CARL

Compliance Assistance and Regulatory Liaison

The standards that govern your work fill dozens of references — codes, contracts, internal procedures, client specifications. Every professional on your team carries that library under time pressure, making decisions that get documented and defended.

CARL carries it for them. Configured for your program. Verified before delivery. Documented automatically. Ready wherever the work happens.

Access CARL Learn More
Scroll

Why CARL

Built for the professional
in the field, not the office.

Regulated environments share a common problem: the standards are voluminous, updated frequently, and spread across codes, contracts, internal procedures, and client specifications. CARL gives the professional carrying that library a tool built for how they actually work -- in the field, under time pressure, with real consequences attached to the answer.

01
Your library. Your standards. Your rules.
CARL's document library is yours to define. Federal codes and regulations. UFC and UFGS standards. Client technical requirements. Contract deliverable specifications. Internal QA procedures and company guidelines. Program-specific SOPs. Professional standards like PMBOK.

If it governs your work, it belongs in the library. CARL doesn't impose a document set -- it works from yours. When CARL returns a Primary result, that answer came from the specific documents your program is held to. Not a generic database. Not the open web. Yours.
Your differentiator
02
Minutes, not hours
Manually searching across a stack of codes, specifications, and contract documents for a single citation takes time you don't always have. CARL returns a sourced, verified result in minutes -- without you leaving the field, opening a binder, or waiting for someone back at the office to look it up.
03
Verified, not just retrieved
Retrieval is not verification. Every CARL result passes through layered confirmation before it reaches you -- your configured library first, then independent validation passes that either agree or surface a flag. Disagreements never pass silently.
04
You always know what you're holding
Every result arrives with a provenance label that tells you exactly how it was confirmed and how much confidence to place in it. The human operator remains the final verification authority. CARL never pretends otherwise.

Who Uses CARL

The same problem.
Different desks.

The Field Inspector
Making real-time compliance calls on a job site, under time pressure, with no practical way to search a stack of references mid-observation.
CARL listens to observations, analyzes photographs, returns a verified determination, and logs everything automatically. End of shift -- the report is already written.
The Compliance Officer
Managing audit cycles, contract reviews, and regulatory inquiries across a body of standards too large to hold in memory -- and too consequential to get wrong.
CARL queries your configured library, returns cited and verified findings, and produces a defensible audit trail. Every determination documented. Every source traceable.
The Program Manager
Responsible for compliance across a team of professionals who may interpret the same standard differently -- and accountable when the deliverable doesn't hold up.
Every professional on the program running the same verified library means no variance between inspectors. The exported report is a formatted, cited deliverable -- ready to submit.
Also built for the individual professional

If you work against written standards and spend meaningful time on documentation, CARL reduces that burden significantly -- whether your organization has deployed it or not. A single professional running CARL on their own program can realistically reclaim 40% or more of the hours currently spent on post-shift documentation alone.

Full Capability Set

More than a query tool.
A complete work system.

CARL meets you where the work is -- voice, camera, keyboard, or all three. Every interaction is logged. Every shift ends with a report already compiled.

Voice Input
Speak your observation directly into CARL. No typing required -- critical when your hands are occupied, conditions are demanding, or you need to move fast.
Speech-to-Text
Photo Analysis
Photograph the condition. Add notes. CARL analyzes the image for compliance against your configured library and returns a full determination with citations -- no manual description required.
Visual Compliance Analysis
Text Query
Type an observation, a regulation reference, a material specification, an inspection checkpoint, or a procedural question. CARL processes it against your library and returns a cited, verified result.
Standard Input
Voice Output
When reading isn't practical -- noisy environments, both hands occupied, eyes on the work -- CARL reads its findings aloud. The determination reaches you regardless of conditions.
Text-to-Speech
Automatic Shift Log
Every observation submitted through CARL is logged automatically as you work. Nothing falls through the cracks. Nothing requires a second entry. The record builds itself in real time.
Continuous Documentation
Shift Report Export
At the end of the shift, export the complete log as a formatted report -- every observation, every determination, every citation, timestamped and ready to submit. The report writes itself while you work.
Export-Ready Documentation
◆
Observe
Voice, photo, or text
→
◆
Evaluate
Against your library
→
◆
Verify
Independent confirmation
→
◆
Deliver
Cited determination
→
◆
Log
Automatically recorded
→
◆
Report
Export at shift end

How It Works

A verification process that
challenges its own conclusions.

