50% faster discovery with an AI-powered knowledge sharing agent

Results delivered

50%

faster discovery time

60%

reduction in search effort

Executive summary

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is a USDA-accredited nonprofit that has led organic certification, education, and advocacy for decades. Trusted by farms, processors, and retailers nationwide, CCOF is recognized for its transparency, regulatory expertise, and mission to advance organic agriculture across the United States.

Industry

Farming

Project Type

AI-Powered Internal Chatbot for Compliance & Process Support

Service

Artificial Intelligence

Outcome

tkxel built CertScout for CCOF, a secure AI assistant that answers compliance and process questions directly from SharePoint documents. The result: 50% faster discovery, 60% less search effort, and more consistent guidance with faster onboarding.

Tools and technologies

Backend framework

FastAPI

Frontend framework

Next.js

Database & vector search

PostgreSQL with pgvector

AI/ML

OpenAI API (LLM) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Authentication & access control

Microsoft SSO (client tenant) Firebase Authentication

Content integration

SharePoint ingestion (Word docs)

Task scheduling

Celery (daily data sync)

Deployment & DevOps

Dockerized AWS EC2

Cut search time, speed up onboarding, and ensure compliance with confidence.

Webinar

⁠How SMBs Can Move Past the AI Pilot Phase

2025-09-04 10:00:00 EST

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