Agent skill · writing content · onewave-ai
cowork-home-inventory
Build an insurance-grade home inventory from a folder of photos and receipts -- identifies items, pulls values from receipts, estimates replacement costs, organizes by room, and outputs the documentation an insurance claim actually requires. Update mode keeps it current after new purchases.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a comprehensive automation script that processes photos and receipts to generate a detailed home inventory and gap list for insurance purposes.
What it needs
Requires bash installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-15. 242 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Cowork Home Inventory Build the document everyone wishes they had after the fire, flood, or break-in: a room-by-room inventory with values and proof. Input: a folder of photos (room shots, close-ups, serial-number shots) and receipts (PDF, email exports, images). Output: a structured inventory file plus a gap list of what still needs documenting. Workflow 1. Process the photos. Identify items in each image: what it is, brand/model when visible, condition, and the room (from filename, folder structure, or visual context). Read serial numbers and model plates from close-ups. Group multiple angles of the same item. 2. Process the receipts. Extract item, vendor, date, and price from every receipt. Match receipts to photographed items where possible -- a matched receipt upgrades an item from "estimated" to "documented." 3. Value the inventory. For receipt-matched items: purchase price and date. For unmatched items: estimated replacement cost (current retail for an equivalent, via web search for significant items), clearly labeled ESTIMATE. Never present an estimate as a documented value. 4. Build the inventory. Output home-inventory.csv (or .xlsx via the xlsx skill) -- room, item, brand/model, serial, purchase date, purchase price, replacement estimate, documentation status, photo filename(s), receipt filename -- plus home-inventory-summary.md: totals by room and category, the high-value items list, and overall documented vs. estimated ratio. 5. Gap list. What insurance will ask for that is missing: high-value items with no receipt (jewelry, electronics, instruments -- may need appraisals or serial-number photos), rooms with no coverage, items where only a wide shot exists. Rank by value at risk. Suggest the 20-minute photo walk that closes the worst gaps. Rules Documented and estimated values never blend: every line is labeled, and the summary reports both totals separately. Never inflate. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills onewave-ai/cowork-home-inventory