diff --git a/agent_service/agents/expenses_agent.py b/agent_service/agents/expenses_agent.py
index c809aa7..32ac3a1 100644
--- a/agent_service/agents/expenses_agent.py
+++ b/agent_service/agents/expenses_agent.py
@@ -186,18 +186,14 @@ class ExpensesAgent(BaseAgent):
             else:
                 deduped.append((receipt, parsed))
 
-        # Always show confirmation summary before creating — lets user verify
-        # parsed amounts and review flagged duplicates in one step.
-        if not user_confirmed:
-            self._gathered_data['mode'] = 'awaiting_confirmation'
-            self._confirmation_items = [
-                (receipt, parsed, i in dup_indices)
-                for i, (receipt, parsed) in enumerate(paired)
-            ]
-            self._deduped = deduped
-            return []
-
-        # User confirmed — apply dup decision
+        # Auto-skip semantic duplicates by default; keep_all only if user explicitly asked.
+        # Receipts are only available in this single /upload request — there is no
+        # persistent receipt store across turns, so a "confirm then create" flow would
+        # always fail on the follow-up turn (no receipts in context).  Creating
+        # immediately in draft state is the correct approach: users review and
+        # submit inside Odoo > Expenses.
+        n_skipped = len(paired) - len(deduped)
+        self._gathered_data['n_skipped'] = n_skipped
         final_list = paired if user_dup_decision == 'keep_all' else deduped
 
         sheet_name = f'Expense Report - {_date.today().isoformat()}'
@@ -384,44 +380,15 @@ class ExpensesAgent(BaseAgent):
         data = self._gathered_data
         directive_id = self._directive.directive_id if self._directive else ''
 
-        if data.get('mode') == 'awaiting_confirmation':
-            items = getattr(self, '_confirmation_items', [])
-            n_dups = sum(1 for _, _, is_dup in items if is_dup)
-            lines = [f'I parsed {len(items)} receipt(s). Please review before I create the expense report:\n']
-            lines.append(f'  {"#":>3}  {"Vendor":<30}  {"Amount":>8}  {"Date":<12}')
-            lines.append(f'  {"---":>3}  {"-"*30}  {"-"*8}  {"-"*12}')
-            for i, (receipt, parsed, is_dup) in enumerate(items, 1):
-                vendor = str(parsed.get('vendor') or receipt.get('filename', '?'))[:30]
-                amt = float(parsed.get('amount') or 0)
-                dt = str(parsed.get('date') or '')
-                flag = '  !! duplicate' if is_dup else ''
-                lines.append(f'  {i:>3}. {vendor:<30}  ${amt:>7.2f}  {dt}{flag}')
-            lines.append('')
-            if n_dups:
-                lines.append(
-                    f'{n_dups} item(s) marked "!! duplicate" appear to be the same receipt '
-                    f'as another entry (possibly an OCR amount mismatch).'
-                )
-                lines.append(
-                    'Reply "confirm" to create the report and exclude duplicates (recommended).'
-                )
-                lines.append(
-                    'Reply "confirm, keep all" to include every item even if duplicated.'
-                )
-            else:
-                lines.append('Reply "confirm" to create the expense report.')
-            return AgentReport(
-                directive_id=directive_id, agent=self.name, status='complete',
-                summary='\n'.join(lines), data=data,
-                escalations=[], actions_taken=[])
-
         if data.get('mode') == 'create_from_receipts':
             if self._actions_taken:
                 lines = '\n'.join(f'  • {a}' for a in self._actions_taken)
+                n_skipped = data.get('n_skipped', 0)
+                dup_note = f'\n({n_skipped} duplicate receipt(s) were automatically skipped.)' if n_skipped else ''
                 summary = (
-                    f'Expense report created successfully:\n{lines}\n\n'
-                    'The report is in draft. Please open Odoo › Expenses, '
-                    'review the entries, and click Submit to send for approval.'
+                    f'Expense report created successfully:\n{lines}{dup_note}\n\n'
+                    'The report is in draft — open Odoo › Expenses, '
+                    'review the amounts, and click Submit to send for approval.'
                 )
                 status = 'complete'
             else: