Add receipt/invoice upload + multi-user accounting module (Spliit fork)

Agent 6 (Session 2) Updated: - Receipt/invoice photo upload with OCR (Tesseract + Google Vision) - Auto-extract: amount, vendor, date, VAT, category - Multi-user expense tracking: - Owner: cash, card, bank (marina fees, insurance, major upgrades) - Captain: boat card, boat cash, personal cash to reimburse - Reimbursement workflow: submit → OCR → owner approve → mark paid - Open-source accounting module research: - Spliit (MIT, 2.3K stars) - receipt scanning, expense splitting, PWA - SplitPro (MIT, 916 stars) - BigInt precision, multi-currency - Medici (MIT, 330 stars) - double-entry GL, hierarchical accounts - WhatsApp integration: '@NaviDocs log expense €45 fuel' → AI creates entry - IF.TTT compliance: SHA-256 hash + ed25519 signature for receipts - Export to Excel/CSV for accountant (tax deduction reports) Research Report: YACHT_ACCOUNTING_RESEARCH.md (15+ repos analyzed) Recommended: Fork Spliit (MIT) + customize for boat workflows - Boat card vs personal cash tracking - Captain reimbursement approval flow - Multi-currency (€, $, £) - Mobile-first PWA 🤖 Generated with Claude Code Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 **Deliverable:** Contact management spec with mobile-first UX

-### Agent 6: Expense Tracking & Accounting
+### Agent 6: Receipt/Invoice Upload + Accounting Module Integration
 **AGENT ID:** S2-H06
 **
-**Design:**
- Database schema: expense tracking across inventory, maintenance, marina fees
- Expense categories (maintenance, upgrades, insurance, marina, fuel, crew)
- Annual/monthly rollups (how much is this boat costing me?)
- Budget alerts ("You've spent €15K this year, €3K over budget")
- Tax deduction report (for chartered boats)
+**Research + Design:**

-**Deliverable:** Expense tracking spec with budget management
+**Open-Source Accounting Module Research:**
+- Review `/home/setup/navidocs/YACHT_ACCOUNTING_RESEARCH.md` (Haiku research completed)
+- **Recommended:** Spliit (MIT, 2.3K stars) - receipt scanning, expense splitting, PWA mobile
+- **Alternative:** SplitPro (MIT, 916 stars) - BigInt precision, multi-currency
+- **Foundation:** Medici (MIT, 330 stars) - double-entry GL, hierarchical accounts
+
+**Multi-User Expense Tracking:**
+- **Owner expenditure:**
+  - Cash payments (€X for marina, €Y for fuel)
+  - Card payments (auto-import from bank APIs if available)
+  - Bank transfers (boat maintenance, insurance)
+  - Categories: marina fees, insurance, major upgrades, professional services
+- **Captain expenditure:**
+  - Boat card (provisioning, fuel, minor repairs)
+  - Boat cash (tips, small purchases)
+  - Personal cash to reimburse (meals, supplies bought with personal funds)
+  - Categories: provisions, fuel, minor repairs, supplies, crew meals
+- **Reimbursement workflow:**
+  - Captain submits expense with receipt photo
+  - NaviDocs OCR extracts (amount, vendor, date, category)
+  - Owner approves/rejects via WhatsApp or app
+  - Mark as "paid" when reimbursed
+
+**Receipt/Invoice Upload Integration:**
+- Photo upload via mobile (camera + gallery)
+- OCR processing (existing Tesseract + Google Vision pipeline)
+- Auto-extraction: amount, vendor, date, VAT, category
+- Link to maintenance log, inventory, or general expense
+- Store original receipt image + extracted structured data
+- IF.TTT compliance: SHA-256 hash, ed25519 signature, citation ID
+
+**Accounting Module Architecture:**
+- Fork Spliit or integrate as library (MIT license allows)
+- Customize for boat workflows (owner vs captain vs crew)
+- Multi-currency support (€, $, £ for international owners)
+- Export to Excel/CSV for accountant (tax deduction reports)
+- Integration with WhatsApp: "@NaviDocs log expense €45 fuel" → AI creates expense entry
+
+**Deliverable:** Accounting module integration spec + receipt OCR workflow + multi-user expense tracking design

 ### Agent 7: Impeccable Search UX Design (CRITICAL)
 **AGENT ID:** S2-H07
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 **Key Features:**
 1. **Document tracking & versioning** (core value prop) - warranties, manuals, service records with IF.TTT traceability
-2. **Inventory tracking** - prevent forgotten value at resale
-3. **WhatsApp group integration** - boat-specific chat with owner, after-sales, captain, stakeholders
-4. **AI agent in group chat** - answers questions, posts updates, logs conversations (IF.TTT compliance)
-5. **Camera monitoring** - "is my boat OK?"
