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Invoicing and billing

Can Claude make a PDF?

Claude.ai can make a PDF with file creation on. Other chat apps need a tool. These are the three PDF jobs people search for most: an invoice PDF, a business document PDF, and editing an existing PDF.

Claude.ai can make a PDF when file creation is on. In other apps, or for numbered invoices and edits to existing PDFs, connect a server: Invoice writes invoice PDFs, Billing Docs writes order and credit note PDFs, and PDF merges, splits and stamps.

What you get

Invoice

INV-2026-0001

PDF

Bill to

Acme

Due

in 14 days

Currency

EUR

ItemQtyPriceEUR
API work12 h90.001,080.00
Setup fee1300.00300.00
READY INV-2026-0001
Subtotal
1,380.00
VAT 23%
317.40
Total EUR
1,697.40
Example from "Bill a client in one message". Invented names, real math from the tools.

Free to start. Invoice Pro is $19 once. Free vs Pro

Without a tool, and with the tool

Without a tool

In Claude.ai with code execution and file creation turned on, Claude can generate a PDF in its sandbox. In Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code without a tool, you get text only. And it never remembers invoice numbers or your business details between chats.

With Invoice and Billing Docs and PDF

Invoice writes numbered A4 invoice PDFs. Billing Docs writes purchase order and credit note PDFs in the same layout, and the PDF server merges, splits, stamps and watermarks the PDFs you already have. Each tool returns the path of the new file.

An example, from prompt to finished file

Example scenarios built on the real tools of Invoice and Billing Docs and PDF. Names and amounts are invented.

Example · Freelance bookkeeper

Can Claude make a PDF

PDF
You

Stamp PAID in green across invoices/INV-0091.pdf, then add my business name and VAT id to the footer of every page.

  1. pdf_stamp Draws PAID across the pages and writes a new PDF
  2. pdf_watermark_business Adds the business name and VAT id from the shared profile to each footer
Result

A new copy of INV-0091 stamped PAID with your business footer on every page. The original file is unchanged.

Example · Freelance API developer in Lisbon

Bill a client in one message

Invoice
You

Invoice Acme for 12 hours of API work at 90 EUR plus a 300 EUR setup fee, 23% VAT, due in 14 days, and give me the PDF.

  1. invoice_create Creates INV-2026-0001 with two lines
  2. invoice_pdf Renders the A4 PDF
Result

EUR 1,380.00 subtotal, EUR 317.40 VAT, EUR 1,697.40 total, as a PDF ready to email.

About 15 min saved (estimate)

Example · UX consultant in Warsaw billing a UK client

Bill tracked hours

Invoice
You

Bill Beta Ltd for 18.5 hours at PLN 220 an hour, invoice in GBP at the rate I give you.

  1. invoice_from_hours Bills hours at the rate in the target currency
  2. invoice_pdf Renders the PDF
Result

An invoice in GBP with the rate you supplied stated, and a PDF to send.

About 15 min saved (estimate)

Every example here works on the free tier. One $39 key removes the limits on all of them. Pricing

Common mistakes with this job

  • Printing a chat answer to PDF and sending it as an invoice, with no number or VAT id.
  • Editing a signed PDF in place instead of writing a new copy.
  • Uploading client PDFs to free online editors.

Connect in 1 minute

Paste one URL into Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code. No install, no account.

1. Get a free token (30 days, 600 calls an hour)

curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token

2. Paste this URL as a custom connector

https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/invoice/t/<token>

Or run it locally (Node.js 18+)

npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-invoice

Free vs Pro for Invoice

Free ($0, no key)Pro ($19 once)
3 invoices per calendar monthUnlimited invoices
Unlimited clients, overdue report, tax lines, discounts, payments, multi-currencyNo branding line on the PDF
PDF carries a 'Generated with mcp-invoice' lineYour logo on the PDF
Fixed INV prefixCustom invoice prefix
Where these limits come from

servers/invoice/src/index.ts:23 (FREE_INVOICES_PER_MONTH = 3), :202 (prefix), :859 (logo, unbranded PDF); https://mcp.zovo.one/s/invoice

Questions

Can Claude make a PDF?
Claude.ai can make a PDF when file creation is on. In other apps, or for numbered invoices and edits to existing PDFs, connect a server: Invoice writes invoice PDFs, Billing Docs writes order and credit note PDFs, and PDF merges, splits and stamps.
Does it email the invoice?
No. It makes the PDF and the record. Sending it is up to you.
Does it convert currencies?
Not on its own. An invoice has one currency. invoice_from_hours can bill in another currency at a rate you supply.
Can a number be reused?
No. The counter is written before the invoice is stored, so a crash skips a number instead of reusing one.

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