Features - HomeRunBook

Core Feature

Interactive Topology Mapping

This is the heart of HomeRunBook. An interactive canvas where you build a living, connected map of every system in your home. Not a static diagram — a dynamic graph that understands relationships.

Drag-and-drop from 9,500+ components organized by trade, category, and manufacturer. Panels, breakers, outlets, pipes, valves, ducts, vents, cameras, routers — it's all here.
Port-to-port connections model real physical interfaces. A NEMA 5-15P plug connects to a NEMA 5-15R receptacle. An RJ45 patch cable connects to an RJ45 port. The system validates that connections make physical sense.
Graph traversal lets you trace upstream and downstream. Click a device and see everything that feeds it and everything it feeds, across the entire map.
Multi-map support for different floors, buildings, or outdoor areas. Cross-map connections link systems that span multiple spaces.
Sticky notes annotate directly on the canvas for context and reminders.
Trade layer filtering lets you toggle visibility per system. Focus on just electrical, just plumbing, or see the full picture.

Electrical Plumbing HVAC Security IT/AV

                    [200A Main Panel]

                      |-- [Breaker 1: Kitchen 20A]

                      |    |-- GFCI Outlet --> Dishwasher

                      |    |-- GFCI Outlet --> Disposal

                      |-- [Breaker 3: HVAC 30A]

                      |    |-- Air Handler --> Zone 1 / Zone 2

                      |-- [Breaker 5: IT 15A]

                           |-- Router --> AP1 / NVR

                    [Main Shutoff]

                      |-- Water Heater --> Kitchen / Master Bath

AI-Powered

Property AI Assistant

Ask your home anything. HomeRunBook's AI assistant is powered by Google's Gemini and has full context of your entire topology, documents, and maintenance history. It doesn't guess — it traces connections.

Topology-aware answers. "What's on breaker 14?" doesn't just check a label — it traverses the graph to find every connected device, their loads, and their status.
Diagnostic reasoning. "Why is my bedroom cold?" follows the HVAC path from your furnace through the air handler to the zone damper and vent, identifying potential failure points along the way.
Multi-level context. Ask at the property level, room level, or component level. The AI adjusts its scope and detail automatically.
Document intelligence. Upload a PDF manual or warranty, and the AI can reference it in answers. "What's the warranty on my water heater?" pulls from your stored documents.
Conversation memory. Full multi-turn conversations with persistent history. Pick up where you left off.
Source attribution. Every answer links back to specific components, documents, or maintenance records so you can verify.

"My kitchen outlets keep tripping. Why?"

Your kitchen GFCI outlets are on Breaker #7 (20A). I traced the circuit and found 5 devices drawing a combined 18.5A:

Dishwasher (12A)
Garbage disposal (5A)
Toaster oven (1.5A)

At 92.5% load, this exceeds the NEC 80% continuous load recommendation. Consider moving the toaster to a different circuit.

Zero Friction

Visual Add — Photo to Component

The biggest barrier to documenting your home is the tedium of manual data entry. Visual Add eliminates it. Point your phone at any piece of equipment, and our AI does the rest.

QR code handoff. Click "Visual Add" on desktop, scan the QR with your phone, and start snapping photos. No app download needed.
Gemini Vision AI reads equipment labels, nameplates, and panels to extract manufacturer, model number, serial number, and specifications.
Auto-creates components in your topology with pre-filled metadata. The component appears on your map ready to connect.
Confidence scoring tells you how sure the AI is about each field. Review and correct if needed — but most of the time, it nails it.
Batch capture up to 10 photos per session. Walk through your mechanical room and document everything in five minutes.
Desktop upload also works — drag and drop photos from your computer for equipment you've already photographed.

Snap photo

AI identifies

Added to map

Professional Grade

CAD Floor Plan Integration

Upload your architect's DXF floor plans and use them as the background for your topology maps. See exactly where every component sits — physically — in your home.

DXF upload brings your architectural drawings directly into HomeRunBook. Walls, doors, windows — rendered in beautiful 3D with Three.js.
Scale, offset, and rotation controls let you align the floor plan precisely with your topology.
Opacity and color controls let you tune the visual balance between the floor plan and your system topology.
AI symbol detection analyzes your floor plans and identifies architectural symbols — electrical outlets, plumbing fixtures, HVAC vents — then suggests component placement on your map.
Layer support for complex drawings. Show just the electrical layer, or overlay everything at once.

Floor Plan: Main Level my-house-main.dxf

Component dots overlaid on floor plan

Safety

Automatic Code Compliance

HomeRunBook continuously validates your home's systems against real building codes. Not just a checklist — a formula engine that calculates loads, validates wiring, and catches violations in real time.