-6. **Maintenance log** - service reminders
-7. **Contact management** - one-tap call marina/mechanic
-8. **Expense tracking** - annual spend visibility
-9. **Impeccable search** - structured results, NO long lists
+2. **WhatsApp group integration** - boat-specific chat with owner, after-sales, captain, stakeholders
+3. **AI agent in group chat** - answers questions, posts updates, logs conversations (IF.TTT compliance)
+4. **Receipt/invoice upload + OCR** - photo → auto-extract amount, vendor, date, VAT
+5. **Multi-user accounting** - owner vs captain expenditure tracking with reimbursement workflow
+6. **Accounting module** (Spliit fork, MIT) - expense splitting, balance tracking, multi-currency, PWA mobile
+7. **Inventory tracking** - prevent forgotten value at resale
+8. **Camera monitoring** - "is my boat OK?"
+9. **Maintenance log** - service reminders
+10. **Contact management** - one-tap call marina/mechanic
+11. **Impeccable search** - structured results, NO long lists

 ### **Your Mission**

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+# Open-Source Accounting Modules for Yacht/Boat Expense Tracking
+## Research Report - Multi-User Owner + Captain Expenditure Tracking
+
+**Report Date:** November 13, 2025
+**Research Scope:** Open-source accounting libraries suitable for NaviDocs integration
+**Target Stack:** Node.js/Express.js/JavaScript backend
+
+---
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+After comprehensive research of 15+ open-source accounting projects, **no dedicated boat/yacht accounting system exists in the open-source ecosystem**. However, three specialized solutions offer strong foundations:
+
+1. **Spliit** (MIT) - Best for owner/captain split expense tracking
+2. **SplitPro** (MIT) - Most robust multi-currency reimbursement system
+3. **Medici** (MIT) - Lightweight double-entry accounting library for custom integration
+
+For a full-featured standalone system, **BigCapital** (AGPL-3.0) offers the most comprehensive accounting foundation but requires AGPL compliance.
+
+---
+
+## Top 5 Recommended Solutions
+
+### 1. SPLIIT - Expense Splitting App
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/spliit-app/spliit
+**License:** MIT
+**Last Updated:** November 9, 2025 (v1.19.0)
+**Stars:** 2,300+ | **Forks:** 347
+
+#### Technology Stack
+- **Frontend:** Next.js, React, TailwindCSS, shadcn/UI
+- **Backend:** Next.js API Routes
+- **Database:** PostgreSQL (Prisma ORM)
+- **Languages:** 97.9% TypeScript, 1.1% JavaScript
+
+#### Key Features
+- Group-based expense tracking with balance calculations
+- Receipt scanning & image attachments
+- Uneven cost splitting (itemized, percentage-based, exact amounts)
+- Expense categorization
+- Multi-user collaborative groups
+- Optional AWS S3 storage for receipts
+- Optional GPT-4 Vision integration for receipt OCR
+- OpenAI auto-categorization
+
+#### Suitability for Yacht/Boat Tracking
+**Rating: 8/10**
+- **Excellent:** Perfect for owner↔captain expense splits
+- **Good:** Receipt upload with optional AI categorization
+- **Good:** Multi-currency support (potentially via Prisma)
+- **Limited:** No dedicated reimbursement workflow
+- **Limited:** No crew expense tracking hierarchy
+
+#### Integration Notes
+- Well-suited for NaviDocs as separate microservice
+- Could adapt API for captain expense submission → owner approval
+- Receipt scanning aligns with NaviDocs photo management
+- May require customization for reimbursement workflows
+
+#### Advantages
+✅ Most actively maintained (2025 release)
+✅ MIT license - no GPL compliance concerns
+✅ Modern tech stack (Next.js, Prisma)
+✅ Built-in receipt scanning support
+✅ PWA-capable for mobile crew access
+
