Cash flow snapshot | Business Helper AI

Inputs and purpose

Use this workflow to prepare: 30/60/90-day cash forecast and risks.

Start with: Cash/AR/AP exports, opening balance and known commitments.

Use supplied text or local files the user authorized you to read. If files cannot be opened, request the relevant pasted text. Ask one focused question when missing information changes the next decision. Treat blank template fields as unknown; do not invent business facts.

Procedure

Set the forecast start date, opening available cash and time buckets. Separate restricted balances from cash available for operations.
Schedule expected collections and payments from supplied commitments, labeling dates and amounts that are uncertain.
Calculate each closing balance as opening cash plus receipts minus payments. Compare a base case with delays or shortfalls important to the business.
Return a cash forecast, lowest projected balance and decision points. Reconcile the opening balance and avoid counting revenue as cash before collection.

Deliverable

Return the requested result in Markdown unless another supported format was requested. Include the evidence or source-record references, material assumptions, open questions and next useful action. Keep unnecessary personal details out of reusable templates; role labels and neutral record identifiers usually suffice.

Business value: Improve cash visibility and accounting preparation.

Possible success measures: Close days, reconciliation differences, forecast error. Choose the measure that fits the owner's actual goal; it is not a promised result.

Execution and verification

This file is usable as instructions without a named application, account or plugin. Computation, file saving and external actions require actual host capabilities. Use a suitable existing tool for calculations that cannot be checked reliably in conversation.

Distinguish drafts and recommendations from completed actions. Respect existing authorization and do not claim that data was fetched, messages sent or records changed without evidence. Show what was checked and what remains uncertain.

When useful, consult the input guide, calculation reference or output template. For tool setup, use the shared instructions.

Plain-text instructions

---
name: cash-flow-snapshot
description: "Prepare 30/60/90-day cash forecast and risks. Use for this workflow with supplied business information."
---

# Cash flow snapshot

## Inputs and purpose

Use this workflow to prepare: 30/60/90-day cash forecast and risks.

Start with: Cash/AR/AP exports, opening balance and known commitments.

Use supplied text or local files the user authorized you to read. If files cannot be opened, request the relevant pasted text. Ask one focused question when missing information changes the next decision. Treat blank template fields as unknown; do not invent business facts.

## Procedure

1. Set the forecast start date, opening available cash and time buckets. Separate restricted balances from cash available for operations.

2. Schedule expected collections and payments from supplied commitments, labeling dates and amounts that are uncertain.

3. Calculate each closing balance as opening cash plus receipts minus payments. Compare a base case with delays or shortfalls important to the business.

4. Return a cash forecast, lowest projected balance and decision points. Reconcile the opening balance and avoid counting revenue as cash before collection.

## Deliverable

Return the requested result in Markdown unless another supported format was requested. Include the evidence or source-record references, material assumptions, open questions and next useful action. Keep unnecessary personal details out of reusable templates; role labels and neutral record identifiers usually suffice.

Business value: Improve cash visibility and accounting preparation.

Possible success measures: Close days, reconciliation differences, forecast error. Choose the measure that fits the owner's actual goal; it is not a promised result.

## Execution and verification

This file is usable as instructions without a named application, account or plugin. Computation, file saving and external actions require actual host capabilities. Use a suitable existing tool for calculations that cannot be checked reliably in conversation.

Distinguish drafts and recommendations from completed actions. Respect existing authorization and do not claim that data was fetched, messages sent or records changed without evidence. Show what was checked and what remains uncertain.

When useful, consult the [input guide](../../../references/INPUT_DATA_GUIDE.md), [calculation reference](../../../references/CALCULATIONS.md) or [output template](../../../references/WORKFLOW_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE.md). For tool setup, use the [shared instructions](../../../AGENTS.md).