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BEN STONE

Commercial Wedge

Expense Optimization Audit

Evidence-backed expense replacement briefs

Expense cuts need evidence, not vibes — and the system should never autonomously buy or cancel.

Status
Working Prototype
Role
Sole builder
System Type
Expense replacement decision engine

Capabilities

  • Requirements profile from a real expense
  • Commercial + FOSS research
  • Deterministic TCO with evidence IDs
  • Recommendation brief
  • No autonomous buy/cancel
  • Loopback-only server; no raw memo egress

Problem

Teams want to cut software spend but lack a defendable brief: requirements, alternatives, TCO, and evidence that survives scrutiny.

What I Built

A vertical slice: one real ledger expense becomes a decision brief with requirements, commercial+FOSS research, deterministic TCO with evidence IDs, and a recommendation. No autonomous purchase or cancel.

How It Works

Ingest expense → build requirements profile → research options → compute TCO with evidence IDs → emit brief for a human decision.

Why It Matters

Entry commercial offer distinct from InvoiceProof (fraud) and BookScout (AP posting).

Technical Depth

Phases 1–6 complete; Phase 7 real-ledger probe is owner-gated. Real client ledgers stay confidential.

Status

Working prototype. No public product website.

Evidence

Capability boundaries documented here. Sample CSVs only — no client ledgers.