AI permit desk for small commercial contractors

Keep every permit moving.

CairnDocket keeps the paperwork, portals, and people behind a commercial job moving in the same direction — before a permit turns into a schedule problem.

Built for the contractor already doing five people's jobs.

CairnDocket / Active docket Live

Project 0147

Main Street Fit-out

184 Main Street · Riverside

On track

03

Approvals

07

Documents

74%

Ready to build

Building · Plan review
Approved
Fire · Site inspection
Tomorrow · 9:30 AM
Planning · Zoning letter
Waiting on city
Next move surfacedUpload zoning letter

The coordination layer

Less chasing. More building.

A permit desk for the messy middle between “we submitted it” and “we can open the doors.”

The signal

A clear next move on every job.

CairnDocket reads the state of the work and brings the one thing that matters now to the top — not another dashboard full of noise.

See the workflow

02 / Follow-up

Stop paying your best people to chase status.

See what is waiting, who owns the next call, and when to follow up without reconstructing the story from email threads.

03 / Confidence

Give every job a steadier handoff.

The whole crew sees the same docket: permits, documents, inspections, and decisions in the order the work needs them.

A steadier handoff

From scattered requirements to a docket your crew can trust.

No new process to memorize. Just one place to turn permit work into a sequence.

01

Drop in the job brief

Start with the address, scope, and the documents already on your desk.

02

CairnDocket maps the path

Jurisdiction requirements become one clear checklist instead of five portal tabs.

03

Your team keeps moving

Every blocker, handoff, and inspection has an owner and a next move.

Owner's morning brief
03

Approvals cleared

Building + electrical

02

Inspections upcoming

Tomorrow · 9:30 AM

01

Blocker needs attention

Zoning letter missing

For the owner's morning brief

Walk into the day knowing where the job stands.

CairnDocket turns permit administration into a short, useful brief: what moved, what is next, and what needs your attention before lunch.

Know what the city needs before it asks.
Stop paying your best people to chase status.
Give every job a steadier handoff.

Plans that fit the docket

Start with the amount of permit work you actually have.

Begin with one project, then add more coverage when your pipeline earns it. No lock-in, no implementation theater.

Two months free annually
Field Notes
A focused starting point for a contractor testing the workflow.
$129/month
  • 1 active project
  • Jurisdiction requirement map
  • Document checklist
  • Shared next-move brief
Contractor Desk
Best fit
For teams coordinating several jobs and jurisdictions at once.
$299/month
  • Up to 10 active projects
  • Cross-portal status tracking
  • Inspection coordination
  • Owner morning briefs
Request a walkthrough

Includes a guided setup for your first live job.

Portfolio
For operators who need a permit desk across a larger active pipeline.
Custom
  • Everything in Contractor Desk
  • Unlimited active projects
  • Custom jurisdiction playbooks
  • Dedicated operations review

Straight answers

The questions that come up before the first permit.

If your permitting pain has a familiar shape, there is probably a better handoff for it.

Read the full FAQ

Bring us the messy job

Tell us where permits are slowing you down.

Share a little about your company and the work you coordinate. We'll follow up with a practical walkthrough — no hard sell, no generic demo script.

Contractor-first, human-led
Request a walkthrough

We'll get back to you at the address you share.

CairnDocket / Permit operations, finally in one place.

Back to top