+#### Disadvantages
+❌ No dedicated approval workflow
+❌ Designed for group expense splitting, not employee reimbursement
+❌ Limited accounting (no GL, balance sheet, P&L reports)
+
+---
+
+### 2. SPLITPRO - Splitwise Alternative
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/oss-apps/split-pro
+**License:** MIT
+**Last Updated:** November 11, 2025 (v1.5.8)
+**Stars:** 916 | **Forks:** 109
+
+#### Technology Stack
+- **Frontend:** NextJS, Tailwind CSS, ShadcnUI
+- **Backend/API:** tRPC, NextAuth
+- **Database:** PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM
+- **Infrastructure:** Docker, GitHub Container Registry
+
+#### Key Features
+- Multi-currency support with rate conversion
+- Bill/receipt upload and management
+- Flexible splitting (shares, percentages, exact amounts)
+- Splitwise data import capability
+- PWA (Progressive Web App)
+- Push notifications
+- Data export functionality
+- **Numeric precision:** Uses BigInt to prevent rounding errors
+- Docker deployment support
+
+#### Suitability for Yacht/Boat Tracking
+**Rating: 8.5/10**
+- **Excellent:** Multi-currency (critical for international yachts)
+- **Excellent:** Numeric precision prevents floating-point errors in financial tracking
+- **Good:** Receipt upload with bill management
+- **Good:** Multiple splitting options for crew/captain scenarios
+- **Limited:** No GL or financial reporting
+
+#### Integration Notes
+- Self-hosted only (community instance no longer available)
+- Requires: Node.js ≥22.x, PostgreSQL, pnpm
+- Docker support simplifies NaviDocs integration
+- BigInt implementation critical for accurate financial calculations
+
+#### Advantages
+✅ MIT license
+✅ Excellent numeric precision (BigInt-based)
+✅ Multi-currency with live rate conversion
+✅ Modern framework (tRPC for type-safe APIs)
+✅ Active development (November 2025 release)
+✅ Docker/containerization ready
+
+#### Disadvantages
+❌ Requires PostgreSQL (vs MongoDB in IDURAR)
+❌ No built-in receipt OCR (upload only)
+❌ Limited to expense splitting, not full accounting
+❌ Node.js 22.x requirement (verify NaviDocs compatibility)
+
+---
+
+### 3. MEDICI - Double-Entry Accounting Library
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/flash-oss/medici
+**License:** MIT
+**Last Updated:** December 2024
+**Stars:** 330 | **Forks:** 97
+
+#### Technology Stack
+- **Framework:** Node.js library
+- **ORM:** Mongoose (MongoDB)
+- **Database:** MongoDB
+- **Language:** JavaScript
+- **Features:** ACID transactions via MongoDB sessions
+
+#### Key Features
+- Pure double-entry accounting system
+- Hierarchical accounts (colon-separated: `Assets:Cash:Captain`)
+- Journal entry creation with debit/credit transactions
+- Account balance queries with date-range filtering
+- Transaction ledger retrieval
+- Journal entry voiding with audit trails
+- Custom metadata on transactions
+- Configurable precision (default 8 decimals)
+- Balance snapshot caching (48-hour TTL)
+- MongoDB read concern customization
+
+#### Suitability for Yacht/Boat Tracking
+**Rating: 9/10 (as library component)**
+- **Excellent:** Proper GL accounting foundation
+- **Excellent:** MongoDB integration (matches NaviDocs tech)
+- **Excellent:** Hierarchical accounts (Captain:Meals, Owner:Fuel, etc.)
+- **Good:** ACID transaction support
+- **Good:** Audit trails (voiding)
+- **Requires Work:** UI/API layer needed (library only)
+
+#### Integration Notes
+- **Library, not a complete app** - requires custom frontend/API
+- Best used as backend accounting engine in NaviDocs
+- Perfect for building custom owner+captain hierarchy
+- Can track individual crew members as sub-accounts
+- Supports metadata (can store captain ID, trip ID, etc.)
