Name: Explain the month
Author: recued-core

Explain the month

by recued-core v1 25 views

Use “Explain the month” in Recued. See which income and expense accounts changed most since last month and what drove each change, written by you or suggested by your AI model.

Complete workflow

Month-end closer 11 pinned recipes

Use Month-end closer in Recued to bring your imported bank statement into your Ledger book once a month: book or match every line, check the books against the statement, explain what changed since last month, and close the month with a package for your accountant. It installs Ledger book and Bank statement import too; give both Read + write. It includes 13 built-in actions and 10 ready-to-run workflows. Actions that change data use Recued's approval controls.

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Explain the month

This recipe

Use “Explain the month” in Recued. See which income and expense accounts changed most since last month and what drove each change, written by you or suggested by your AI model.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbookkeepingvariance

by recued-core pinned v1

Records runtime compatibility canary

Background automation

Use “Records runtime” in Recued. It helps you complete this workflow using the connections and settings you choose.

by recued-core pinned v1

Link your bank account

Use “Link your bank account” in Recued. Tell Month-end closer, once, which Ledger book account your imported bank statement belongs to.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationrecords

by recued-core pinned v1

Month to close

Use “Month to close” in Recued. See, for one month, which lines of your bank statement are already in your Ledger book and which are not yet.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationrecords

by recued-core pinned v1

Book bank lines

Use “Book bank lines” in Recued. Tick bank statement lines that are not in your Ledger book yet and book them to one of your existing accounts in a single step.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationbookkeeping

by recued-core pinned v1

Match lines typed by hand

Use “Match lines typed by hand” in Recued. Link bank statement lines to entries you already typed into your Ledger book, so the same money is never booked twice.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationbookkeeping

by recued-core pinned v1

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Book as suggested

Use “Book as suggested” in Recued. Book bank statement lines to the account your earlier bookings or your AI model suggest, ticking only the suggestions you agree with.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationbookkeeping

by recued-core pinned v1

Suggest accounts with AI

Use “Suggest accounts with AI” in Recued. Ask your AI model which of your Ledger book accounts each new bank statement line belongs to, and keep its answers for you to review.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbookkeepingai

by recued-core pinned v1

Close the month

Use “Close the month” in Recued. Check your books against your bank statement's closing balance, then seal the month and copy a package for your accountant.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbank-reconciliationbookkeeping

by recued-core pinned v1

Reopen a month

Use “Reopen a month” in Recued. Unseal a month you sealed so its lines can be booked, matched and explained again. Its figures are kept, so sealing it again takes one click.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbookkeepingrecords

by recued-core pinned v1

Month-end reminder

Use “Month-end reminder” in Recued. On a schedule you choose, it tells you when last month isn't sealed yet, and when a month you sealed has changed since.

pack:month-end-closermonth-endbookkeepingreminder

by recued-core pinned v1

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What it does

For the month you pick, it compares each of your income and expense accounts in Ledger book with the month before, and lists the ones that changed enough to explain. For each of those it shows which entries moved: new descriptions, regular ones that did not appear, and bigger or smaller bills.

What counts as changed enough

A change is listed when it is at least the smallest change you set (50 by default, in your bank account's currency) and at least the percentage you set of last month's total (5 by default). Accounts on your always explain list are listed whenever they moved at all.

Explaining a change

Write what drove each change in the table and press Save explanations. Or press Ask AI to explain: it sends each listed account's name, its two totals and the entries that moved (their descriptions and amounts) to the AI model you set up in Recued, and keeps one sentence per account. When the entries do not explain a change, the model is told to say "driver unclear — check" rather than guess. Nothing is sent until you press the button, and an explanation you wrote yourself is never replaced by the AI.

When the figures change

An explanation is kept with the figures it was written for. If more entries are booked afterwards, the table says so, and asking the AI again rewrites its own explanations for the new figures.

Closing

The explanations go into the package Close the month gives your accountant. A month with no explanations can still be closed: the package then says none were written. A sealed month's explanations can't be changed until you unseal it.

How it works 164 steps

Inspect the data fetches, transforms, gates, and output this recipe runs.

