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Entry L-002 Logged 2026-08-07 Status narrowed All findings In the full log

Finding · L-002

Compiling the rules is the thing nobody has done

Both halves were wrong. Compiled-rule products already exist and several are already builder-facing: Symbium covers California accessory-dwelling rules statewide with address-in, envelope-out determinations; Buildability claims parcel screening across 3,100+ counties; Canibuild sells site-fit and au

What was held
That existing vendors sell workflow to jurisdictions — routing, queues, portals — and leave the ruleset in prose, so a compiled ruleset would reach a different customer entirely.
What was done
Looked at what the screening market actually ships.
What came back
Both halves were wrong. Compiled-rule products already exist and several are already builder-facing: Symbium covers California accessory-dwelling rules statewide with address-in, envelope-out determinations; Buildability claims parcel screening across 3,100+ counties; Canibuild sells site-fit and automated compliance to builders.
What it cost
The differentiator. What replaced it is narrower and harder: compiling the rules is necessary and insufficient, and the distinction that matters is not who the customer is but whether the determination carries legal weight. The screening market had already run the information-first experiment and moved roughly two of the thirty-two months.

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