NEC electrical validation including the 80% continuous load rule, GFCI requirements for wet locations, wire gauge calculations, and voltage drop analysis.
IPC plumbing codes for fixture unit calculations, trap sizing, and water supply requirements.
IMC mechanical codes for HVAC sizing, ductwork requirements, and ventilation standards.
Topology Formula Language (TFL) — our proprietary formula engine that performs Excel-like calculations across the graph. SUM the loads on a circuit. AVERAGE the BTU output of zones. COUNT devices on a network segment.
Severity levels from Info to Critical, so you know what's a suggestion vs. what's a safety hazard.
Real-time evaluation — add a component, change a connection, and validation results update immediately.

PASS — NEC 210.8(A)

All kitchen receptacles within 6 ft of sink have GFCI protection.

WARNING — NEC 210.20

Kitchen circuit at 17A / 20A (85%). Continuous load should not exceed 80%.

CRITICAL — NEC 210.8(A)

Bathroom outlet on circuit #9 is missing GFCI protection. This is a safety hazard.

INFO — TFL CALCULATION

Total panel load: 142A / 200A (71%). Capacity is healthy.

Proactive

Maintenance Scheduling & History

Reactive maintenance costs 3-5x more than planned maintenance. HomeRunBook makes it easy to stay ahead of every filter change, flush, and inspection — with schedules tied to specific components.

Recurring schedules — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual. Attached directly to specific components in your topology.
Overdue alerts tell you what needs attention right now. No more guessing when the HVAC filter was last changed.
Maintenance logs record what was done, by whom, and when. Build an auditable history for insurance, warranty, and resale value.
Calendar export via ICS — push schedules to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook.
Component-linked — every maintenance event is tied to the specific device, so your AI assistant knows the full service history.

HVAC Filter Replacement

Carrier 24ACC636 • Monthly

OVERDUE

Water Heater Flush

Rheem XG50T06 • Annual

Due Mar 15

Smoke Detector Battery

All units • Every 6 months

Due in 12d

Organized

Document Management & Editing

Manuals, warranties, inspection reports, contracts — every document your home generates, organized and searchable. Plus a full document editor so you never have to leave HomeRunBook.

Built-in document editor powered by Collabora Online. Edit Word docs, spreadsheets, and presentations right inside the app. No Google Docs needed.
Folder organization with drag-and-drop structure. Keep things tidy by room, system, or project.
Version history with restore capability. Never worry about accidental overwrites.
QR code mobile upload — scan, snap a photo of a document, and it appears in your vault.
AI-searchable — ask the AI assistant about anything in your documents and it'll find the answer.
Permission-based sharing — share specific documents with contractors, co-owners, or property managers with view/edit controls.

Documents 12 files

📁 Warranties 5 files

📁 Inspection Reports 3 files

📄 HVAC_Manual_Carrier.pdf 2.4 MB

📄 Home_Inspection_2024.pdf 8.1 MB

Together

Real-Time Collaboration

Share your home maps with anyone who needs access — your spouse, your contractor, your property manager. Edit together in real time with live cursors, just like Google Docs.

Granular sharing — share an entire property, a specific room map, or even per-layer permissions. Your electrician only sees electrical.
Permission levels — View, Edit, or Admin. Control who can change what.
Real-time editing with a custom binary WebSocket protocol. See other users' cursors and selections live. Changes sync instantly across all connected devices.
Share invitations via email with accept/decline workflow. Or create a public link with optional expiration.
Organization support — create teams with role-based access for property management companies or contractor groups.

Shared with

JD

Jane Doe

Co-owner

Admin

MS

Mike's Electric

Contractor

Edit

PM

Property Mgr

Manager

View

Complete

Component Inventory

Every component across every room, in one powerful spreadsheet view. Filter, sort, bulk-edit, and export. Think of it as the asset register your home has always needed.

AG Grid spreadsheet — fast, sortable, filterable. See thousands of components without lag.
Bulk property updates across multiple components at once. Change the warranty date for 20 devices in one click.
Excel export for sharing with contractors, insurance agents, or your own records.
Track everything — manufacturer, model, serial number, install date, warranty expiry, purchase price.
Saved components — define custom devices once and reuse them across maps.

Component

Model

Trade

Status

Main Panel

Square D HOM2040

Electrical

Good

Air Handler

Carrier 24ACC636

HVAC

Needs Service

Water Heater

Rheem XG50T06

Plumbing

Good

Never Miss a Thing

Checklists & Templates

Moving into a new home? Prepping for winter? Selling? HomeRunBook has templates for every lifecycle moment, plus the ability to create your own.

Built-in templates for move-in, seasonal maintenance, pre-sale preparation, and home inspection.
Item-level tracking — pending, in progress, completed, or skipped. See progress at a glance.
Comments and notes on each checklist item for context and documentation.
Reusable — create a checklist once, use it every season. Or share it with other homeowners.

Spring Maintenance

4 of 7 complete

Replace HVAC filters

Test smoke detectors

Clean gutters

Inspect roof for damage

Check irrigation system

Service AC unit

Touch up exterior paint

Everything Your Home Needs