PDF invoice extractor

Extracts structured invoice data from PDFs for accounting reconciliation and ERP import. Uses mistral_ocr for document understanding, then mistral_chat with json_schema for strict field extraction.

Profile requirements:

• mistral_ocr + mistral_chat — available in core profile (default)
• files_upload (to upload a local PDF) — requires MISTRAL_MCP_PROFILE=full
• batch_create (for bulk invoice processing) — requires MISTRAL_MCP_PROFILE=full
• If the user provides a public URL, this skill runs entirely on the core profile

Works with French, English, and multi-language invoices. Handles scanned PDFs, digital PDFs, and receipts.

Steps

Step 1 — Get the invoice

Ask the user for one of:

• A public URL (direct link to the PDF or image) — works with core profile
• A local file path → upload with files_upload (requires MISTRAL_MCP_PROFILE=full), note the file_id

If the user has multiple invoices, offer to use batch_create (requires full profile) to process them concurrently.

Step 2 — OCR the invoice

Call mistral_ocr:

{
  "document": {
    "type": "document_url",
    "documentUrl": "<URL>"
  }
}

Use "type": "document_id", "documentId": "<file_id>" for uploaded files.

Concatenate structuredContent.pages[*].markdown for multi-page invoices.

Step 3 — Extract invoice fields

Pass the OCR text to mistral_chat with response_format: json_schema:

{
  "model": "mistral-small-latest",
  "temperature": 0,
  "response_format": {
    "type": "json_schema",
    "json_schema": {
      "name": "invoice",
      "strict": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "invoice_number": { "type": "string" },
          "vendor_name": { "type": "string" },
          "vendor_address": { "type": "string" },
          "vendor_vat_number": { "type": "string" },
          "client_name": { "type": "string" },
          "client_address": { "type": "string" },
          "issue_date": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO 8601 if determinable" },
          "due_date": { "type": "string" },
          "currency": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO 4217 code, e.g. EUR" },
          "line_items": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "description": { "type": "string" },
                "quantity": { "type": "number" },
                "unit_price": { "type": "number" },
                "total": { "type": "number" }
              },
              "required": ["description", "total"]
            }
          },
          "subtotal_ht": { "type": "number" },
          "vat_rate": { "type": "number", "description": "As decimal, e.g. 0.20 for 20%" },
          "vat_amount": { "type": "number" },
          "total_ttc": { "type": "number" },
          "payment_terms": { "type": "string" },
          "iban": { "type": "string" },
          "payment_reference": { "type": "string" }
        },
        "required": ["vendor_name", "issue_date", "total_ttc", "line_items"]
      }
    }
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "<OCR text>\n\nExtract all invoice fields from the document above. Use null for fields not present in the invoice. Convert dates to ISO 8601 format when possible (YYYY-MM-DD). Do not invent values that are not in the document."
    }
  ]
}

Step 4 — Validate and display

Check for mandatory fields. Flag any that are null or missing:

✅ EXTRACTED INVOICE
──────────────────────────────
Invoice #: [number]       Date: [date]
Vendor:    [name]         Due:  [date]
Currency:  [EUR/USD/...]  Total: [amount]

LINE ITEMS
──────────
[table: description | qty | unit price | total]

Subtotal (HT): [amount]
VAT [rate]%:   [amount]
TOTAL (TTC):   [amount]

⚠️  MISSING FIELDS: [list of null mandatory fields]

Offer to export as CSV, JSON, or to pass to french_invoice_reminder if the invoice is overdue.