For Washington records & public-disclosure teams

A records request that took days now takes minutes.

Kotari turns the records you've already digitized into instant, plain-language answers — each one with the exact source document attached. Ask. Verify. Respond.

See it work · sample county archive

Ask a public-records question.

A working demonstration on a sample set of meeting minutes, resolutions and ordinances. Tap a question — or type your own — and watch Kotari answer with its source.

Kotari · Records Assistant · "Demo County" archive
Try one of these public-records requests
Demonstration only · answers are pre-loaded samples · your real archive stays in your environment
Records stay where they live Every answer is cited Free pilot on your own records Built on 30+ yrs of Modus digitization
The path from box to answer

Three steps. The hard part is already done.

Modus has digitized records for Washington agencies, hospitals, firms and manufacturers since 1994. Kotari picks up where the scanner leaves off.

01 — MODUS

Digitized & indexed

Your paper, microfilm and files become searchable digital records — already done, or done by our partner.

Handled by Modus
02 — KOTARI

Made answerable

Kotari organizes and governs those records so they answer questions accurately — with the source attached to every answer.

This is what we do
03 — YOUR TEAM

Just ask

Staff ask in plain language in the tools you already use. Answers come back with a link to the exact record.

In Copilot, Claude, or web
Why Kotari

The boring parts are the point.

Anyone can bolt a chatbot onto a folder. Regulated organizations need answers they can trust and defend in a public-disclosure context. That's the work Kotari obsesses over.

Every answer cited

No black-box guesses. Each response links to the exact source record, so staff verify before they act or respond to a requester.

Governed access

Who can see what stays under your control, with an audit trail of every query. The wrong record never surfaces to the wrong person.

Your data stays put

Kotari works with records where they already live — in your environment or your secure repository. No new data sprawl.

Public Records Act-ready

Built for public-disclosure response — find, verify and release the right record under a statutory deadline.

Retention-aware

Designed around your records retention schedule, so nothing surfaces — or is disposed of — out of policy.

HIPAA-aware

Built with healthcare in mind: protected health information stays access-controlled and auditable.

The pilot · low friction by design

From "yes" to your first answer in about a week.

No software to buy, no infrastructure to stand up, no data to move. We prove it on a slice of records you choose, then measure it against how you work today.

You pick a slice

One record type you field requests on often — e.g. council minutes 2005–2015.

Day 1 · 30 min

We connect it

We point Kotari at the already-digitized files. Nothing leaves your environment.

Days 2–5

You ask real questions

Your team tries actual requests and checks every cited source.

Day 6+

We measure the win

Time-to-answer vs. your current process, in your own numbers.

End of pilot
Who it's for

Built first for the people drowning in requests.

  • City & county records / public-disclosure officers — turn a multi-day PRA search into minutes.
  • Clerks & deputy clerks — find the resolution, ordinance or minute entry on demand.
  • Healthcare records & ROI staff — locate the right chart across decades of scans.
  • Legal & compliance — surface the right matter file or precedent instantly.
The offer

Start free. Prove it on your own records.

We begin with a free, narrow pilot on records you choose. You see real cited answers measured against your current process — before any commitment.

Request a pilot
In exclusive partnership with Modus Technology — Washington's document-digitization specialists since 1994.
Let's talk

See your own records answer a real request.

A 30-minute conversation about where your records pain is — and a free pilot if it's a fit. No pressure, no platform to buy.

Book a free pilot