+
+#### Example Account Structure for Yacht
+```
+Owner:Assets:Cash:Personal
+Owner:Assets:Cash:OnBoard
+Owner:Expenses:Fuel
+Owner:Expenses:Provisions
+Owner:Expenses:Marina
+Captain:Expenses:Meals
+Captain:Expenses:Crew
+Captain:Reimbursement:Pending
+Captain:Reimbursement:Paid
+```
+
+#### Advantages
+✅ MIT license
+✅ Pure double-entry accounting (proper GL)
+✅ MongoDB native (matches NaviDocs)
+✅ Lightweight library (easy to integrate)
+✅ ACID transaction support
+✅ Audit trail capability (voiding)
+
+#### Disadvantages
+❌ Library only - requires significant custom development
+❌ No UI (must build frontend)
+❌ No receipt OCR
+❌ No multi-currency support
+❌ Must implement reimbursement workflows
+
+---
+
+### 4. BIGCAPITAL - Full Accounting System
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital
+**License:** AGPL-3.0 (GNU Affero)
+**Last Updated:** December 9, 2024 (v0.22.0)
+**Stars:** 3,400+ | **Forks:** 350
+
+#### Technology Stack
+- **Language:** TypeScript (96.8%)
+- **Architecture:** Monorepo (Lerna + pnpm workspaces)
+- **Testing:** Playwright E2E
+- **Deployment:** Docker, Docker Compose, Gitpod
+- **Database:** (Typical for AGPL accounting: PostgreSQL/MySQL)
+
+#### Key Features
+- Double-entry accounting system
+- Invoice and bill management
+- Expense tracking with categorization
+- Financial reporting with intelligent dashboards
+- Inventory management
+- Headless API for integration
+- Multi-user support
+- Self-hosted or cloud (my.bigcapital.app)
+- Comprehensive documentation
+
+#### Suitability for Yacht/Boat Tracking
+**Rating: 9/10 (most complete)**
+- **Excellent:** Full GL, P&L, balance sheet reports
+- **Excellent:** Invoice/expense management
+- **Excellent:** Multi-user support
+- **Good:** Headless API for custom UI
+- **Concern:** AGPL license (open-source derivative requirement)
+
+#### Integration Notes
+- **AGPL License Implications:**
+  - If NaviDocs modifications are distributed, must open-source changes
+  - Fine for internal/private use
+  - Requires legal review for commercial products
+  - Consider consulting with legal team before integration
+
+#### Advantages
+✅ Most complete accounting foundation
+✅ Double-entry GL + financial reporting
+✅ Active development (December 2024)
+✅ Docker deployment ready
+✅ Headless API architecture
+✅ Inventory management (useful for provisioning)
+
+#### Disadvantages
+❌ AGPL-3.0 requires open-sourcing derivative works
+❌ More complex than needed for pure expense tracking
+❌ TypeScript monorepo (larger learning curve)
+❌ Potential licensing conflicts if integrating into commercial product
+
+---
+
+### 5. IDURAR ERP/CRM
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/idurar/idurar-erp-crm
+**License:** AGPL-3.0 (Fair-Code)
+**Last Updated:** September 27, 2024 (v4.1.0)
+**Stars:** 8,000+ | **Forks:** 2,800
+
+#### Technology Stack
+- **Frontend:** React.js with Ant Design
+- **Backend:** Express.js (Node.js)
+- **Database:** MongoDB
+- **Language:** 94% JavaScript
+- **ORM:** (Typical: Mongoose)
+
+#### Key Features
+- Invoice and quote management
+- Payment processing
+- Customer relationship management
+- Expense tracking
+- Multi-user support
+- Multi-tenant cloud capability
+- Full ERP/CRM functionality
+
+#### Suitability for Yacht/Boat Tracking
+**Rating: 6/10**
+- **Good:** MongoDB (NaviDocs match)
+- **Good:** Express.js backend (NaviDocs match)
+- **Good:** Invoice/expense management
+- **Limited:** CRM-focused, overkill for boat expenses
+- **Concern:** AGPL license
+
+#### Disadvantages
+❌ AGPL license (same compliance issues as BigCapital)
+❌ Too broad (CRM features not needed)
+❌ Older last update (September 2024)
