Private AI and engineering intelligence for serious professional work.
KEVOS AI is the modular AI product being developed by EraNorth to connect
language models, organisational knowledge, research, specialist agents, multimodal tools
and controlled workflow execution.
KEVOS development now forms part of this product page. The public log
shows only entries deliberately approved for release and was last updated 6 September 2026.
KEVOS AI DistributionEstablished
Installable KEVOS AI 1.0.0 local workspace prepared
KEVOS AI now has an installable local application path for Windows. The application is packaged as normal desktop software rather than requiring a developer checkout. On first launch it prepares the local model runtime and model set, starts the workspace services and opens the browser-based KEVOS interface on the user's own machine. Knowledge is deliberately not bundled with the installer; each installation begins with an empty private knowledge store that the user can populate and index.
Evidence: Windows 1.0.0 installer build produced; release distribution and first-run model setup are managed separately from the CMS source package.
EraNorth AcademyEstablished
Professional AI learning platform and AI Solutions Architect programme
EraNorth Academy has been expanded into a structured professional learning environment with programmes, stages, courses, modules, lessons, labs, assessments, projects, capstones, learner progress, skills evidence and completion certificates. The AI Solutions Architect programme is taught with original EraNorth material and uses external certification providers only as optional validation references rather than as copied course content.
Evidence: Multi-level Academy architecture, original curriculum source files, assessment engine, learner progress, module certificates and admin curriculum controls implemented in the CMS.
Release EngineeringEstablished
Versioned KEVOS AI release and download centre
EraNorth can manage KEVOS AI releases from the administration console using semantic versions, draft/published states, platform-specific installers, release notes, checksums and controlled public downloads. Large installer files are uploaded in browser chunks so each PHP request remains small even when the completed installer is much larger.
Evidence: Admin release workflow, protected release storage, chunk upload endpoint, SHA-256 recording, public Downloads and Release History routes.
KEVOS AI CoreActive
Modular AI orchestration rather than one monolithic chatbot
KEVOS AI is built as a set of cooperating services. A request can be classified, routed to the appropriate model or capability, supplied with authorised context, combined with tools or specialist workflows, checked against evidence and returned with a capability trace. Local deployments can use local model runtimes, while hosted workflows can use approved external providers when configuration, permissions and data classification allow it.
Evidence: Separate orchestration, command routing, provider, knowledge, research, memory, validation and specialist intelligence services are present in the application architecture.
Knowledge & EvidenceActive
Knowledge ingestion, retrieval and evidence-grounded answers
KEVOS does not treat uploaded documents as magical model training. Knowledge is handled as an explicit evidence layer: documents are parsed, normalised, segmented, indexed and stored with metadata; user questions retrieve relevant material; neighbouring context can be expanded; and the resulting evidence is supplied to the model with source identifiers. This keeps source knowledge separate from the base model and makes it possible to show citations, provenance and evidence gaps.
Evidence: Knowledge indexing/orchestration, citation handling, document parsing and evidence-context services are implemented and continue to be refined for retrieval depth and quality.
Research IntelligenceActive
Multi-pass research with source comparison and uncertainty
Deep Research is designed to move beyond a single retrieval pass. The research workflow plans the question, gathers relevant internal or approved external evidence, analyses findings and conflicts, identifies gaps and then synthesises an answer with source references. Retrieved documents and webpages are treated as evidence rather than executable instructions, which is important for both reliability and prompt-injection resistance.
Evidence: Research planning, evidence review, citation persistence, source-conflict handling and staged synthesis are implemented in the research service.
Multimodal & EngineeringActive
Document, image and controlled engineering intelligence
The multimodal path extends KEVOS beyond plain text so technical documents, images, screenshots and other visual information can be interpreted as part of a governed workflow. Engineering integrations are being approached as controlled assistance: AI can help inspect, explain and prepare work, but engineering approval and safety-critical decisions remain with qualified people and authorised processes.
Evidence: Document intelligence and vision service foundations are integrated; controlled CAD-oriented workflows remain under staged validation.
Specialist IntelligenceActive
Specialist roles built on shared evidence and controls
KEVOS is moving from a single generic assistant toward specialist engineering, project/program, research and decision roles. Specialists share the same governed foundations—authorised knowledge, project context, memory, tools, permissions and validation—so expertise is added through orchestration and domain-specific behaviour rather than by allowing independent agents to act without boundaries.
Evidence: Specialist routing and intelligence services exist alongside shared governance, evidence and project-context services.
Memory & RuntimeActive
Working memory, project memory and persistent context
Memory is being built as an explicit data capability rather than assuming the language model permanently learns from every conversation. Short-term conversation context, project memory, saved user preferences and longer-lived organisational context can be stored and retrieved under defined scopes. This allows useful continuity while keeping memory distinct from RAG, fine-tuning and model training.
Evidence: Conversation, project and long-term memory services are separated in the application architecture and can be governed independently.
