Mobile Inspection Walkthrough
The 1nSpecT mobile app is the inspector’s on-site tool for capturing photos, video, deficiency findings, and AI-assisted narratives. This guide walks through a complete inspection from opening the app to saving the last finding.Opening an Inspection
- Log in to the 1nSpecT mobile app with your inspector credentials.
- On the Home screen, tap the inspection you want to open from the Active Inspections list.
- Tap Start Inspection to enter the inspection.
The Inspection Capture Screen
The Capture Screen is where you record every finding. It is organized top-to-bottom:Capturing Media
Take a Photo
Tap the 📷 button to open the device camera. After capturing, the photo appears in the preview area at the top of the screen.Take a Video
Tap the 🎥 button to record a short video clip. A thumbnail is shown in the preview area with a play indicator.Import from Library
Tap the 📁 button to select a photo or video from your device’s photo library. Useful for importing photos taken with a separate camera.Edit / Markup
After capturing a photo, tap Edit to annotate it with shapes, arrows, and text using the Markup tool. Markup is embedded in the photo and stored with the finding.Shrink / Expand
Use the Shrink and Expand buttons to resize the photo preview area while you work. Shrink gives more screen space to the form fields; Expand gives a larger photo reference.Selecting Section & Subsection
Tap a section in the section navigation bar (e.g. “Electrical”) then tap the specific subsection (e.g. “Main Panel”) in the subsection bar. Your selection persists until you change it.Always select the correct section and subsection before saving a finding — this determines where the deficiency appears in the report.
Writing the Caption
The Caption field is a short (6–15 word) description of the finding, written in inspector shorthand. Example:
Damaged shingles at rear slope — granule loss visible
The caption becomes the title of the deficiency card in the PDF report.
AI Narrative Tools
Three AI tools are available to help write the finding narrative:✨ AI Generate (Text-Only)
Generates a full CAR-format narrative (Condition + Action + Recommendation) from the caption alone using your section context. Does not require a photo. Costs 4 IT tokens.🪄 Library Search (Semantic)
Searches your narrative library for the closest matching narratives using AI semantic ranking. Returns up to 3 suggestions. Costs 1 IT token. Suggestions appear as chips below the caption field. FREE (Library) chips are local keyword matches from your library — no AI cost.🔬 Vision Analysis (Multimodal)
Analyzes the captured photo using AI to generate a narrative grounded in what is visually present. Requires a photo. Costs 8 IT tokens. Toggle the 🔬 switch to enable Vision mode before tapping ✨ AI Generate.Co-Inspector (AI Secondary Findings)
When Vision Analysis runs, the AI may spot additional deficiencies visible in the same photo. If it does:- A review modal slides up automatically showing up to 3 proposed findings.
- For each proposed finding:
- Tap + Queue to accept it and add it to your pending queue.
- Tap ✕ Skip to dismiss it.
- Accepted findings appear as green 📋 caption pills between the capture controls and the section nav.
- Finish your current finding → tap Save + New → the form clears.
- Tap a pill to pre-populate the caption and narrative for that queued finding.
- Take a new photo of that finding, adjust the section/subsection, and save.
- Repeat until all pills are cleared.
Co-Inspector findings are suggestions only — always verify visually before saving. The AI targets only high-confidence safety hazards, structural deficiencies, and active moisture/rot.
Narrative Library Chips
If your narrative library contains matching entries, FREE (Library) chips appear below the caption field automatically as you type. Tap a chip to insert it into the narrative field. No AI tokens consumed.Rating the Finding
Tap one of the four rating buttons:| Rating | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I | Inspected — no deficiency noted |
| NI | Not Inspected — explain why in the narrative |
| NP | Not Present — component not found at property |
| D | Deficient — deficiency noted; narrative required |
NI reminder: If you tap NI, a reminder toast appears prompting you to include the reason and recommendations in the narrative.
Saving a Finding
- Save — saves the current finding and stays on the same form (fields preserved) for any follow-up notes.
- Save + New — saves the current finding and clears all fields to begin the next capture.
Saving to Narrative Library
After writing a narrative you want to reuse in future inspections:- Tap Save to Narrative Library below the narrative field.
- The narrative is saved directly to your library at zero IT cost.
- It will appear as a FREE (Library) chip in future inspections when the caption matches.
Reviewing Your Findings
From the inspection home screen, tap Review to see all captured findings organized by section and subsection. You can:- Edit any finding
- Delete a finding
- Flag a finding for the Summary section of the report
- Reorder findings within a subsection
Finishing the Inspection
When all findings are captured:- Tap Finish Inspection from the inspection home screen.
- Review the completion checklist (all required sections rated, narrative coverage).
- Tap Complete to mark the inspection as finished.
complete and the report becomes available for review in the Report Workspace on the web admin.