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Let your agent do your company's bookkeeping while you approve

The author's French accounting software had no API, MCP or CLI, so they built one and open-sourced it. Now their AI agent does the company's accounting and they just approve.

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@eberle_tom on X · 2026-10-14

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.

What they did

The author's French accounting software had no API, MCP or CLI, so they built one and open-sourced it. Now their AI agent does the company's accounting and they just approve.

Result (as claimed)

Open-sourced; replaced hacky scripts and copied session cookies.

Tools they used

Dougs

Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.

Set it up

  1. Gather the documents

    Collect statements, bills, invoices or tax documents for the period you want reviewed.

  2. Ask for an audit, not actions

    Have Dougs list findings, amounts and suggested next steps before it does anything.

  3. Approve each action

    Approve cancellations, disputes or payments one at a time. Never give an agent open-ended access to move money.

  4. Track the result

    Record what changed and what you saved so you can check it next month. This is not financial advice.

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Goal: Let your agent do your company's bookkeeping while you approve
What the original author did: The author's French accounting software had no API, MCP or CLI, so they built one and open-sourced it. Now their AI agent does the company's accounting and they just approve.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Open-sourced; replaced hacky scripts and copied session cookies.
Source: https://x.com/eberle_tom/status/2110353694659105156
Tools they used: Dougs
Category: Money

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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