Household Documents
Scope
This skill handles household-specific document filing — a subset of the full document-management taxonomy focused on:
- Purchase receipts and invoices
- Product warranties and manuals
- Home maintenance and repair records
- Vehicle documents (registration, insurance, service)
- Utility bills and statements
- Contracts (rental, service agreements, subscriptions)
Tool Mapping
| Task | Tool |
|---|---|
| Search documents | search_documents |
| Upload new document | post_document |
| Bulk tag/edit | bulk_edit_documents |
| List tags | list_tags |
| Create tag | create_tag |
| List correspondents | list_correspondents |
| Create correspondent | create_correspondent |
Filing Workflow
For each new household document:
- Upload via
post_document - Title using conventions:
- Receipts:
YYYY-MM-DD Receipt - [Vendor] - [Amount] - Warranties:
Warranty - [Product] - Expires YYYY-MM - Service records:
YYYY-MM-DD [Service Type] - [Provider] - Contracts:
[Type] Agreement - [Party] - YYYY
- Receipts:
- Tags: Apply primary (
home,vehicle,receipts) + secondary (warranty-active,tax-relevant) - Correspondent: The vendor, provider, or service company
- Document type: Receipt, Policy, Agreement, Letter, etc.
Warranty Tracking
- Tag all warranty documents with
warranty-active - Include warranty expiry in the title:
Warranty - Samsung TV 65" - Expires 2028-02 - Cross-reference with Homebox inventory items
- Monthly: check
warranty-activedocuments for approaching expiry - When expired: replace
warranty-activewithexpired
Vehicle Documents
- Registration renewals: tag
vehicle+needs-renewal - Insurance policies: tag
vehicle+insurance+active-policy - Service records: tag
vehicle, set correspondent to service shop - Keep all vehicle documents for duration of ownership + 3 years
Search Strategies
| Need | Search |
|---|---|
| Product warranty | Search by product name or vendor + tag warranty-active |
| Service history | Filter by correspondent (service provider) + tag home or vehicle |
| Active contracts | Filter by document type "Agreement" + tag home |
| Tax-deductible home expenses | Tag home + tax-relevant + date range |
Response Parsing Note
Some Paperless MCP tools may return JSON as text content blocks. Parse the JSON payload before extracting IDs (id, results[*].id, etc.) for follow-up calls like bulk_edit_documents or delete_tag.