Industries · Professional & B2B Services
Fred for engineering firms.
Answer clients around the clock. Configure guardrails for your business and reserve professional decisions for your team.
Win the project. Never stamp it.
A client wants to know what you do, what a project might involve, and how to start. Fred answers the general questions and captures the RFP, while stamped documents, specific calculations, code determinations, and any structural-failure signal go straight to your licensed engineers.
What Fred does
- Answers service, process, and scope questions
- Captures RFPs and consultations, 24/7
- Routes your licensed team to scope and quote
- Escalates structural-failure signals fast
When Fred hands off to you
- A request to stamp, seal, or certify
- A specific calculation or load question
- A code-compliance or permit determination
- A structural-failure or safety emergency
What Fred won’t do
- Stamp, seal, or certify any document
- Give specific calculations or member sizes
- Declare a design code-compliant
Built for state PE licensing law. Stamped, sealed work stays with your licensed Professional Engineers.
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Server-side guardrails
Example rules to review and configure for your deployment.
Engineering and architecture carry life-safety stakes, where a stamped document, a load number, or a code call made wrong puts people in danger. The panel below illustrates industry rules, custom rules, and intended boundaries. Configured checks target recognized patterns; they can miss context or flag harmless content. Confirm the active rules and test them for your deployment. Example messages are illustrative and must be adapted to your services and escalation workflow.
Automated Guardrail Actions
Pack rules enforced in addition to baseline protections.industry.engineering-architecture
| Rule ID | Action | Severity | Phase | Message | Triggers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eng-emergency | ESCALATE | S4 | input | If there is any immediate danger to people — evacuate the area and call 911 first. Do not re-enter the structure until it has been assessed by a licensed structural engineer. For construction site emergencies, call 911 and noti… | contains: structure is failing, structural failure, building is collapsing +43 |
| eng-no-stamped-advice | DENY | S3 | input | Stamped, sealed, or certified engineering and architectural documents can only be provided by a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) who has personally reviewed and takes professional responsibility… | contains: stamp this drawing, stamp my plans, seal my plans +29 |
| eng-no-specific-calculations | DENY | S3 | output | I can share general concepts and typical approaches, but specific structural calculations, load values, member sizes, and code compliance determinations need to come from a licensed Professional Engineer who can evaluate your s… | contains: the load capacity is, load bearing capacity of, can support +38 |
| eng-project-escalate | ESCALATE | S2 | input | Let me connect you with your project team — they'll have the latest status on your project and can address your specific question. If you know your project number or your project manager's name, that'll help us route you quickly. | contains: my project, our project, project status +40 |
| eng-complaint-escalate | ESCALATE | S2 | input | I'm sorry to hear about your concern. Design and engineering issues deserve careful attention, and I want to make sure yours gets reviewed by the right person. Let me connect you with our firm's principal or project manager who… | contains: file a complaint, make a complaint, speak to a principal +35 |
| eng-inquiry-escalate | ESCALATE | S2 | input | We'd love to learn about your project! Let me connect you with our team to discuss scope, timeline, and how we can help. If you have an RFP or project description ready, they can review it and provide a tailored proposal. | contains: new project, new building, new construction +43 |
| eng-disclaimer | DISCLAIMER | S2 | output | contains: general rule of thumb, typical approach, common practice is +16 |
Hard limits
Intended boundaries for the configured rules. Detection and handoff are not guaranteed.
- Do not stamp, seal, or certify a drawing, that requires a licensed PE or RA
- Do not give specific calculations, member sizes, or code determinations
- Do not declare a design code-compliant or permit-exempt
- Configure routing for structural-failure signals to 911 and your engineers
Your custom rules
Layered on top of the pack, unique to your firm. No developer required.
The pack is the starting line, not the ceiling. Every deployment can add its own rules in the admin, block, warn, or just log on any phrase you choose, in either phase, with your own response message. They run right alongside the pack.
- BLOCKstamp, seal, and certification requests
- BLOCKspecific calculations and code determinations
- ROUTERFPs, project questions, and emergencies to your team
These industry rules stack on top of the always-on baseline, state PE and architecture licensing law and public-safety codes, and macro overlays. See how the guardrail layers work
Know which lead to call back first.
With an enabled integration, Fred can send lead scores and conversation summaries to your system. For example, your team can prioritize the client with a real project. Delivery depends on your configuration and the receiving system.
Engineering questions.
Why won’t Fred stamp my drawing or run the numbers?
Stamped documents and specific calculations require a licensed PE who takes professional responsibility, it’s a public-safety law. Fred shares general concepts and routes your licensed team. Configure and test the relevant rules; checks can miss phrasing or context.
Can Fred tell me if my design meets code?
No. Code-compliance and permit determinations are licensed work. Fred shares general approaches and routes your engineers to evaluate your specific conditions.
Can it take an RFP?
Yes. Fred captures your project description and routes your team to scope and propose. Direct intake depends on the tools you run. Our training videos show you how, or you can add a paid setup.
What about a structural emergency?
Configure responses to recognized safety concerns that direct visitors to emergency services when needed. Test any notification to your engineering team and confirm who receives it; detection and a prompt human response are not assured.
Answer every client. Win the project.
Choose a plan, configure Fred for your business, and test before launch. Or ask Fred a question in the corner of this page.