Which is the source of truth, Footing or Xero?
Footing for the invoice and the client. Xero for the payment. Footing never creates or voids an invoice from Xero, and a Xero payment on an invoice Footing does not know about is ignored and logged for a human, not applied.
Do I need a Stripe account?
Yes, for Pay Now links. Connecting one takes a couple of minutes from settings. Invoices still send as PDFs without it, and clients can pay by bank transfer as they do now.
Does Footing come with its own AI?
No. Footing is the record. You connect the ChatGPT or Claude you already pay for and it reads and writes that record under your login, so it can only see and do what you can. It can line up a send, an approval or a certification, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
How do I connect ChatGPT or Claude?
Copy the address from Settings → AI Assistant, then add Footing as a connector. In Claude: custom connector, Connect, Allow. In ChatGPT: turn on Developer mode first. Personal Plus/Pro may be read-only; Business gets writes.
What about MYOB?
Not yet. Xero is the accounting integration today. Ask on a walkthrough if MYOB is the thing holding you back.