Invoice chase — install without GitHub

Draft polite-but-firm reminders for unpaid invoices, escalating by how overdue they are, and keep a receivables log. Never sends email.

Skill name: invoice-chase. Personal install path: ~/.claude/skills/invoice-chase/SKILL.md (available in all your projects on this machine). See the Claude Code skills docs.

One-line install

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/invoice-chase && curl -fsSL https://solostackkits.netlify.app/skills/invoice-chase/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/invoice-chase/SKILL.md

Then start Claude Code (claude) and either type /invoice-chase or ask in plain language that matches the description.

What the description says (for triggering)

Draft polite-but-firm reminders for unpaid invoices, escalating by how overdue they are, and keep a receivables log. Use when the user mentions an overdue, late, or unpaid invoice, or asks "who owes me money".

Preview the file

/skills/invoice-chase/SKILL.md — raw markdown, curl-friendly.

---
name: invoice-chase
description: Draft polite-but-firm reminders for unpaid invoices, escalating by how overdue they are, and keep a receivables log. Use when the user mentions an overdue, late, or unpaid invoice, or asks "who owes me money".
---

# Invoice chase

## Data
Receivables live in `business/invoices.md` as a table:
`| invoice | client | amount | currency | issued | due | status | last_reminder |`
If the file is missing, create it with that header and ask the user for open invoices.
Use today's date (run `date +%F`) to compute days overdue. Do the arithmetic explicitly and show it.

## "Who owes me money?"
Print open invoices sorted by days overdue, with a total per currency.

## Reminder ladder (pick by days overdue)
| Days overdue | Tone | Must include |
|---|---|---|
| -3 to 0 (due soon) | Friendly heads-up | invoice #, amount, due date, payment link/details from rates.md |
| 1-7 | Polite reminder | same + "could you confirm when this is scheduled?" |
| 8-21 | Firm | same + offer to resend invoice, ask who in accounts to contact, mention late fee terms if in rates.md |
| 22-45 | Final notice | same + specific date work pauses / late fee applies; CC suggestion for decision maker |
| 45+ | Stop drafting | Tell the user options: phone call, pause work, formal demand letter, small-claims. Do not threaten legal action in a draft. |

## Rules
- Under 90 words. Subject: "Invoice <#> - <amount> due <date>" (adjust per stage).
- Never accuse; assume it's a process problem until stage 4.
- Save draft to `clients/<client>/drafts/invoice-<#>-reminder-YYYY-MM-DD.md`; update `last_reminder` in invoices.md.
- When the user says it's paid, set status `paid` and add the date.
- Never send email.

Related free tools

Skill description tester — will this description trigger?
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