Detailed walkthrough

Invoice admin that
handles itself.

Six steps from tradie email to approved progress claim. No portals, no chasing, no spreadsheets.

1Create a project
2Get an inbox
3Tradie emails
4Cedre extracts
5You decide
6Tradie notified
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Step 1
1

Create a project in under a minute.

When you take on a new construction project, create it in Cedre. Give it a name, a site address, and a contract value. That is all. No configuration, no permissions to set, no tradies to invite.

One project corresponds to one contract — so a six-trade renovation and a commercial fitout are managed separately, each with its own inbox and claim history.
New project
Your project inbox is generated automatically. Share it with your tradies and invoices will appear here.
Your project inbox is generated once you save. Share it with your tradies to start receiving progress claims.
Step 2
2

Your project inbox is ready instantly.

The moment you save the project, Cedre generates a unique email address — something like elm-street-a3f7@claims.cedre.app. Copy it with one click and share it with your tradies. That is the only instruction they need: send invoices here.

No DNS setup, no Postmark configuration, no admin touch required — per customer or ever. The address is live as soon as the project is created.
Cedre 32 Elm Street Reno
Your project inbox
elm-street-a3f7@claims.cedre.app
Share this address with your tradies. Their invoices will appear in your Cedre dashboard as soon as they send them.
Project details
Contract value $1,240,000
Claims received 0
Step 3
3

Tradies email their invoice. Nothing else changes.

The tradie attaches their PDF invoice to an email and sends it to the project address. That is the entire submission process. No account, no portal, no login. Exactly what they were doing before — just a different email address.

Every competitor requires tradies to create an account and submit through a portal. In practice, tradies email PDFs regardless and architects chase them. Cedre makes the email the submission.
New Message
To elm-street-a3f7@claims.cedre.app
From mike@apexelectrical.com.au
Re Invoice INV-2024-108 — Apex Electrical
Hi,

Please find attached our progress claim for first fix electrical work on 32 Elm Street — ground and first floor rough-in as per the contract schedule.

Thanks,
Mike
PDF
INV-2024-108_ApexElectrical.pdf
142 KB · Invoice
Step 4
4

Cedre reads the invoice and extracts the data.

The PDF goes to Claude Sonnet — Anthropic's most accurate document model — which reads the invoice and extracts every relevant field: tradie name, ABN, invoice number, dates, line amounts, GST, and bank details. The whole process takes three to six seconds.

A confidence score is calculated from the extraction. Any progress claim where fields are missing or ambiguous is flagged for manual review before you take action — so you are never approving data you haven't verified.
Extracting · INV-2024-108
Tradie Apex Electrical Pty Ltd
ABN 71 334 092 417
Invoice no. INV-2024-108
Amount (inc. GST) $12,430.00
BSB 012-448
Account 4492 3301
Confidence score 0.96 — ready to review
Step 5
5

You review the progress claim and decide in one click.

You receive an email notification: "New progress claim — 32 Elm Street Renovation." Open Cedre and the extracted data is laid out beside the original PDF. Check it, then click Approve, Query, or Reject. The original PDF is always one click away for anything that needs a second look.

✓
Approve
The claim is accepted. The tradie receives an email confirmation immediately.
?
Query
Write your query and send it. The tradie gets a plain email with your message and can resubmit.
✗
Reject
The claim is declined. The tradie is notified with the reason you provide.
32 Elm Street Reno
Tradie
Received
Amount
Status
Apex Electrical
INV-2024-108
Today
$12,430
New
Brennan Plumbing
INV-2024-099
Yesterday
$9,350
New
Apex Electrical
INV-2024-074
14 Jun
$11,000
Approved
Step 6
6

The tradie is notified automatically. You're done.

The moment you approve, query, or reject a progress claim, Cedre sends a plain email directly to the tradie. No marketing, no portal link, no Cedre branding — just the information they need: invoice number, project, decision, and next step if any.

The entire cycle — from the tradie sending the invoice to them receiving confirmation — happens without you writing a single email or updating a single spreadsheet.
To: mike@apexelectrical.com.au
Your invoice INV-2024-108 has been approved.
✓
Invoice
INV-2024-108 · $12,430.00
Your progress claim for 32 Elm Street Renovation has been reviewed and approved. Payment will be processed in accordance with the contract payment schedule.
This notification was sent on behalf of your architect. For queries, reply directly to this email.
4 min
average review time per claim
0
things the tradie has to set up
$79
per month — pays for itself in 30 minutes saved

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