Start from a nameplate photo
Photograph the nameplate or the machine. OctoVault reads model, serial, and maker, and opens the record. You approve every fact before it lands.
MODEL VF-2 · S/N 41508 · read from photoHow it works
No folders to design, no fields to fill first. The record builds from what you already have — and you approve every fact before it lands.
Guided setup: send what you have; we organize the first equipment records with you.
Start with one machine, one nameplate photo, and one repair invoice. Ask what fixed this last time. Prefer to talk? Call (226) 243-0172.
Photograph the nameplate or the machine. OctoVault reads model, serial, and maker, and opens the record. You approve every fact before it lands.
MODEL VF-2 · S/N 41508 · read from photoDrop in manuals, warranties, invoices, inspection reports, photos. Import the equipment list you already keep (CSV). Each file is saved first, then linked to the right record.
warranty_2025.pdf → linked · gaps: install photoType the fix, the contractor's advice, the thing the retiring tech always checked first. Short notes are fine — they become searchable context on the record.
“Sticks in cold snaps — grease the hinge pin first.”“What fixed this last time?” “Is it under warranty?” “Who serviced it?” The answer is built only from your records — and shows exactly which ones.
3 sources cited · answer in secondsEvery answer lists its proof sources. Anything OctoVault couldn't read or couldn't find is called out in amber as Missing — a to-do, not a guess.
Missing: warranty certificateOn phones this flow is one thumb: camera → save → ask. If a document can't be read, OctoVault says so and keeps the file anyway.
Why operators trust it
Every serious answer points at the records behind it — invoice, manual, note, photo.
Gaps show up in amber, not papered over. “Missing” is a first-class answer.
Your records are never held hostage — we export everything for you anytime you ask.
OctoVault shows sources, flags missing proof, and makes guided setup available when your team wants help.
Help is optional
Guided setup: send what you have; we organize the first equipment records with you. We reply within one business day.
What to try first: Start with one machine, one nameplate photo, and one repair invoice. Ask what fixed this last time. Your records stay exportable, and every answer shows the sources behind it.
FAQ
One record. Snap a nameplate photo, attach one manual or service invoice, then ask: what fixed this last time? If the answer isn't useful, you've lost ten minutes.
It tells you. The file is saved either way, marked "could not read yet," and the record's Missing list shows what still needs a better copy. Honest gaps beat confident guesses.
Nothing lands in a record until you approve it. Every answer shows its sources, and when proof is missing OctoVault says "missing" instead of guessing.
Yes. Open OctoVault in your browser and start with one equipment record. If you'd rather not do the loading, request guided setup and we'll load your first records with you.