About — Echology
Description: Echology builds simulation-aware intelligence tools. Founded by Kyle Vines.

# Building tools that
think in structure.

Echology is a software company that builds simulation-aware intelligence tools. We believe AI should understand documents the way engineers do — structurally, precisely, and with full accountability.

The Problem

## Documents are the dark matter of every industry.

Every firm — engineering, legal, financial, construction — drowns in documents. Specs, contracts, reports, submittals, change orders. Thousands per project. Millions per firm.

Existing AI tools treat documents as flat text. They dump content into a context window and hope for the best. But documents have structure — authority levels, risk classifications, legal obligations, cross-references, numerical precision requirements. Flat text loses all of that.

Echology builds tools that understand that structure. Our simulation-aware architecture doesn't just read documents — it decomposes them into classified semantic units, verifies claims against known standards, and produces auditable intelligence.

Principles

### Local-first

Your data stays on your hardware. No cloud. No API keys. No data leaving the building. This isn't a feature — it's a requirement for firms that handle privileged, ITAR-controlled, or client-confidential content.

### Simulation-aware

Our systems don't just process — they model. Causal graphs explain every classification. Multi-channel verification catches errors. Merkle trees make outputs tamper-evident. Attention budgets allocate compute where it matters. Every decision is logged, explainable, and auditable.

### Deterministic where it counts

AI is powerful but unpredictable. We use AI for classification and reasoning, but wrap it in deterministic systems — hash-chained audit trails, regex-based authority detection, schema validation. The output is reproducible and defensible.

### Built for professionals

Our users are engineers, PMs, and principals at firms that build bridges, hospitals, and power plants. They need tools that are accurate, accountable, and auditable. Not chatbots — intelligence infrastructure.

Company

Echology, Inc. was founded by Kyle Vines. Based in Charleston, South Carolina.