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Formerly \"cove.tool,\" the parent company rebranded to \"cove\" (cove.inc) in January 2025 and now also offers an internal-only AI engine (Vitras.ai) as part of its own architecture practice, but the original cove.tool SaaS product remains live and independently purchasable.","verdict":"solid","composite":3.6,"verdicts":{"energy":"A documented REST API and native Revit/Rhino-Grasshopper/SketchUp plugins plus open gbXML interchange make it a strong early-design energy/daylight/carbon analysis layer, but pricing is quote-only across every source checked.","code-compliance":"Useful secondary placement for energy-code compliance specifically -- cove.tool automates IECC and Title-24 compliance documentation and LEED credit calculations for early-stage design, but the placement is energy-code only (IECC/Title-24/ASHRAE 90.1), not life-safety or accessibility code; teams needing IBC/NFPA checking should look at dedicated code-compliance tools."},"redFlags":["RF1"],"primarySubCategory":"energy","subCategories":["energy","code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":"unknown","api":"REST API v2 (released Feb 2022) at developers.covetool.com -- resource-based HTTP endpoints for project CRUD, geometry upload, running daylight/energy analyses, and retrieving results","authModel":"API auth token supplied on each HTTPS request","scripting":"Rhino/Grasshopper plugin (v4.2.1, updated Apr 2026) supports scripted/parametric batch geometry upload","webhooks":"unknown","agentDocs":["https://developers.covetool.com/","https://help.covetool.com/en/articles/6022777-what-is-the-cove-tool-api"]},"integrations":[{"name":"Autodesk Revit","type":"native"},{"name":"Rhino / Grasshopper","type":"native"},{"name":"SketchUp","type":"native"},{"name":"IES VE","type":"api-only"},{"name":"DesignBuilder","type":"api-only"},{"name":"NREL OpenStudio","type":"api-only"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"GBXML","direction":"both","support":"full","note":"Native import/export path for geometry and energy-model interchange, per gbxml.org's supporting-software list."}],"scores":{"c1":2,"c2":4,"c3":4,"c4":4,"c5":4},"pricing":{"model":"quote-based / contact sales","freeTier":false,"freeViewer":"unknown","trial":true},"evidenceUrls":{"apiDocs":"https://developers.covetool.com/","signup":"https://app.covetool.com/register/","integrations":"https://cove.inc/products/app-store/"},"platforms":["web"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-07","category":"engineer"},{"id":"upcodes","name":"UpCodes","url":"https://up.codes","description":"Cloud-based building code research and AI compliance platform covering 11M+ code sections across 6,000+ U.S. jurisdictions with 190K+ local amendments, updated ~7,000 times per month. Key modules: AI Copilot (project-aware assistant with cross-session memory that answers code questions with exact citations), Revit add-in (real-time in-model compliance checking flagging stairs, doors, ramps, clearances with links to code sections), and Plan Review (launched June 2026, AI-native QA/QC that analyzes uploaded drawings across architecture, structural, MEP, fire, life safety, and accessibility disciplines). YC S17 alumni; 800,000+ MAU.","verdict":"solid","composite":3.2,"verdicts":{"code-compliance":"Best-in-class code-research and AI copilot layer with a genuine free tier and accessible paid plans ($39/mo Essentials) -- the Revit add-in real-time compliance flagging and June 2026 AI Plan Review add meaningful automation on top of the code library, though no public developer API was found for programmatic/agent-driven workflows."},"redFlags":[],"primarySubCategory":"code-compliance","subCategories":["code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["solo","small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":false,"api":"none confirmed -- up.codes/product/pdk-api is a third-party ProdataKey product cataloged on the platform, not UpCodes' own developer API; no public REST/GraphQL API or SDK found","authModel":"none","scripting":"Revit add-in (real-time in-model compliance checking)","webhooks":false,"agentDocs":[]},"integrations":[{"name":"Revit","type":"native"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"CSV","direction":"import","support":"unknown"},{"format":"PDF","direction":"export","support":"unknown"},{"format":"XLSX","direction":"export","support":"unknown"}],"scores":{"c1":4,"c2":2,"c3":4,"c4":4,"c5":2},"pricing":{"model":"freemium","freeTier":true,"freeViewer":false,"trial":true},"evidenceUrls":{"pricing":"https://up.codes/pricing"},"platforms":["web","revit-addin"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-18","category":"engineer"},{"id":"autodesk-model-checker","name":"Autodesk Model Checker for Revit","url":"https://interoperability.autodesk.com/modelchecker.php","description":"Free Revit add-in