Governance & QualityActive
Evidence boundaries, permissions, evaluation and safe fallback
Reliability is treated as an architecture concern, not a prompt slogan. KEVOS separates permissions, provider eligibility, evidence collection, citations, confidence, user feedback and fallback behaviour. Where authorised evidence is insufficient, the system is designed to state that limitation rather than invent organisation-specific facts. Production changes are introduced with migration checks, regression testing and rollback paths.
Evidence: Provider governance, evidence synthesis, citation validation, quality feedback and deployment rollback mechanisms are implemented across the platform.
Performance EngineeringActive
Faster page delivery and hardware-aware AI execution
Performance work now spans both the web platform and local AI runtime. The CMS avoids unnecessary migration work and large Academy data loads on normal requests, while the local AI architecture continues to profile CPU, GPU, RAM and model-loading behaviour so execution can be matched to available hardware instead of assuming unlimited resources.
Evidence: CMS request-path optimisation and local resource-profiling work are both part of the current development stream.
EraNorth PlatformEstablished
EraNorth and KEVOS AI roles clearly separated
EraNorth is the advisory, learning and transformation organisation. KEVOS AI is the AI product developed within that platform. Public navigation, Academy, release management and product pages now use that distinction consistently so consulting services, professional education and software are not presented as the same thing.
Evidence: Public brand architecture, KEVOS AI product routes, EraNorth Academy and release centre use the same product/company distinction.
Why KEVOS exists
The model is only one component of the system.
Professional AI becomes more useful when it can work with trusted
knowledge, understand context, use the right tools, preserve evidence and operate
inside clear permissions.
KEVOS AI is therefore being developed as an orchestration and intelligence environment
rather than as a single chatbot or a single model. The architecture is intended to
remain modular so models and tools can change without redefining the product.
Current public position: KEVOS AI is under active
development. The page describes the development direction and implemented foundations,
not a claim that every listed capability is production-ready.
Platform architecture
A modular capability stack.
Each layer is being developed so it can be improved independently while
still operating through a common orchestrator.
Foundation built
Local & private AI core
Local model orchestration, selectable models and a private working environment designed to reduce unnecessary dependence on external services.
Foundation built
Knowledge & RAG
Document retrieval, hybrid search concepts, citations, deeper context expansion and multi-pass evidence gathering for large knowledge collections.
Active development
Research & verification
Iterative research workflows that search, read, refine, compare evidence and continue until the task reaches an appropriate confidence threshold.
Active development
Vision & document intelligence
Image understanding, document visual analysis, structured extraction and multimodal workflows for technical and professional material.
Active development
CAD & engineering tools
Controlled integration patterns for engineering files, technical libraries and CAD applications, including local SolidWorks-oriented workflows.
Active development
Memory & specialist agents
Hierarchical memory, expert roles, planning, reflection, knowledge graphs and agent hand-offs designed to support long-running professional work.
Engineering focus
Performance & model routing
GPU/CPU/RAM balancing, model selection, fallbacks, resource limits and performance profiling for smooth operation on practical hardware.
Future packaging
Portable deployment
Pack-and-go architecture, repeatable installation, upgrade paths and future one-click deployment for suitable computers or servers.
Governance principle
Security & human control
Permissions, safe tool boundaries, auditability, evidence, rollback, failure handling and human approval where actions carry meaningful consequence.
Intended specialist capability
KEVOS AI is being shaped to support expert engineering, project and
program, research, knowledge and decision workflows without pretending one agent can
replace every professional discipline.
Scope, planning, governance, risk, decisions, reporting, benefits and delivery context.
Intelligence
Research · Vision · Knowledge
Evidence gathering, visual understanding, document intelligence, knowledge retrieval and verification.
Where KEVOS may create value
Start with a repeated business or engineering problem.
Private organisational knowledge assistants
Engineering document and specification intelligence
Project and program knowledge environments
RAG and evidence-linked research
Document extraction and comparison
Controlled agent and workflow automation
Manufacturing and operations intelligence
Local/private AI architecture for sensitive information
The preferred route is to validate the problem, information readiness, risk and
measurable outcome before treating software as the answer.
Public development boundary
We will show progress, not expose the private knowledge system.
Public demonstrations will use synthetic, public or sanitised material.
Internal data, private knowledge libraries, credentials and sensitive system details
remain private.
Public
Selected architecture diagrams, milestones, benchmark summaries, demonstrations,
screenshots using non-sensitive data, lessons learned and product-development notes.
Private
Internal learning and business plans, proprietary datasets, confidential documents,
detailed security configuration, agent memory, credentials, source knowledge and
client/employer material.
KEVOS Expression of Interest
Have a problem that may suit private or engineering-focused AI?
Share the problem, current workflow, information involved and outcome you
would want to prove. EraNorth will use the enquiry to understand demand and suitable
pilot opportunities.