Operations & Billing

The operational grind, handled in minutes

Invoices. Payment reminders. Vendor emails. Attachments. The stuff that keeps your business running but eats hours every week. One blitz session and your AI knocks it all out.

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This is where AI really shines

Operational email isn't emotionally draining — it's just tedious. The same invoice format every time. The same payment reminder wording. The same vendor follow-ups.

This is exactly what AI is good at. Repetitive, structured tasks that follow patterns. You show it once, it handles it forever.

Run pontius blitz and tell your AI to handle operations. Invoice this client. Send that attachment. Chase this payment. Move billing noise to folders. It just... does it.

Built-in invoicing

Generate and send invoices in one command

No switching to accounting software. No exporting PDFs and attaching them manually. One command: invoice created, branded, sent.

How it works

  • 1.

    Set up company presets once

    Your business details, logo, email templates

  • 2.

    Generate with one command

    Client email, description, amount — that's it

  • 3.

    PDF created and emailed

    Professional invoice, branded, delivered instantly

  • 4.

    AI handles follow-ups

    Payment reminders sent automatically when due

# Set up your company once
$ pontius invoice setup
Company setup wizard started...
✓ Company "Acme Consulting" created

# Generate and send an invoice
$ pontius invoice [email protected] \
    "Strategy consulting - Q1" 4500 \
    --company acme --send

Invoice #5684 generated and sent.

# Two weeks later - chase payment
$ pontius invoice send 5684 \
    "Quick follow-up on invoice #5684"

Sent.

File attachments

Send files directly from your terminal

PDFs, tickets, contracts, receipts — attach anything from your local machine. No drag-and-drop, no context switching. Just point at the file and send.

Tickets & confirmations

Ferry tickets, event passes, booking confirmations — send directly from Downloads.

--attach ~/Downloads/ticket.pdf

Invoices & receipts

The invoice you just generated, the receipt you need to forward, any billing doc.

--attach ~/Invoice-5684.pdf

Contracts & documents

Proposals, contracts, NDAs — professional document delivery without the hassle.

--attach ~/Documents/proposal.pdf
# Send a ferry ticket to a customer
$ pontius send --from [email protected] \
    [email protected] \
    "Your Ferry Ticket - Jan 15" \
    "Hi Sarah,

Attached is your ferry ticket for tomorrow.
Departure: 8:00 AM from Donsak Pier
Please arrive 30 minutes early.

Safe travels!" \
    --attach ~/Downloads/ferry-ticket-12847.pdf

Sent with attachment: ferry-ticket-12847.pdf (245 KB)

The blitz workflow

One command, and your AI takes over

Run pontius blitz and your AI gets a system prompt with everything it needs to handle your inbox.

What your AI sees:

Full command reference (list, read, reply, send, archive, move...)

Knowledge base location and structure

Workflow guidelines (categorize → batch → draft → send)

Mode selection: Stabilizers (learning) or Auto (autonomous)

1

AI triages your inbox

Lists emails, categorizes them: noise to archive, operational stuff to handle, things that need your input.

2

Batches questions

Instead of asking one thing at a time, it gathers everything it needs: “Should I invoice these 3 clients? What amount for each?”

3

Executes operations

Generates invoices, sends attachments, moves billing to folders, archives noise, sends payment reminders — all in one session.

4

Updates knowledge base

New vendor? Added to contacts. New invoice pattern? Learned. Next time, it'll handle similar situations automatically.

A real operations blitz

What used to take an hour of context-switching, done in 5 minutes.

$ pontius blitz
# AI receives system prompt with all commands and guidelines

You: "Handle my operations inbox. Stabilizers on."

AI: I'll triage your operations inbox. Let me check what's there.

$ pontius list --folder "Operations"
 UID    FROM                  SUBJECT
 38201  [email protected]   Re: Q1 order confirmation
 38202  [email protected]    Can you send the January invoice?
 38203  [email protected]     Your payout is on the way
 38204  [email protected]     Receipt for software subscription
 38205  [email protected]     Need the proposal PDF again

AI: Here's what I found:
- 38203, 38204: Billing notifications → archive or move to Billing?
- 38202: Client requesting invoice → generate and send?
- 38205: Client needs proposal attachment → resend?
- 38201: Vendor confirmation → archive after reading?

You: "Move billing to Billing folder. Invoice BigCorp $8500 for
     consulting. Resend proposal to startup.io. Archive vendor."

$ pontius move 38203,38204 "Billing"
Moved 2 emails to Billing.

$ pontius invoice [email protected] "Consulting - January" 8500 --send
Invoice #5685 generated and sent.

$ pontius send [email protected] "Proposal - as requested" \
    "Hi, here's the proposal again as requested." \
    --attach ~/Documents/startup-proposal.pdf
Sent with attachment.

$ pontius archive 38201
Archived.

AI: Done. 5 operations handled. Knowledge base updated with
    BigCorp contact and invoice pattern.

The compounding effect

Every session makes the next one faster

This is what makes Pontius different from AI tools that start fresh every time. The knowledge base persists and grows.

W1

Week 1: Learning

AI asks questions. “Should I invoice BigCorp? What's the amount?” You answer, it executes, and it saves the pattern. BigCorp = consulting client, typical invoice $8,500.

W2

Week 2: Faster

BigCorp emails again. AI already knows: “BigCorp requesting work — invoice for $8,500?” One confirmation, done. New vendor appears — learned for next time.

W4

Week 4: Nearly autonomous

AI knows your vendors, your invoice patterns, your billing folder rules. Most operational emails get handled without questions. You just review the summary.

M2

Month 2: It knows your operations better than you do

“It's the 15th — time to invoice the retainer clients.” “Vendor X usually confirms within 2 days, should I follow up?” The knowledge compounds until the AI is genuinely running your operational email with minimal oversight.

Unlike AI tools that reset to zero with every conversation, Pontius remembers. Every correction teaches it. Every pattern gets saved. The more you use it, the better it gets.

Everything operational, one workflow

All the stuff that keeps the business running but doesn't deserve your focused attention.

Invoicing

  • • Generate branded PDF invoices
  • • Send with one command
  • • Track payment status
  • • Automated reminders

Vendor management

  • • Order confirmations
  • • Delivery tracking
  • • Contract renewals
  • • Vendor contact database

File delivery

  • • Send any attachment
  • • Tickets & confirmations
  • • Contracts & proposals
  • • Receipts & documents

Billing organization

  • • Auto-sort to folders
  • • Archive receipts
  • • Track subscriptions
  • • Payout notifications

Payment chasing

  • • Reminder sequences
  • • Overdue detection
  • • Professional tone
  • • Escalation triggers

Knowledge base

  • • Vendor contacts
  • • Invoice templates
  • • Billing patterns
  • • Company presets

Everything you need for operations

PDF invoice generation with branding
One-command invoice + email delivery
File attachments from local filesystem
Company presets for repeat invoicing
Payment reminder sequences
Billing folder auto-organization
Vendor contact management
Knowledge base with operational patterns

Operations shouldn't eat your week

The invoices, the vendor emails, the payment reminders, the filing — it adds up to hours every week. Hours you could spend building, selling, or actually running your business.

One blitz session. Everything handled. Your AI learns the patterns, so next week is even faster. Operations become a 15-minute task instead of a scattered, week-long grind.

Ready to get ahead?

Stop letting operational email eat your week. Generate invoices, send attachments, chase payments — all from your terminal, all handled by AI.

We believe you should own your software. No monthly rent extraction. No "stop paying, lose access." Buy it, own it, keep it forever.

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