PermitOS - AI permitting for real estate

PermitOS is an AI-powered permitting intelligence platform for real estate developers. Before submitting plans to city authorities, developers upload a project brief and receive a governed, multi-agent pre-screen tied to real regulations — starting with Austin, TX. The problem: permitting is slow, fragmented, and expensive. Zoning, building, environmental, and filing requirements live in different silos. A single setback or egress issue discovered late can cost weeks and thousands in rework. How it works: PermitOS uses five specialist agents orchestrated on Band of Agents. A Conductor opens a per-case Band chatroom and dispatches Jurisdiction & Zoning, Building & Safety, Site & Environmental, and Permit Packager agents in sequence. Each agent calls Austin-specific tools, returns structured JSON with pass/fail checks and legal citations, and never oversteps its scope. The Conductor merges reports, detects conflicts, assigns readiness (Ready / Needs Changes / Blocked), and escalates to a human approver. The Packager assembles permits required, documents, fee estimates, and filing sequence. Every step is logged with an audit hash for regulated workflows. Our demo — Riverside Residences, a 50-unit multifamily project — surfaces a real Austin Land Development Code setback violation (8 ft vs 10 ft required) while passing FAR, height, parking, and life-safety checks. The UI shows live agent progress, compliance reports, suggested fixes, and a filing-ready package (~$47K fees, 45-day estimate). Built for Band of Agents Hackathon Track 3: Regulated & High-Stakes Workflows — multiple models, tool use, structured outputs, human-in-the-loop, and full traceability. PermitOS does not replace licensed professionals or city reviewers; it front-loads compliance review so developers fix issues before they pay application fees.