Reference Implementation: Paperless Tag Taxonomy

Core Status Tags

• inbox: Document just arrived, needs manual or auto review.
• needs-action: Requires a human to perform a task (e.g. pay bill).
• processed: Automation has finished its work (e.g. calendar event created).
• automation-failed: LLM or script hit an error.

Category Tags

• Admin/Warranty (receipts/consumer protection)
• Admin/Manual (product manuals/troubleshooting)
• Finance/Bill
• School/Correspondence
• Health/Record
• Admin/Government

History & Archive Tags

• History/Family-Record: Letters, journals, family trees.
• History/Photo-Archive: Scanned physical photos.
• History/Genealogy: Birth/Death certificates (historic), census records.

Retention Tags

• Keep-7-years: Tax related.
• Keep-forever: Birth certificates, deeds.
• Ephemeral: Coupons, flyers.

Contribution Metadata

• Confidence: high
• Last reviewed: 2026-04-18

Sources / References

• https://github.com/joanmarcriera/Home-office-automations