Process (164 steps)

■ now_iso date_add

Add 0 seconds to

■ today_local date_format

Format as a date

■ today default

Apply default

■ ym_parts split

Split today into parts

■ month_start template

Generate text from a template

■ prev_day date_add

Add -1 days to

■ prev_parts split

Split prev day into parts

■ last_month template

Generate text from a template

■ period_in trim

Trim whitespace from setting period

■ month default

Apply default

■ period_start template

Generate text from a template

■ plus_32 date_add

Add 32 days to

■ month_ok compare

Check if plus 32 exists

■ before_start date_add

Add -1 days to

skip: step.month_ok equal false

■ before_text default

Apply default

■ before_parts split

Split before text into parts

■ prior template

Generate text from a template

■ floor_raw default

Apply default

■ floor_num to_number

Convert floor raw to a number

■ floor_in default

Apply default

■ floor_n math

Calculate: max({{step.floor_in}}, 0)

■ pct_raw default

Apply default

■ pct_num to_number

Convert pct raw to a number

■ pct_in default

Apply default

■ pct_n math

Calculate: max({{step.pct_in}}, 0)

■ always_in default

Apply default

■ always_clean replace

Replace text in always in

■ always_ids split

Split always clean into parts

■ submitted default

Apply default

■ submitted_count count

Count items in submitted

■ has_edits compare

Check if submitted count is greater than 0

■ wants_write any

Check if any of the conditions are true

⚠ stop_edit_or_ask_not_both guard

Stop if has edits equals

skip: config.run_ai equal false

◆ setup recued-core.month-end-closer.bank_account.search

Search bank account on month end closer

■ setup_rows default

Apply default

■ setup_count count

Count items in setup rows

■ linked compare

Check if setup count is greater than 0

⚠ stop_link_your_bank_account_first guard

Stop if linked equals

skip: step.wants_write equal false

⚠ stop_month_not_yyyy_mm guard

Stop if month ok equals

skip: step.wants_write equal false

■ bank_currency default

Apply default

■ can_read all

Check if all conditions are true

◆ closes recued-core.month-end-closer.month_close.search

Search month close on month end closer

skip: step.can_read equal false

■ close_rows default

Apply default

■ closed_count count

Count items in close rows

■ was_closed compare

Check if closed count is greater than 0

⚠ stop_month_is_sealed guard

Stop if was closed equals

skip: step.wants_write equal false

◆ accounts recued-core.ledger-book.account.search

Search account on ledger book

skip: step.can_read equal false

■ account_rows default

Apply default

■ pl_accounts filter

Filter by condition

■ signs default

Apply default

■ pl_signed enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ pl_count count

Count items in pl signed

■ can_total all

Check if all conditions are true

◆ now_totals recued-core.ledger-book.leg.balance

Balance leg on ledger book

skip: step.can_total equal false

◆ then_totals recued-core.ledger-book.leg.balance

Balance leg on ledger book

skip: step.can_total equal false

■ now_results default

Apply default

■ then_results default

Apply default

■ all_results flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ unread filter

Filter by condition

■ unread_count count

Count items in unread

⚠ stop_totals_unreadable guard

Stop if unread count is greater than

■ now_rows map

Extract from each item

■ then_rows map

Extract from each item

■ joined enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ figures map

Extract from each item

■ measured map

Extract from each item

■ over filter

Filter by condition

■ listed filter

Filter by condition

■ flag_all flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ flag_unique unique

Remove duplicates from

■ flag_sorted sort

Sort by size

■ flagged_count count

Count items in flag sorted

■ flagged slice

Take a subset of

■ shown_count count

Count items in flagged

■ has_flags compare

Check if shown count is greater than 0

■ can_contrib all

Check if all conditions are true

■ flag_refs pluck

Extract ref from each item

◆ contrib recued-core.ledger-book.leg.search

Search leg on ledger book

skip: step.can_contrib equal false

■ contrib_rows default

Apply default

■ contrib_count count

Count items in contrib rows

■ contrib_capped compare

Check if contrib next cursor has data

■ this_legs filter

Filter by condition

■ last_legs filter

Filter by condition

■ this_parts map

Extract from each item

■ last_parts map

Extract from each item

■ parts_all flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ by_description group_by

Group by key

■ described enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ described_signed enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ movers map

Extract from each item

■ movers_moved filter

Filter by condition

■ movers_sorted sort

Sort by size

■ movers_top slice

Take a subset of

■ movers_clean map

Extract from each item

■ movers_by_account group_by

Group by account_ref

■ movers_list to_list

Apply to_list

◆ saved recued-core.month-end-closer.month_line.search

Search month line on month end closer

skip: step.can_read equal false

⚠ stop_more_than_1000_explanations_this_month guard

Stop if saved next cursor has data

■ saved_rows default

Apply default

■ with_saved enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ with_movers enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ lines map

