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AI Features

How Light Uses AI

Light integrates AI throughout the platform to automate financial workflows, reduce manual data entry, and provide intelligent insights.

AI-Powered Data Cleaning

Light helps keep your financial records accurate by screening uploaded documents, flagging duplicate bills, enriching vendor and bank data, and using AI

AI Invoice Data Extraction

> **What is this page about:** Light's AI parsing module automatically extracts financial data (vendor, amount, dates, tax treatment, line items, and account/tax code suggestions) from uploaded invoices and bills, so you can record vendor bills without manual typing.

AI Receipt Capture and Categorization

> **What is this page about:** How Light's AI extracts data from a receipt, matches it to the right reimbursement category, and applies the correct GL account and tax code, plus how to upload receipts and fix a miscategorized one.

Natural Language Q&A in Slack

Light integrates with Slack to let you ask financial questions in plain language using @Light.

AI-Assisted Reconciliation

> **What is this page about:** This page explains how bank reconciliation works in Light: what the matching engine does on its own, where AI supports it, and how to set up rules, convert transactions, and clear exceptions.

Light Command Interface (LCI)

Light's Command Interface (LCI) is an AI assistant built into the platform that lets you interact with your financial data through natural language.

Connect your AI assistant to Light

Light's MCP integration lets you use AI tools to query your financial data, search invoices, look up vendors, and run reports, without switching context.

Astra Monthly Review

Once a month, Astra produces a close memo — a structured observation about how your business changed over the prior month.

Configuring Company Memory in Astra

Company Memory is where admins write custom instructions that guide how Astra — Light's autonomous financial agent — operates for your company.