Deep dive · Operations

Stop Manual Data Entry

Invoices and contracts scanned, checked for the fields that matter, and exported into QuickBooks or your ERP — with anything doubtful routed to a person instead of guessed at.

All solutions
Human approval built inOwnership definedWritten build scope
Operating direction
Review exceptionsUncertain fields stop for a person instead of being guessed
The exact scope, controls, providers, and operating costs are defined before development begins.

Seamlessly integrates with

  • HubSpotCRM records, deal stages, and approval queues
  • SalesforceCRM records and pipeline sync for larger teams
  • SlackWhere the system asks a human to approve or edit
  • GmailInbound capture and outbound drafts held for review
  • QuickBooksWhere processed invoices land, already coded
  • WhatsAppBusiness API for customer conversations
  • n8nThe workflow layer you own outright
  • AlbatoUniversal MCP access to the long tail of apps
  • MakeAlternative workflow runtime where it fits better
The workflow

Every step visible. The important decision stays human

The system moves routine work forward and stops at the exact moment judgement, policy, or customer trust requires a person.

  1. 01

    Intake

    Email attachment, upload, or shared drive — PDF, scan, or photo.

  2. 02

    Read

    OCR extracts line items, totals, dates, vendors, and terms.

  3. 03

    Check

    Missing fields, mismatched totals, and duplicate invoices caught before export.

  4. Review exceptions

    You decide

    Anything below the confidence threshold goes to a person, with the page attached.

  5. 05

    Export

    Clean records written into QuickBooks or your ERP, already coded.

Review queue · Invoice INV-90418Draft
To
Vendor: Ridgeway Supply Co.
Subject
Total does not match line items — held for review

Extracted total is $4,812.00. Line items sum to $4,712.00. A $100 freight charge appears in the footer without a line number, which is why it was excluded. Confirm whether freight should be coded to shipping, and the invoice will export.

Written from
  • 12 line items read
  • Confidence 0.94
  • Vendor matched in QuickBooks
  • No duplicate found
Before / after

The operating change in plain language

Now
  • Four hours a week retyping invoices into accounting
  • Typos found at month end, or by a vendor
  • Duplicate payments caught by luck
  • Contract dates tracked in someone’s head
With a system
  • Documents read on arrival, coded on export
  • Totals and fields checked before anything is written
  • Duplicates flagged before payment, not after
  • Renewal and expiry dates surfaced ahead of time
What is delivered

A complete operations workflow, ready to run

OCR intake for invoices, contracts, and recurring forms

Field, total, and duplicate validation before anything exports

Export into QuickBooks or your existing ERP

A review queue for exceptions, with the source page attached

Confidence thresholds you set, not defaults we chose

Monthly reporting on volume, exceptions, and time recovered

Commercial frame

Scope, controls, and operating costs made visible

Review exceptionsUncertain fields stop for a person instead of being guessed
$300–$500Where a simple, focused bot build may begin
Defined stepsRepeating work moves inside explicit rules and approvals
Common questions

Ownership, accuracy, and the failure cases

Will the AI hallucinate?

It can, which is why nothing it writes reaches a customer unreviewed. Drafts are held for approval, answers are generated only from sources you supplied, and anything the system is unsure about is routed to a person instead of guessed at.

Do I own the workflows?

Yes. Everything is built inside your own n8n, Albato, or Make account, and the prompts and documentation are handed over with it. If we stop working together the system keeps running, and you can hand it to any other developer.

What about handwriting and bad scans?

Both reduce confidence, and low-confidence extractions are routed to the review queue rather than exported. The system is built to say "I am not sure" instead of writing a plausible wrong number into your books.

Where do the documents live?

In the storage you already use. Documents are processed and passed through; FollowAI does not build a second copy of your archive. Retention is set to what your accountant requires.

Does it work with our ERP and not just QuickBooks?

If it has a documented API or a supported import format, yes. The Diagnostic confirms the export path before any build is quoted.

Next step

Stop Manual Data Entry

Show us the current process and the tools it touches. We will map the first useful scope and where human approval belongs.

How scoping works