Invoice & Quote Generator
A form-based document builder where Claude auto-fills professional service descriptions and suggests pricing from the business's own rate card — producing a print-ready quote or invoice in under a minute.
The Challenge
Most independent contractors and small service businesses quote jobs verbally over the phone, scribble estimates on paper, or cobble something together in Word. The result: quotes that look unprofessional, contain errors, take 20+ minutes to write, and get lost. Studies show that contractors who send a professional written quote within an hour of an inquiry convert significantly more leads — but most simply don't have the time or tools to do it.
The Solution
A split-panel document builder where the owner fills in customer details and selects service types from a dropdown. One click on "✨ Suggest" and Claude reads the NHS rate card, writes a professional description, and populates the unit price. A live preview updates with every keystroke. When ready, "Generate Document" produces a fully formatted, print-ready quote or invoice. One more click to print or save as PDF.
Key Capabilities
- ✨ AI Line-Item Descriptions Select a service type, click Suggest — Claude writes a professional customer-facing description specific to that service (e.g. "Comprehensive A/C tune-up including coil cleaning, refrigerant check, and system performance test").
- 💰 Smart Pricing Suggestions Claude references the NHS rate card embedded in the system prompt to suggest realistic unit prices — all editable before the document is finalized.
- 📄 Live Document Preview A real-time monospace preview updates as the owner types — no waiting, no page refreshes. Totals and Tennessee tax logic (labor untaxed, parts taxed at 9.75%) computed automatically.
- 📋 Quote → Invoice Toggle Switch between Quote (14-day validity notice) and Invoice (payment due on completion) with one click — document number prefix, footer, and header update automatically.
- 🖨️ Print-Ready Output CSS print styles hide the form and render a clean, professional document. Owner hits Print and saves as PDF directly from the browser — no extra software needed.
Tech Stack
- Python (Flask)
- Anthropic Claude API
- Gunicorn
- Vanilla JS
- CSS Print Styles
- Docker / Cloud Run
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Business Value
Contractors who send professional digital quotes convert significantly more leads than those who call back verbally. Speed matters — the first professional quote in a customer's inbox often wins the job. This tool turns a 20-minute quoting task into under 60 seconds.
Build a quote in under a minute
Try the live demo — select services, click Suggest to let Claude fill in descriptions and prices, then generate a print-ready document.
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