+❌ Over-engineered for simple yacht expense tracking
+
+---
+
+## Specialized Receipt OCR Solutions
+
+### Receipt Scanner (danschultzer)
+**GitHub:** https://github.com/danschultzer/receipt-scanner
+**License:** MIT
+**Stars:** 301 | **Last Update:** Maintenance mode (2024)
+
+#### Features
+- PDF and image receipt processing
+- OCR via Tesseract.js
+- Automatic date extraction
+- Amount detection with decimal guessing
+- Support for GraphicsMagick, ImageMagick, OpenCV3 preprocessing
+- CLI tool and programmatic API
+- Custom text parser support
+
+#### Use Case
+- Excellent complementary tool for receipt processing
+- Can integrate with any accounting system
+- Already supports Tesseract (mentioned in NaviDocs)
+- MIT licensed for commercial use
+
+---
+
+## Comparison Matrix
+
+| Feature | Spliit | SplitPro | Medici | BigCapital | IDURAR |
+|---------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|
+| **License** | MIT | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
+| **Stars** | 2.3k | 916 | 330 | 3.4k | 8k |
+| **Last Update** | Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | Sept 2024 |
+| **Tech Stack** | Next.js/Prisma | Next.js/tRPC | Node.js/Mongoose | TypeScript Monorepo | Express/React |
+| **Database** | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | MongoDB | Varies | MongoDB |
+| **Double-Entry GL** | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Receipt Scanning** | ✅ (GPT-4V) | ❌ (Upload only) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Multi-Currency** | ✅ (Limited) | ✅ (Full) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Multi-User** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Reimbursement WF** | ❌ (Custom) | ❌ (Custom) | ❌ (Custom) | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Financial Reports** | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Mobile-Friendly** | PWA ✅ | PWA ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| **Docker Support** | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+
+---
+
+## Boat-Specific Considerations
+
+### Requirement Analysis
+
+**1. Owner vs Captain Expense Tracking**
+- Spliit & SplitPro: Groups-based (adapt easily)
+- Medici: Hierarchical accounts (native support)
+- BigCapital/IDURAR: Multi-user (requires customization)
+
+**2. Multi-Currency Support** (International Yachts)
+- SplitPro: **Best** (BigInt precision + live rates)
+- Spliit: Basic support
+- Medici: Not supported (would require wrapper)
+- BigCapital: Yes, but unknown precision
+- IDURAR: Yes
+
+**3. Receipt Management & OCR**
+- Spliit: Built-in GPT-4V receipt scanning
+- Receipt Scanner: Dedicated OCR tool (MIT)
+- Others: Can upload, limited OCR
+
+**4. Reimbursement Workflow** (Captain → Owner payment)
+- BigCapital: Built-in
+- IDURAR: Built-in
+- SplitPro/Spliit: Must customize
+- Medici: Must build from scratch
+
+**5. Mobile Access** (Captain at sea)
+- Spliit: PWA ✅
+- SplitPro: PWA ✅
+- Others: Web-based or custom mobile
+
+**6. Crew Expense Hierarchy**
+- Medici: Native (hierarchical accounts)
+- Others: Custom development required
+
+---
+
+## Recommended Integration Strategy
+
+### Option A: Best for Speed (Recommended)
+**Use Spliit + Receipt Scanner**
+
+**Approach:**
+1. Fork Spliit for NaviDocs customization
+2. Create owner/captain groups
+3. Integrate Receipt Scanner for OCR
+4. Build approval workflow for captain→owner reimbursement
+5. Add trip/voyage tracking metadata
+6. Customize UI for yacht operations
+
+**Effort:** 4-6 weeks
+**Cost:** Lower (MIT licensed)
+**Complexity:** Medium
+**Maintainability:** Good (active upstream project)
+
+**Modifications needed:**
+- Add voyage/trip context
+- Captain expense approval workflow
+- Reimbursement calculation
