Metapowers

Phase 1: Record

Capture and log financial transactions into a structured transaction log.

Purpose

The Record phase captures raw financial transactions — sales, purchases, payments, receipts — and logs them in a structured format with dates, amounts, parties, and descriptions.

Usage

/bookkeeping:record <project>

What It Does

  1. Gathers transaction data from provided sources (bank feeds, invoices, receipts)
  2. Normalizes dates, amounts, and currency formats
  3. Assigns unique transaction IDs
  4. Validates completeness (date, amount, description, party)
  5. Writes the transaction log to .metapowers/bookkeeping/<project>/01-record.md

Output

Creates .metapowers/bookkeeping/<project>/01-record.md containing:

  • Chronological transaction log
  • Transaction ID, date, amount, party, and description for each entry
  • Flagged items requiring clarification

Next Phase

After recording, proceed to Categorize to assign transactions to accounts.

Bookkeeping Domain Overview

A four-phase bookkeeping cycle for structured transaction recording, categorization, reconciliation, and reporting.

Phase 2: Categorize

Assign recorded transactions to the correct accounts in the chart of accounts.

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