Invoice Hound
Automated payment reminders so you don't have to be the bad guy
Payment follow-up is repetitive and easy to avoid. This recipe monitors invoices, detects overdue ones, and sends escalating reminders on a schedule you set, so cashflow does not depend on memory alone.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
Create a skill called "Invoice Hound". I'm a freelance web designer. I'll log my invoices with you — client name, amount, date sent, due date, and payment terms. Monitor these invoices and send automated payment reminders via email when they become overdue. Use this schedule by default: 3 days past due (friendly reminder), 7 days (firm follow-up), 14 days (second notice), 30 days (final notice referencing contract terms). Let me customize intervals and tone. Generate a weekly cashflow summary showing: total outstanding, total overdue, total received this period, and a list of overdue invoices sorted by age. Alert me immediately via Slack or Telegram for invoices 30+ days overdue. Let me log received payments to update tracking.
How It Works
Connect your invoicing tool (or manually log invoices), and your Claw takes
over the payment follow-up cycle. It detects overdue invoices and sends
polite but increasingly firm reminders at the intervals you choose. You
get a weekly cashflow report and alerts for anything significantly overdue.
What You Get
- Overdue invoice detection
- Automated payment reminders at configurable intervals (3, 7, 14, 30 days past due)
- Escalating tone: friendly reminder → firm follow-up → final notice
- Weekly cashflow report: outstanding, overdue, and received this period
- Alerts for invoices 30+ days overdue
- Payment tracking: log when payments arrive
Setup Steps
- Log your invoices (client, amount, date sent, due date, payment terms)
- Configure reminder intervals and tone preferences
- Set the email address to send reminders from
- Your Claw monitors due dates and sends reminders automatically
- Log received payments to keep the report accurate
Tips
- The escalating tone keeps early reminders friendly — most late payments are forgetfulness, not malice
- Net-30 terms commonly stretch to net-60 without follow-up — the 3-day reminder catches most of these
- The weekly cashflow report helps you see patterns (which clients always pay late)
- Pair with Pitch Kit to include clear payment terms in proposals upfront