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+# Manus ERP
+
+A unified enterprise system that consolidates operations, analytics, and communications into one intelligent workspace. It streamlines financial oversight, automates data handling, and provides real-time insights through dynamic reports and visual dashboards.
+
+## Features
+
+### Core Modules
+
+- **Dashboard & Analytics** - Real-time KPIs, financial overview, and quick actions
+- **Task Management** - Complete to-do list with priority tracking, due dates, and status management
+- **Financial Transactions** - Income/expense tracking with automated discrepancy detection
+- **Reports & Analytics** - AI-powered report generation for financial and business insights
+- **Document Management** - OCR scanning, text recognition, and intelligent document parsing
+- **Support Tickets** - Comprehensive issue tracking with priority and status management
+- **Notifications** - Custom notification system with real-time updates and unread badges
+
+### Advanced Features
+
+- **AI-Powered OCR** - Extract text from images and analyze documents
+- **Discrepancy Detection** - Automated accounting anomaly detection using AI
+- **Report Generation** - Generate financial and analytics reports with AI insights
+- **Data Import/Export** - Support for CSV, Excel, JSON, and XML formats
+- **Cloud Integrations** - Ready for OneDrive, Box, Email, and HubSpot connectors
+- **API & MCP** - RESTful API with Model Context Protocol integration
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+- **Frontend**: React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn/ui
+- **Backend**: Node.js, Express 4, tRPC 11
+- **Database**: MySQL/TiDB with Drizzle ORM
+- **Authentication**: Manus OAuth
+- **AI Integration**: Built-in LLM for OCR, analysis, and report generation
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Node.js 22+
+- pnpm package manager
+- MySQL/TiDB database
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/FirstCastSolutions423/Manus-ERP.git
+cd Manus-ERP
+
+# Install dependencies
+pnpm install
+
+# Run database migrations
+pnpm db:push
+
+# Start development server
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+├── client/
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── components/     # Reusable UI components
+│   │   ├── pages/          # Page-level components
+│   │   ├── lib/            # Utilities and tRPC client
+│   │   └── App.tsx         # Routes and layout
+├── server/
+│   ├── db.ts              # Database helpers
+│   ├── routers.ts         # tRPC procedures
+│   ├── ocr.ts             # OCR and AI analysis
+│   └── reportGenerator.ts # Report generation
+├── drizzle/
+│   └── schema.ts          # Database schema
+└── shared/                # Shared types and constants
+```
+
+## Key Features Explained
+
+### Notification System
+
+The custom notification system includes:
+- Database-backed notification storage
+- Real-time unread count badge
+- Notification center dropdown
+- Mark as read/unread functionality
+- Custom notification creation
+- Category-based organization
+
+### OCR & Document Processing
+
+- Extract text from images using vision-capable AI
+- Analyze documents and extract structured metadata
+- Support for various document types
+- Automatic text recognition and parsing
+
+### Financial Discrepancy Detection
+
+- AI-powered transaction analysis
+- Automatic flagging of unusual patterns
+- Severity classification (low, medium, high)
+- Detailed discrepancy explanations
+
+### Report Generation
+
+- Financial reports with income/expense analysis
+- Analytics reports with KPIs and trends
+- Custom data analysis reports
+- AI-generated insights and recommendations
+
+## API Documentation
+
+The application uses tRPC for type-safe API calls. Key routers include:
+
+- `auth` - Authentication and user management
+- `dashboard` - Dashboard statistics and widgets
+- `tasks` - Task CRUD operations
+- `transactions` - Financial transaction management
+- `reports` - Report generation and retrieval
+- `documents` - Document management with OCR
+- `tickets` - Support ticket system
+- `notifications` - Notification management
+- `integrations` - External service integrations
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+# Run development server
+pnpm dev
+
+# Run database migrations
+pnpm db:push
+
+# Type checking
+pnpm type-check
+
+# Build for production
+pnpm build
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
+
+## Support
+
+For issues and questions, please use the GitHub issue tracker or contact support.
+
+---
+
+Built with ❤️ using Manus Platform