that validates BIM models against user-authored or institutional rule-based checksets, flagging non-compliant elements with direct in-model navigation. Part of the Autodesk Interoperability Tools for Revit suite. Seven pre-built checksets ship with the tool -- all are institutional BIM standards (Ohio State, Penn State, USACE, VA, etc.), NOT ICC/NFPA building-code rules; building-code checking requires authoring custom checksets via the companion Model Checker Configurator. As of Revit 2026 (v10.0), the Model Checker API is formally deprecated; v9.2 (Revit 2022-2025) retains API access. FREE for any licensed Revit user.","verdict":"solid","composite":3,"verdicts":{"code-compliance":"Free and Revit-native, but code-compliance checking requires authoring your own ICC/NFPA checksets via the Configurator -- no building-code checksets ship out of the box (only institutional BIM standards). As of Revit 2026 the API is deprecated, limiting automation to the UI. Worth evaluating for teams willing to invest in custom checkset authoring; otherwise look at dedicated tools like Kestrel Labs or UpCodes for out-of-the-box code checking."},"redFlags":["RF2"],"primarySubCategory":"code-compliance","subCategories":["code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["solo","small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":false,"api":"Deprecated as of Revit 2026 (v10.0); v9.2 API remains functional for Revit 2022-2025 at https://help.autodesk.com/view/AIT4RVT/ENU/?guid=InteroperabilityToolsForRevit_040mcxr_0404mcxr_html","authModel":"none","scripting":"v9.2 API (deprecated in v10.0/Revit 2026)","webhooks":false,"agentDocs":["https://help.autodesk.com/view/AIT4RVT/ENU/?guid=InteroperabilityToolsForRevit_040mcxr_0404mcxr_html"]},"integrations":[{"name":"Revit","type":"native"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"RVT","direction":"import","support":"full","note":"Revit-only; checks native .rvt model file."}],"scores":{"c1":2,"c2":1,"c3":5,"c4":4,"c5":3},"pricing":{"model":"free (included with licensed Revit)","freeTier":true,"freeViewer":false,"trial":false},"evidenceUrls":{"pricing":"https://interoperability.autodesk.com/modelchecker.php"},"platforms":["revit-addin"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-18","category":"engineer"},{"id":"clariti","name":"Clariti","url":"https://www.claritisoftware.com/","description":"Cloud-based permitting, licensing, code-enforcement, plan-review, and inspections platform for local government agencies, sold in two tiers: Enterprise (configurable permitting/case-management for large jurisdictions) and Launch (a faster-to-deploy edition for small/mid-size governments, the former \"Camino Technologies\" product, acquired May 2023 and rebranded Clariti Launch in October 2024). Clariti also acquired CivCheck (AI-powered guided plan review) in October 2025.","verdict":"situational","composite":2.4,"verdicts":{"permitting":"Broad, actively-developed permitting/licensing platform (5th consecutive GovTech 100 recognition, new municipal wins through early 2026, an Oct 2025 AI plan-review acquisition) with native Bluebeam/Esri/ProjectDox integrations; Capterra and GetApp both independently list a starting price of $1,800/user/year for the Basic plan, so the pricing-wall no longer applies, though onboarding is still a 6-12 month vendor-led implementation and no public data-export or developer-API documentation was found.","code-compliance":"Useful secondary placement for AI-assisted plan review on the municipal side -- CivCheck (acquired Oct 2025, now a native Clariti module) automates guided plan review against building codes for municipal plan examiners, but Clariti is primarily a govtech platform sold to municipalities (not to architects or engineers doing their own compliance checks)."},"redFlags":[],"primarySubCategory":"permitting","subCategories":["permitting","code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":"unknown","api":"Enterprise tier described by the vendor as having \"flexible APIs\"; no public developer-docs portal found for either tier","authModel":"unknown","scripting":"unknown","webhooks":"unknown","agentDocs":[]},"integrations":[{"name":"Esri ArcGIS","type":"native"},{"name":"Bluebeam Revu","type":"native"},{"name":"ePlanSoft","type":"native"},{"name":"ProjectDox","type":"native"},{"name":"Power BI","type":"native"},{"name":"Paysafe","type":"native"},{"name":"Salesforce Platform","type":"api-only"},{"name":"CivCheck","type":"native"},{"name":"Zapier","type":"middleware"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"PDF","direction":"import","support":"full","note":"CivCheck is PDF-native for plan-review submissions."},{"format":"CSV","direction":"export","support":"full","note":"Launch reports and activity-feed export."},{"format":"XLSX","direction":"export","support":"full","note":"Launch reports and activity-feed export to Excel."