01
Submit
A field professional submits a query -- a regulation reference, a material specification, an inspection checkpoint, a procedural question.
02
Evaluate
CARL evaluates the query against a curated library of governing standards for the deployment domain -- not the open web. Every finding is traced to a source.
03
Verify
The initial finding is challenged by independent verification. Agreements build confidence. Disagreements surface as flags -- never silently passed through.
04
Deliver
The result arrives with a provenance label attached. The professional knows exactly how much weight to put on it -- and what still needs human judgment.

Built for Your Program

Not a generic compliance tool.
Yours.

Every CARL deployment is configured around a curated library of the governing standards for your specific field, program, and jurisdiction -- the actual documents that govern your work. That library becomes the first and highest source of truth for every query submitted.

When CARL returns a Primary result, the answer was traced directly to your configured library -- the standards your program is held to. When a result carries a Standards label, it was confirmed through broader regulatory knowledge rather than your library. Both are verified. The label tells you which ground truth answered the question.

Provenance Labels

Every output is labeled. You always know what you're working with -- and what still needs human eyes.

Label
What It Means for the Field Professional
Primary — Dual Verified
Highest confidence -- full source confirmation with multiple independent agreements
Primary — Verified
High confidence -- source confirmed with independent agreement
Primary
Source retrieved -- verification in progress or not yet completed
Standards — Dual Verified
High confidence -- multiple independent agreements, no direct source document
Standards — Verified
Moderate confidence -- independent agreement reached, no direct source document
Standards — Verify
Knowledge-based only -- manual verification required before reliance
Conflict Resolved
Conflicting signals detected and resolved -- review tiebreaker reasoning before reliance
Conflict — Verify
Conflicting signals unresolved -- escalate to inspector before any action is taken
Pending Verification
Verification temporarily unavailable -- do not rely on this result

Result Type Badges

Non-Compliant
Compliant
Under Review
Inconclusive

Where It Applies

Any field governed by
written standards.

CARL is portable by design. Configure the document library for the governing standards of a new domain, adjust the pipeline vocabulary, and CARL speaks that field's language. The architecture doesn't change. The ground truth does.


Request a Deployment
Construction & Facilities
Building codes, UFC/UFGS standards, ICD 705 SCIF requirements, AHJ compliance, fire and life safety
Defense & Government Contracting
FAR/DFARS clauses, security classification guides, program-specific technical requirements
Environmental & Safety
OSHA regulations, EPA standards, hazmat handling protocols, site remediation requirements
Aviation & Aerospace
FAA airworthiness directives, maintenance manuals, Part 145 repair station requirements
Healthcare
Joint Commission standards, CMS conditions of participation, infection control guidelines
Energy & Utilities
NERC CIP cybersecurity standards, NEC electrical code, pipeline safety regulations
Legal & Financial
SEC regulations, AML compliance frameworks, contract clause verification

Sample Output

This is what CARL delivers.

Field Inspection Entry COMPLIANT
Discipline
Construction & Facilities
Observation
Penetration seals at exterior wall sleeves have been inspected. All conduit and pipe penetrations are sealed with listed firestop material appropriate to the annular space. Installation documentation and listing information are on file.
Primary Regulatory Citation
UFC 3-600-01 Section 7-4.2 — All penetrations through fire-rated construction shall be protected with listed firestop systems installed in accordance with the listing and manufacturer's instructions
Confidence
0.97
Applicability
Direct
Verified By
Primary — Dual Verified
Additional Regulatory Citations (supplemental references)
NFPA 101 Section 8.3.5 PRIMARY — DUAL VERIFIED   1.00
Openings in fire barriers shall be protected by fire door assemblies, fire window assemblies, or fire dampers as required by the applicable code section
IBC Section 714.4 PRIMARY — DUAL VERIFIED   0.97
Through-penetration firestop systems shall be tested in accordance with ASTM E814 or UL 1479 and shall have an F rating not less than the required fire-resistance rating of the assembly
Evaluation Rationale
The observation documents proper installation of listed firestop systems at all exterior wall penetrations. Installation is consistent with UFC requirements and supporting code references. Documentation is present and complete. No deficiencies identified.
Inspector Action
No corrective action required. Retain installation documentation in project file. Confirm firestop installer certification is current and on file with QC records.
Processed: 04/11/2026, 07:21:33 AM

Representative sample only. Actual outputs reflect the governing standards library configured for the specific deployment domain.

Ready to deploy

A second opinion that cites its sources.

Built for professionals who can't afford to be wrong.

Access CARL