formanator

Overview

Formanator is a Rust-based tool that interacts with Forma to submit benefit claims from the command line. It can analyze receipts and generate claims automatically using LLMs. As an MCP server, it provides tools to list benefits, list claims, and create new claims programmatically. The project supports both GitHub Models and OpenAI as LLM providers and offers multiple installation methods including Homebrew, Cargo, and direct binary downloads.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• list_benefits_with_categories

  List all Forma benefits with their categories and remaining balances.

  Try:What benefits are available to me?Try:Show me all my benefits with categories
• list_claims

  List claims with optional filtering.

  Try:Show me all my claimsTry:List claims that are still in progress
• create_claim

  Create a new claim in Forma.

  Try:Submit a claim for $2.28 Amazon purchaseTry:Create a claim from receipt.jpg

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Installation

brew tap timrogers/tap && brew install formanator

# Install Rust if not already installed
# https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
cargo install formanator

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "formanator": {
      "command": "/path/to/formanator",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What LLM providers are supported?

Formanator supports GitHub Models (free with generous quota) and OpenAI (billed to your account). You can set the GITHUB_TOKEN or OPENAI_API_KEY environment variables.

How do I submit claims in bulk?

Use the `submit-claims-from-directory` command to process all receipts in a directory, or use a CSV template with `submit-claims-from-csv` command.

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