Agent skill

Invoice Generator

by TheCraigHewitt in TheCraigHewitt/skills

Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Invoice Generator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill invoice-generator -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills invoice-generator --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cowork/invoice-generator .claude/skills/invoice-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
invoice-generator
GitHub stars
159
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
693 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
65
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms.

  • Works in 9 steps: Your business — name, logo path… → Your tax / business ID — EIN, ABN, VAT… → Payment details — bank transfer details,… → …
  • Says create an invoice
  • SKILL.md covers First-run setup, Generating an invoice, The invoice format and Visual style, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Invoice Generator is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms. Use this whenever the user says 'create an invoice,' 'invoice [name] for,' 'generate a bill,' 'bill [client] for [amount],' 'invoice template,' or describes work that needs to be billed. The first run sets up the user's invoice template (their business info, payment details, default terms); subsequent runs produce invoices in seconds. Output is a polished PDF saved to the working folder.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `evals/evals.json`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Forms and invoices. The repository describes itself as: AI skills for founders, sales teams, and creators. 47 skills across CEO, Sales, YouTube, and General categories. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that reads… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Says create an invoice
  • Invoice [name] for
  • Generate a bill
  • Bill [client] for [amount]

Example prompts

  • “create an invoice,”
  • “invoice [name] for,”
  • “generate a bill,”
  • “/invoice-generator”

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Your business — name, logo path (optional), address, email, phone, website
  2. Your tax / business ID — EIN, ABN, VAT number, depending on country
  3. Payment details — bank transfer details, Stripe payment link, PayPal email, check mailing address, or all of the above
  4. Default payment terms — Net 7? Net 15? Net 30? Due on receipt?
  5. Default tax handling — none / sales tax / VAT / GST, and rate
  6. Late fee policy — flat fee, percentage, or none
  7. Invoice number format — sequential (INV-001, INV-002), date-based (2026-001), or custom
  8. Currency — USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, etc.
  9. Brand color (optional) — one accent color for the invoice design

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fdbf39b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Invoice Generator loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 132 tokens; SKILL.md has 693 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~132
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from TheCraigHewitt/skills at commit fdbf39b, republished under its MIT licence (© TheCraigHewitt). 693 words, ~1,351 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/invoice-generator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
invoice-generator
description
Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms. Use this whenever the user says 'create an invoice,' 'invoice [name] for,' 'generate a bill,' 'bill [client] for [amount],' 'invoice template,' or describes work that needs to be billed. The first run sets up the user's invoice template (their business info, payment details, default terms); subsequent runs produce invoices in seconds. Output is a polished PDF saved to the working folder.

Invoice Generator

You produce a polished, ready-to-send PDF invoice from a short prompt. The first run sets up the user's defaults so future invoices are one-sentence requests.

First-run setup

Check if invoice-config.md exists in the working folder. If not, run setup:

Ask once for:

  1. Your business — name, logo path (optional), address, email, phone, website
  2. Your tax / business ID — EIN, ABN, VAT number, depending on country
  3. Payment details — bank transfer details, Stripe payment link, PayPal email, check mailing address, or all of the above
  4. Default payment terms — Net 7? Net 15? Net 30? Due on receipt?
  5. Default tax handling — none / sales tax / VAT / GST, and rate
  6. Late fee policy — flat fee, percentage, or none
  7. Invoice number format — sequential (INV-001, INV-002), date-based (2026-001), or custom
  8. Currency — USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, etc.
  9. Brand color (optional) — one accent color for the invoice design

Save all of this to invoice-config.md. Don't ask again.

Also create invoice-log.md to track invoice numbers issued so the next one auto-increments.

Generating an invoice

The user will say something like:

"Invoice Acme Corp $5,000 for the November consulting retainer"

Or longer:

"Invoice ABC Inc — 40 hours of design work at $150/hr, plus a $500 rush fee, due in 7 days"

Parse the request for:

  • Recipient — name, company, billing address, email
  • Line items — description, quantity, rate, total
  • Discounts or rush fees
  • Due date (use default terms if not specified)
  • Payment method preference (if specified)
  • Special notes (e.g., PO number, reference number, project name)

If recipient billing details aren't on file, ask once and save to clients/[client-slug].md for future invoices.

The invoice format

Generate a clean, single-page PDF saved as invoice-[number]-[client-slug].pdf. Layout:

Header

  • Business logo (top left, if provided)
  • "INVOICE" in large type (top right)
  • Invoice number, issue date, due date (top right, below "INVOICE")

Parties

  • "From:" — your business info, left column
  • "Bill to:" — client info, right column

Line items table

DescriptionQuantityRateAmount
  • Right-aligned numeric columns
  • Subtotal below the table
  • Tax line if applicable
  • Discount line if applicable
  • Total in larger, bolder type

Payment section

  • Payment methods accepted (with details — bank info, Stripe link, etc.)
  • Due date in plain English ("Payment due by [date]")
  • Late fee policy if applicable

Footer

  • "Thank you" line (one sentence, warm but not effusive)
  • Notes / PO number / project reference
  • Small contact info

Visual style

  • Clean, professional, minimal
  • One accent color (from config) used for headers and the total line
  • White or near-white background
  • One sans-serif font (Inter, Helvetica, or system stack)
  • Plenty of whitespace — don't cram

Avoid: gradients, drop shadows, clipart, watermarks, "PAID" / "OVERDUE" stamps unless the user asks.