+- Crew expense hierarchy
+- Integration with NaviDocs photo system
+
+---
+
+### Option B: Best for Financial Rigor
+**Use Medici (Library) + Custom API Layer**
+
+**Approach:**
+1. Use Medici as accounting engine
+2. Build custom Express.js API layer
+3. Implement owner/captain account hierarchy
+4. Add reimbursement workflow
+5. Connect Receipt Scanner for OCR
+6. Build custom frontend or integrate with NaviDocs UI
+
+**Effort:** 8-10 weeks
+**Cost:** Lower (MIT licensed)
+**Complexity:** High
+**Advantage:** Proper GL accounting, audit trails
+
+**Benefits:**
+- Proper double-entry accounting
+- Account hierarchy matches crew structure
+- Audit trail (voiding records)
+- MongoDB native integration
+- Lightweight foundation
+
+---
+
+### Option C: Enterprise-Grade
+**Use BigCapital** (with legal review)
+
+**Approach:**
+1. Self-host BigCapital
+2. Customize multi-user roles for yacht operations
+3. Add voyage tracking
+4. Integrate with NaviDocs
+5. Deploy via Docker
+
+**Effort:** 6-8 weeks
+**Cost:** Medium (AGPL compliance review needed)
+**Complexity:** Medium
+**Risk:** AGPL licensing implications
+
+**Requires:**
+- Legal review of AGPL compliance
+- Evaluate if open-sourcing NaviDocs changes is acceptable
+- Assess competitive impact
+
+---
+
+## Decision Matrix
+
+| Priority | Recommendation | Rationale |
+|----------|---|---|
+| **Speed to Market** | Spliit + Receipt Scanner | MIT licensed, active, receipt OCR built-in |
+| **Financial Accuracy** | Medici (custom) | Proper GL, BigInt precision, MongoDB match |
+| **Feature Completeness** | BigCapital | Full accounting, but AGPL concerns |
+| **Ease of Integration** | Spliit | Next.js matches modern web patterns |
+| **Lowest Maintenance** | SplitPro | MIT, PostgreSQL (industry standard), BigInt precision |
+
+---
+
+## Boat-Specific Accounting Workflow
+
+### Typical Yacht Expense Flow
+
+```
+1. Captain Expense Entry
+   └─ Upload receipt (photo/scan)
+   └─ Select category (Fuel, Meals, Crew, Marina, etc.)
+   └─ Add crew members involved
+   └─ Mark as "Pending Reimbursement"
+
+2. Owner Review & Approval
+   └─ Review captain's submitted expenses
+   └─ Approve/reject with notes
+   └─ Mark approved expenses as "Approved"
+
+3. Reimbursement Tracking
+   └─ Aggregate approved expenses
+   └─ Calculate captain balance due
+   └─ Generate reimbursement invoice
+   └─ Track payment status
+
+4. Financial Reporting
+   └─ Trip/voyage-level cost summaries
+   └─ Crew expense breakdowns
+   └─ Fuel cost tracking
+   └─ Marina/port cost analysis
+   └─ Owner vs Captain liability reporting
+
+5. Multi-Currency Handling (International)
+   └─ Record expense in local currency
+   └─ Convert to owner's base currency
+   └─ Track FX differences
+   └─ Generate multi-currency reports
+```
+
+### Recommended Data Model for NaviDocs
+
+```javascript
+// Expense Document
+{
+  _id: ObjectId,
+  voyageId: ObjectId,      // Link to voyage/trip
+  timestamp: Date,
+  submittedBy: "captain",   // User role
+  paidBy: ObjectId,         // Who paid the actual money
+  amount: Decimal128,       // Use Decimal for accuracy
+  currency: "EUR",
+  originalCurrency: "GBP",  // For tracking FX
+  rate: 1.18,              // FX rate applied
+  category: "Fuel",
+  description: "Diesel fuel - Canary Islands",
+  receipt: {
+    imageUrl: "s3://...",
+    scannedText: "...",     // From OCR
+    vendor: "Marina ABC"
+  },
+  status: "approved",       // pending, approved, rejected, reimbursed
+  crew: [ObjectId],         // Crew members involved
+  approvedBy: ObjectId,     // Owner who approved
+  approvedAt: Date,
+  reimbursementId: ObjectId, // Link to reimbursement batch
+  notes: "..."
