Replace the equipment spreadsheet

Replace your equipment spreadsheet with answers you can trust.

Import your CSV. Keep invoices, manuals and repair notes with each equipment row, then ask questions with sources.

Free 30-day self-serve trial, full access, no card.

OctoVault by Innovate-Ops — equipment service records and repair history for small operators. Questions first? Call (226) 243-0172.

Illustrative example
CSVEquipment rowPDFService reportINVPurchase invoicePHOTOInstall photo
Equipment memoryRecord assembled from the sources above
Compressor — imported from CSV RECORD IN26060015
ASKWhere is the latest compressor service report?

The 2025 service report is attached to this record, with the purchase invoice kept alongside it.

Proof sources

  • CSV import
  • Service report PDF
  • Purchase invoice
Handled byImported row → living record
MissingInstall photo — not uploaded yet.
Sources visible — answer locked to the records shown. No guessing.

Founding-customer guided setup is free for the agreed starting scope in exchange for honest feedback.

Start with one machine, one photo of the label with the model number, and one repair invoice. Ask what fixed this last time. Prefer to talk? Call (226) 243-0172.

Answers cite sourcesMissing proof is called outRecords stay exportableYou approve every fact

Your first machine, phone in hand

Start your first equipment record with a photo.

Photograph the label, review the details the AI reads, and approve what belongs in the record.

  • 📷Photo of the label
  • 🎤Voice note
  • ✉️Forwarded email
  • 📄Manual or invoice
  • 📊Your spreadsheet
You

You take one photo

A clear photo of the label on the machine.

AI

AI writes the record

Make, model, serial, year, voltage — read straight off the photo and laid out as a record.

You

You tap Approve

Nothing lands until you say so. From then on you can ask that machine anything.

No setup project. No importing week. No training. Start with the machine that hurt you most recently.

Sound familiar?

THE SHEETThe spreadsheet says “fixed 3/14” — the invoice is somewhere in email.
THE SPRAWLThree tabs, two owners, zero photos.
THE KEY PERSONThe one person who understands the sheet is on vacation.

From spreadsheet row to trusted record

Bring the sheet. Let each row collect the proof around it.

CSV import starts the record list. Photos, invoices, and notes make each row useful enough to answer questions.

01

Reads the photo

A photo of the label with the model number or the equipment starts the record. OctoVault pulls out the useful identity clues and keeps the image as a source — you approve every fact.

02

Links the files

Drag in a manual, an invoice, a photo. Each file lands on the right record — linked, not lost in a folder.

03

Imports the list

The spreadsheet you already keep, messy rows and all. Every row becomes a record you can attach proof to and ask.

04

Answers with proof

Ask what happened, what is covered, or what is missing. Every answer shows the sources it used — and gaps are called out, not papered over.

The old way, and this way

You hand it the mess. AI does the rest.

Keep the source with the equipment record, ready for the next question.

The old way
With OctoVault
The old wayRetype the spreadsheet into new software
With OctoVaultImport it as-is — “ask Mike” and #REF! included
The old wayFile PDFs into folders you'll never open
With OctoVaultDrop them in; each lands on its machine
The old wayRing the contractor to ask what he did in March
With OctoVaultAsk the record; the invoice is attached
The old wayThe binder, if you can find the binder
With OctoVaultIn your pocket, answerable in plain language
The old wayNew hire shadows you for a month
With OctoVaultThey open the machine's record and start informed
📱

Keep it on your home screen. The vault opens where the machines are — at the machine. Nothing to install from a store; your phone adds it straight from the browser.

Before

Spreadsheet rows without proof

AssetLast serviceNote
Compressorfixed 3/14?invoice?
Dock 4Jan 22sticks cold
RTU-2#REF!service report?
Gate northMay 8ask vendor

After

Compressor record you can ask

Answer: Belt replaced March 14. Service report attached. Install photo still missing.
CSV rowService invoiceService report PDF
Missing: install photo

Before and after

Replace scattered proof with answers you can trust.

Before OctoVault
  • Old spreadsheet with stale rows.
  • Manuals in shared folders.
  • Invoices buried in email.
  • Photos on personal phones.
  • Important context in one person's head.
After OctoVault
  • Records tied to the right equipment or facility item.
  • Answers that include sources.
  • Missing source prompts.
  • Staff and contractor knowledge preserved.
  • Simple path from capture to useful answer.

What you can ask

Where is the latest service report?What fixed this last time?Which rows have no proof at all?When was this last serviced?

Why operators trust it

Answers cite sources

Every serious answer points at the records behind it — invoice, manual, note, photo.

Missing proof is called out

Gaps show up in amber, not papered over. “Missing” is a first-class answer.

Records stay exportable

Your records are never held hostage — we export everything for you anytime you ask.

Operational limits are explicit

OctoVault shows sources, flags missing proof, and makes guided setup available when your team wants help.

Download a free CSV starter template

Three ways to start

Start on your own, or let us do it with you.

Most people never need us. The offer is there anyway.

02

Free 20-minute call

Twenty minutes with the people who built OctoVault. Bring one machine and you leave the call with its record made.

Book a time
03

We load it for you

FREE RIGHT NOW

Founding-customer guided setup is free for the agreed starting scope in exchange for honest feedback. Send the photos, PDFs or spreadsheet you already have; this is separate from the self-serve trial.

Tell us what you have

Help is optional

Rather not do the loading yourself?

Founding-customer guided setup is free for the agreed starting scope in exchange for honest feedback. We reply within one business day.

If that cannot connect, the form opens your email app instead. Want to talk? Call (226) 243-0172 or book 20 minutes.

Answers cite sourcesMissing proof is called outRecords stay exportableYou approve every fact

Have a spreadsheet already? Say so in the note — guided setup imports it with you.

What to try first: Start with one machine, one photo of the label with the model number, and one repair invoice. Ask what fixed this last time. Your records stay exportable, and every answer shows the sources behind it.

FAQ

Short answers for busy operators.

Can we import our current spreadsheet?

Yes — CSV import is live. Send it during guided setup and we'll load it with you; every row becomes a record you can attach proof to.

What should I try first?

One record. Snap a photo of the label with the model number, attach one manual or service invoice, then ask: what fixed this last time? If the answer isn't useful, you've lost ten minutes.

What if the AI misreads something?

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.

Where does my data live?

In your own workspace, isolated from every other customer and verified by automated tests on every build. Real records onboard through guided setup — and we export everything for you anytime you ask.

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