Utilizing AI as a construction project manager: RFIs, submittals, meeting notes?
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Replies split. Some PMs export a spec section and a shop drawing submission to text and ask AI to flag differences ("takes some tweaking… but damn"). Others don't trust it during construction. A common complaint: ChatGPT doesn't connect to Procore, so it's still copy-and-paste.
Where an "agent" fits: a workflow that watches for a new RFI or submittal, pulls the relevant spec section, drafts a comparison or response, and puts it in your queue for review. You can build this yourself with n8n (free to self-host) connected to a local model through Ollama, or to a cloud model if your contracts allow. Keep a human approval step; the person answering the RFI owns the answer. Commercial agent platforms in this space include Trunk Tools and Datagrid. More builder frameworks are in Agent Tools.