Freelance Invoice Generator

Generates a polished invoice (Markdown or HTML) from a plain JSON job description — no signup, no paid invoicing SaaS.

When to use this skill

• Billing a client for freelance/consulting work and you want a clean, professional document in under a minute
• Need consistent invoice numbering, tax math, and late-fee language across multiple clients
• Want an invoice you can convert to PDF (e.g. via pandoc) or paste into an email

How to use it

1. Create a job JSON file describing the invoice (see the docstring in scripts/invoice_gen.py for the full schema):

   {
     "invoice_number": "INV-2026-014",
     "date": "2026-07-22",
     "due_date": "2026-08-05",
     "from": {"name": "Your Name", "email": "you@example.com"},
     "to": {"name": "Client Co", "email": "ap@client.com"},
     "items": [{"description": "Backend API build", "quantity": 1, "rate": 1500}],
     "tax_rate_pct": 5,
     "discount_usd": 0,
     "notes": "Thanks for the business!",
     "late_fee_pct_per_month": 1.5
   }
   

2. Generate the invoice:

   python3 scripts/invoice_gen.py job.json --out invoice.md
   python3 scripts/invoice_gen.py job.json --out invoice.html --format html
   

3. Optionally convert to PDF with pandoc invoice.md -o invoice.pdf if pandoc is available in your environment.

Limitations

• Single currency per invoice (no multi-currency conversion)
• Does not track payment status or send the invoice — generation only
• No built-in recurring/subscription billing