+}
+
+// Reimbursement Batch
+{
+  _id: ObjectId,
+  captain: ObjectId,
+  voyageId: ObjectId,
+  startDate: Date,
+  endDate: Date,
+  totalAmount: Decimal128,
+  currency: "EUR",
+  status: "pending",        // pending, paid, partial
+  invoiceNumber: "RF-2025-001",
+  paidDate: Date,
+  notes: "..."
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Comparison: Build vs. Buy Analysis
+
+### Option 1: Adopt Spliit + Receipt Scanner (Recommended)
+- **Development Cost:** 4-6 weeks
+- **License Cost:** Free (MIT)
+- **Maintenance:** Low (upstream updates available)
+- **Customization Effort:** Medium
+- **Time to Production:** 2-3 months
+
+**Best for:** Fast MVP, modern tech stack, crew mobile access
+
+---
+
+### Option 2: Build Custom on Medici
+- **Development Cost:** 8-10 weeks
+- **License Cost:** Free (MIT)
+- **Maintenance:** High (full ownership)
+- **Customization Effort:** High
+- **Time to Production:** 3-4 months
+
+**Best for:** Long-term, specific yacht domain needs, GL accounting requirement
+
+---
+
+### Option 3: Deploy BigCapital (AGPL)
+- **Development Cost:** 6-8 weeks + legal review
+- **License Cost:** Free (AGPL)
+- **Legal Risk:** Moderate (open-source derivative requirement)
+- **Maintenance:** Medium (upstream + legal compliance)
+- **Time to Production:** 2-3 months
+
+**Best for:** Full accounting features, willing to handle AGPL implications
+
+---
+
+## Final Recommendation
+
+### For NaviDocs: **Hybrid Approach**
+
+**Phase 1 (MVP - 6-8 weeks):**
+1. Integrate **Spliit** as forked customized service
+2. Add **Receipt Scanner** for OCR processing
+3. Build simple captain expense submission UI
+4. Implement owner approval workflow
+5. Connect to NaviDocs photo/document system
+
+**Phase 2 (v1.0 - 3-4 months):**
+1. Evaluate migration to **Medici** for GL accounting
+2. Add financial reporting layer
+3. Implement multi-currency precision (BigInt)
+4. Build reimbursement batch processing
+5. Add crew expense hierarchy
+
+**Technology Stack:**
+- **Accounting:** Spliit or Medici
+- **OCR:** Receipt Scanner
+- **Database:** MongoDB (NaviDocs native)
+- **Backend:** Express.js (NaviDocs native)
+- **Frontend:** Existing NaviDocs UI + mobile PWA
+
+**License Compliance:**
+- ✅ Spliit: MIT (no restrictions)
+- ✅ Receipt Scanner: MIT (no restrictions)
+- ✅ Medici: MIT (no restrictions)
+- ✅ All choices compatible with commercial products
+
+---
+
+## Repository References
+
+| Project | Repository | License | Last Updated |
+|---------|-----------|---------|--------------|
+| Spliit | https://github.com/spliit-app/spliit | MIT | Nov 2025 |
+| SplitPro | https://github.com/oss-apps/split-pro | MIT | Nov 2025 |
+| Medici | https://github.com/flash-oss/medici | MIT | Dec 2024 |
+| BigCapital | https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital | AGPL-3.0 | Dec 2024 |
+| IDURAR | https://github.com/idurar/idurar-erp-crm | AGPL-3.0 | Sept 2024 |
+| Receipt Scanner | https://github.com/danschultzer/receipt-scanner | MIT | 2024 |
+
+---
+
+## Action Items
+
+- [ ] Evaluate Spliit vs SplitPro (PostgreSQL requirement)
+- [ ] Assess Medici complexity vs Spliit customization effort
+- [ ] Review AGPL implications with legal team
+- [ ] Prototype receipt scanning integration
+- [ ] Design yacht-specific data models
+- [ ] Evaluate multi-currency precision requirements
+- [ ] Plan captain approval workflow
+- [ ] Consider crew expense hierarchy needs
+
+---
+
+**Report Prepared:** November 13, 2025
+**Research Scope:** GitHub, official documentation, live repositories
+**Confidence Level:** High (primary source verification)