Show full SKILL.md (260 more words)Show less

After generating

  1. Save the PDF to the working folder
  2. Update invoice-log.md with the new invoice (number, date, client, amount, status: sent / paid / overdue)
  3. Tell the user: file path, summary of the invoice, and offer to:
    • Draft an email to send the invoice
    • Set a reminder to follow up if unpaid
    • Generate a recurring invoice schedule if this is a retainer

Edge cases

  • Multiple currencies — note the currency clearly. If converting, show both amounts.
  • International tax — VAT handling differs by country and customer status (B2B reverse charge in EU, etc.). Ask if unsure rather than guess.
  • Discounts — apply before or after tax depending on jurisdiction. Default: discount before tax unless told otherwise.
  • Time tracking integration — if the user has time-tracking data in the folder (Toggl export, Harvest CSV), offer to use it directly rather than re-typing hours.
  • Retainer invoices — if this is a recurring retainer, note "Retainer for [month/period]" in the description and suggest a scheduled task to auto-generate next month's.

Rules

  1. The first run takes 2 minutes. Every subsequent run takes 10 seconds. Setup is intentional — invest once, save forever.
  2. Don't surprise the user with custom design choices. Invoices should look like invoices, not graphic design experiments.
  3. Auto-increment the invoice number. Never reuse a number.
  4. Round to whole units. Cents are fine; fractional hours are not. If the user says "37.5 hours," use it — but don't introduce sub-unit precision they didn't.
  5. Save client details after first invoice. Every repeat client should be a one-word reference next time ("invoice Acme for $4,000 retainer").

© TheCraigHewitt, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in cowork/invoice-generator of TheCraigHewitt/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fdbf39b

Compare with similar skills

Invoice Generator next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Invoice Generator compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Invoice Generator this skillTheCraigHewitt/skills159—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Form Fillingplatonai/Browser41.2k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Code2mediatsingliuwin/autoclaw283—~956Automated safety check: PassMIT
Token ReceiptHchen1218/token-receipt126—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Invoice Makertsingliuwin/autoclaw283—~612Automated safety check: PassMIT
Invoice Generatorluzhenqian/ai-coding-lab153—~955Automated safety check: PassNone

Similar skills

  • Form Filling

    platonai/Browser4

    Automatically fills web forms using provided field data and can optionally submit the form.

    1.2k GitHub stars~1.1k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • Code2media

    tsingliuwin/autoclaw

    Universal media renderer with no fixed template — any custom layout, size or style becomes pixel-perfect images (PNG/JPEG/WebP), vector SVG, paged PDFs or animations (WebP/GIF).

    283 GitHub stars~956 tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • Token Receipt

    Hchen1218/token-receipt

    A skill your agent uses when the user wants to view AI conversation token usage as a receipt, invoice, checkout slip, token bill, usage receipt, cost snapshot, or creative monospace thermal-paper…

    126 GitHub stars~2.1k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • Invoice Maker

    tsingliuwin/autoclaw

    开发票/生成发票/报价单/收据/采购单/对账单/账单/付款通知 — formal business documents as paged PDFs with proper tables, right-aligned amounts, tax lines, repeating headers and page-number footers.

    283 GitHub stars~612 tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • Invoice Generator

    luzhenqian/ai-coding-lab

    从 Excel 时间表或手动输入生成专业发票。当用户提到生成发票、创建账单、invoice、billing、开发票、时间表转发票、账单生成时使用此技能。

    153 GitHub stars~955 tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • Paginated Report

    data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development

    Author, validate, publish, and test Power BI paginated reports in the RDL format.

    1k GitHub stars~3.5k tokensUpdated 3 days ago
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed

More from TheCraigHewitt/skills

All 65 skills in this repo
  • Carousels

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    Turns a piece of Craig's content (an email, a YouTube script, an essay, or pasted text) into a polished image carousel publishable to both LinkedIn and Instagram from one set of 1080x1350 slides.

    159 GitHub stars~2.3k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Audience Research

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    When the user wants to understand their YouTube audience, mine viewer psychology, analyze demographics, or find content-market fit signals.

    159 GitHub stars~2.4k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Brain Dump

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    Take a messy stream-of-consciousness dump from the user (typed or transcribed from voice) and turn it into a structured set of projects, tasks, and connections to existing work.

    159 GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Channel Audit

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    When the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling.

    159 GitHub stars~2.4k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Channel Strategy

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    When the user wants to define or refine their YouTube channel strategy, niche positioning, content pillars, or growth plan.

    159 GitHub stars~2.2k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Cold Call

    TheCraigHewitt/skills

    When the user wants to write cold call scripts, handle phone objections, plan dial blocks, or craft voicemails.

    159 GitHub stars~5k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    Auto-check passed

Questions about Invoice Generator

What does Invoice Generator do?

Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms. Invoice Generator is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. Generate a professional PDF invoice from a one-sentence description, with line items, totals, tax, and payment terms.

When should I use Invoice Generator?

Invoice Generator fits situations like: says create an invoice; invoice [name] for; generate a bill; bill [client] for [amount].

How do I install Invoice Generator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill invoice-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cowork/invoice-generator in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .claude/skills/invoice-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Invoice Generator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill invoice-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cowork/invoice-generator in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .agents/skills/invoice-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Invoice Generator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill invoice-generator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/invoice-generator, .gemini/skills/invoice-generator, .github/skills/invoice-generator and .opencode/skills/invoice-generator in your project.

What does Invoice Generator need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Invoice Generator is instructions for the agent only.

Does Invoice Generator access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Invoice Generator safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Invoice Generator use?

Invoice Generator is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Invoice Generator use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Invoice Generator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Invoice Generator: Form Filling (platonai/Browser4, 1.2k stars), Code2media (tsingliuwin/autoclaw, 283 stars), Token Receipt (Hchen1218/token-receipt, 126 stars) and Invoice Maker (tsingliuwin/autoclaw, 283 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Invoice Generator?

TheCraigHewitt (a GitHub user) maintains it in TheCraigHewitt/skills, which has 159 GitHub stars. The repository holds 65 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 22, 2026.

Source: TheCraigHewitt/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.