A single change can touch the spec sheet, the equipment list, the GA drawing, and the design basis. Kord groups them into one review session, diffs each format, and flags the document you forgot. Never miss a change again.
Sync, review, publish
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Connect SharePoint, Google Drive, or Egnyte - files stay where they already live.
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Changed files sync into a review session. See exactly what changed.
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Reviewers comment; an AI check finds what the team missed.
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Publish holds until required reviewers sign off.
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The published revision is written back to your drive - every approval on record.
“Update the equipment list per RFI-214 and open a review.”
Edits in your shared drive, then opens the review session itself. Kord pulls the content, diffs what actually changed, and routes it to your reviewers.
“What’s waiting on my review?”
Reads your sessions, reviewers, and status. Same login, same permissions: it sees what you see, nothing more.
“What changed between Rev B and Rev C?”
Walks the full version history. Every revision, comment, and approval on the record.
“Publish it.”
It can’t. Agents propose; humans publish. Approvals, publishing, and deletion stay yours.
Or any MCP client. One URL, browser sign-in, no API keys: mcp.withkord.com/mcp
FAQ
What is Kord?
Kord is version control and structured change management for engineering document sets: P&IDs, datasheets, calculations, drawings, spreadsheets, and submittal packages. Teams review visual diffs, run structured review sessions, and use AI to catch cross-document inconsistencies before release.
Who is Kord for?
OEMs, technology providers, EPCs, and modular equipment companies that deploy a base design at multiple customer sites, whether you sell the plant, license the process technology into someone else's project, or deliver the engineering. If you fork document sets per project, iterate submittals, and lose consistency across SharePoint, email, and Bluebeam, Kord is built for that workflow.
Is Kord GitHub for hardware engineering documents?
Yes. If GitHub is version control with diffs and review for code, Kord is GitHub for hardware: visual diffs and structured review on docx, Excel, PDF, images, CAD drawings, STEP models, and every file in your submittal package, not just source code.
How is Kord different from Bluebeam or Adobe?
Bluebeam and Adobe excel at marking up individual PDFs. Kord manages the whole document set: version history, grouped review sessions, visual diffs across every file format in the package, and an audit trail tied to release, not isolated markups in separate sessions.
How is Kord different from PLM/QMS (Arena, Teamcenter, Windchill)?
PLM and QMS systems are optimized for parts, BOMs, configurations, and quality records. Their viewers can compare a single drawing or model against its prior revision, but none diff a mixed-format submittal package in one session or flag when a value drifts across related files. Kord is the structured review layer for document-set deliverables (spec packages, P&IDs, calculations, submittals), where the per-part model is the wrong abstraction. Kord is not an FDA-validated, 21 CFR Part 11 system of record; keep your QMS for controlled records.
How is Kord different from document control / a CDE (Aconex, ProjectWise)?
A common data environment (CDE) like Oracle Aconex or Bentley ProjectWise owns controlled documents, transmittals, versioning, and references, and can compare one document against its prior version. What it does not do is diff a mixed-format package in one session or catch cross-document drift. Kord focuses on package-level visual diffs, review-session workflow, and AI consistency checks so teams can see every change across the set before approving a submittal.
What file types does Kord support for visual diffs?
PDFs (including P&IDs and drawings), spreadsheets, text and spec documents, images, SVG system diagrams, and STEP 3D models, with side-by-side, overlay, and difference views depending on format.
What does AI consistency checking do?
When pressure, material, or equipment specs change in one document, related files often still reference old values. Kord reads across the document set and flags mismatches. For example: a Concept of Operations still citing 150 psig while vessel specs were updated to 120 psig.
Does Kord replace SharePoint, Google Drive, or PLM?
No. Files can live in SharePoint or Drive; PLM can still own parts. Kord is the missing layer between storage and PLM: document-set change management, visual review, and release with a complete audit trail.
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