt Processing Pipeline

```
RECEIPT TO REIMBURSEMENT:
┌─────────────────┐
│  Receipt Image  │
│  (Photo/PDF)    │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  OCR Extract    │
│  - Vendor       │
│  - Amount       │
│  - Date         │
│  - Items        │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Auto-Categorize│
│  - Travel       │
│  - Meals        │
│  - Software     │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Policy Check   │
│  - Limits       │
│  - Approvals    │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Submit Report  │
└─────────────────┘
```

### 2. Expense Categories

| Category | Examples | Default Limit |
|----------|----------|---------------|
| Travel | Flights, hotels, transport | $500/day |
| Meals | Team dinners, client meals | $100/person |
| Software | SaaS subscriptions | $200/month |
| Equipment | Hardware, peripherals | $1000/item |
| Office | Supplies, printing | $50/month |
| Training | Courses, conferences | $2000/year |

### 3. Approval Workflow

```yaml
approval_matrix:
  - amount_range: [0, 100]
    required_approvers: []
    auto_approve: true
  
  - amount_range: [100, 500]
    required_approvers:
      - direct_manager
    
  - amount_range: [500, 2000]
    required_approvers:
      - direct_manager
      - department_head
    
  - amount_range: [2000, null]
    required_approvers:
      - direct_manager
      - department_head
      - finance_director
```

## Receipt OCR Template

### Extraction Fields

```yaml
receipt_extraction:
  required:
    - vendor_name
    - total_amount
    - transaction_date
    - payment_method
  
  optional:
    - line_items
    - tax_amount
    - tip_amount
    - currency
````
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