Extract from each item

■ no_driver filter

Filter by condition

■ stale_ai filter

Filter by condition

■ need_all flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ need_ai unique

Remove duplicates from

■ need_count count

Count items in need ai

■ ask_model all

Check if all conditions are true

■ ai_payload map

Extract from each item

✦ answers core.ai.generate

AI generates content from a template

skip: step.ask_model equal false

■ answer_rows default

Apply default

■ answer_trimmed map

Extract from each item

■ answered filter

Filter by condition

■ answered_count count

Count items in answered

■ ai_targets enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ ai_known filter

Filter by condition

■ ai_writes map

Extract from each item

■ lines_signed map

Extract from each item

■ kept_sigs pluck

Extract sig from each item

■ flagged_line_ids pluck

Extract line_id from each item

■ for_flagged filter

Filter by condition

■ edits_signed map

Extract from each item

■ edits_changed filter

Filter by condition

■ edit_targets enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ edit_text map

Extract from each item

■ edits_set filter

Filter by condition

■ edits_cleared filter

Filter by condition

■ owner_writes map

Extract from each item

■ owner_clears map

Extract from each item

■ edit_count count

Count items in edits changed

■ texts flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ text_new filter

Filter by condition

■ text_old filter

Filter by condition

■ create_ops map

Extract from each item

■ update_ops map

Extract from each item

■ clear_ops map

Extract from each item

■ save_ops flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ save_count count

Count items in save ops

◆ save recued-core.month-end-closer.month_line.post

Post month line on month end closer

skip: step.save_count equal 0

■ writes flatten

Flatten nested lists in

■ after enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ who default

Apply default

■ after_keyed map

Extract from each item

■ after_named enrich_by

Apply enrich_by

■ grid_rows map

Extract from each item

■ explained_rows filter

Filter by condition

■ explained_count count

Count items in explained rows

■ waiting_count math

Calculate: {{step.shown_count}} - {{step.explained_count}}

■ over_cap compare

Check if flagged count is greater than 100

■ closed_note ternary

Apply ternary

■ over_cap_note ternary

Apply ternary

■ capped_note ternary

Apply ternary

■ ai_note ternary

Apply ternary

■ count_text template

Generate text from a template

■ empty_text template

Generate text from a template

■ ready_text ternary

Apply ternary

■ month_text ternary

Apply ternary

■ status_text ternary

Apply ternary

■ can_ask all

Check if all conditions are true

■ action_choices default

Apply default

■ shown_actions_raw filter

Filter by condition

■ actions map

Extract from each item

■ movers_table to_table

Format results as a data table

■ card to_summary

Format results as a summary card

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Output

filter accounts

summary card

button actions

table grid_rows

table movers_table

Settings 6 configurable

Configurable at install. Defaults shown — change them anytime in Recued.

floor setting = 50

always setting =

period setting =

run ai setting = false

drivers setting =

percent setting = 5

Uses (8 operations)

Pack operation Search bank account on month end closer recued-core.month-end-closer.bank_account.search

Pack operation Search month close on month end closer recued-core.month-end-closer.month_close.search

Pack operation Search account on ledger book recued-core.ledger-book.account.search

Pack operation Balance leg on ledger book recued-core.ledger-book.leg.balance

Pack operation Search leg on ledger book recued-core.ledger-book.leg.search

Pack operation Search month line on month end closer recued-core.month-end-closer.month_line.search

AI models AI generates content from a template core.ai.generate

Pack operation Post month line on month end closer recued-core.month-end-closer.month_line.post

Trust & control

What installing this recipe would let it do. Recued grants these permissions at install — review them there before approving.

What it's allowed to do

Write Pack Month-end closer external change

Read: bank_account.search · No approvalRead: month_close.search · No approvalRead: month_line.search · No approvalWrite: month_line.post · No approval

Read AI models core.ai.generate read-only

3 more aren't listed here. You'll see them at install.

Data it touches

SurfacesAI models

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164 steps 6 configurable settings recipe_id: explain-month

Explain the month

Complete workflow

What it does

What counts as changed enough

Explaining a change

When the figures change

Closing

Uses (8 operations)

Trust & control

What it's allowed to do

Data it touches

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