}],"scores":{"c1":3,"c2":2,"c3":1,"c4":3,"c5":3},"pricing":{"model":"population-based licensing for Launch (quote-only); Basic/Enterprise per-user/year with a Capterra/GetApp-listed starting price","freeTier":false,"freeViewer":"unknown","trial":false,"entryUsd":1800},"evidenceUrls":{"pricing":"https://www.capterra.com/p/89168/Clariti/","integrations":"https://www.claritisoftware.com/products/integrations","signup":"https://www.claritisoftware.com/get-a-demo","formats":"https://www.claritisoftware.com/products/launch-permitting-software"},"platforms":["web","ios","android"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-08","category":"win"},{"id":"kestrel-labs","name":"Kestrel Labs","url":"https://kestrellabs.com","description":"AI code-compliance platform natively embedded inside Autodesk Revit (and SketchUp, coming soon), launched June 2026 at AIA'26. Single-click full-project compliance check in ~30 seconds: every flagged result is tied to a specific Revit model element and cited to the exact ICC code section via a formal data agreement with the International Code Council. Modules: Compliance Analysis (in-model element-level flagging), Compliance Chat (AI code assistant in Revit and web), and Kestrel Portal (web dashboard for non-BIM stakeholders). Also available on Autodesk Design & Make Marketplace and Trimble Connect Marketplace. Denver CO startup, $2.15M pre-seed (New Stack Ventures, FirstMile Ventures).","verdict":"situational","composite":2.4,"verdicts":{"code-compliance":"Highest-precision BIM-native compliance checker available as of 2026 -- Revit-native with exact ICC section citations per flagged element and a formal ICC data agreement, but launched June 2026 (very early), no public API/CLI (RF2), and annual firm-wide pricing is entirely quote-only (RF1); evaluate once pricing stabilizes and a charter customer base is established."},"redFlags":["RF1","RF2"],"primarySubCategory":"code-compliance","subCategories":["code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":false,"api":"none","authModel":"none","scripting":"Revit add-in (native plugin, no scripting surface exposed)","webhooks":false,"agentDocs":[]},"integrations":[{"name":"Revit","type":"native"},{"name":"Autodesk Design & Make Marketplace","type":"native"},{"name":"Trimble Connect","type":"native"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"RVT","direction":"native","support":"full","note":"Compliance analysis runs natively inside Revit models."}],"scores":{"c1":5,"c2":1,"c3":1,"c4":2,"c5":3},"pricing":{"model":"contact-sales (annual firm-wide licensing, no per-seat fees; charter rates available)","freeTier":false,"freeViewer":false,"trial":"unknown"},"evidenceUrls":{"formats":"https://kestrellabs.com/compliance-analysis/"},"platforms":["revit-addin","web"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-08","category":"engineer"},{"id":"codecomply-ai","name":"CodeComply.AI","url":"https://codecomply.ai","description":"AI-powered building plan review platform that ingests PDF plan sets and checks them against IBC, IPC, IMC, IRC, NFPA 101, ADA, FHA, UFC, and locally amended codes using computer vision, OCR, and ML. Features: automated compliance flagging with code citations, Plan Chat (AI Q&A directly on uploaded plans), and VersionVue (automated redline comparison between plan revisions). Outputs pass/fail results with citations; vendor explicitly disclaims results as informational and not a substitute for professional plan review. Founded 2022, Miami FL; $2M seed (Lightning Capital, Govo Venture Partners); also available via CivicPlus Community Development platform (partnership March 2026).","verdict":"situational","composite":2,"verdicts":{"code-compliance":"Promising early-stage AI plan review across IBC/NFPA/ADA/FHA/UFC with computer-vision PDF analysis and a Plan Chat Q&A layer, but the company is early-stage (~15 employees), pricing is entirely demo-gated (RF1), no public API (RF2), and the vendor explicitly disclaims results as informational -- treat as an accelerator for initial screening, not a determinative compliance check."},"redFlags":["RF1","RF2"],"primarySubCategory":"code-compliance","subCategories":["code-compliance"],"sectors":["agnostic"],"firmSizeFit":["small-team","growing"],"agentAccess":{"mcp":false,"cli":false,"api":"none","authModel":"none","scripting":"none","webhooks":false,"agentDocs":[]},"integrations":[{"name":"CivicPlus","type":"native"}],"fileFormats":[{"format":"PDF","direction":"import","support":"full","note":"Primary input format for plan set analysis."}],"scores":{"c1":4,"c2":1,"c3":1,"c4":2,"c5":2},"pricing":{"model":"contact-sales / demo-gated; no published pricing","freeTier":false,"freeViewer":false,"trial":"unknown"},"evidenceUrls":{"pricing":"https://codecomply.ai/product/"},"platforms":["web"],"lifecycle":"active","lastVerified":"2026-07-18","category":"engineer"}]}