About AmtsGuide

Government in Germany works. Every day, in thousands of offices, for millions of people. The problem is not competence in the authorities. The problem is that knowledge often does not exist as a usable product.

It is stuck in PDFs, in leaflets, in established procedures. Every city has its own rules, deadlines and responsibilities. Every federal state regulates differently when it comes to exams, licenses and subsidies.

AmtsGuide changes that. We translate government processes into clear step-by-step guides: What do I need? What does it cost? Where do I go? How long does it take? For every city. For every district. For every federal state. With source and verification date.

We are upfront about this: AmtsGuide uses AI extensively. AI scans government websites, extracts facts, identifies structures and creates drafts. Without AI, it would not be possible to process government knowledge for hundreds of cities and municipalities.

But AI alone is not enough. Our promise is human verification. No fact goes live without a human checking it. Every published piece of information carries a source and a verification date. When something changes, we make it visible.

This is not marketing. This is our business model. AI can collect, structure and process data. But whether a fee is correct, whether an address is current, whether a procedure has changed, that requires a human. The combination of AI efficiency and human diligence is what makes AmtsGuide work.

We believe AI works best when humans are part of the process. Not as an afterthought, but as an integral part. Human-in-the-loop is not a buzzword for us, it is the core of our work.

Andreas Dahrendorf founded AmtsGuide in 2025 to build government knowledge in Germany as a structured data product.

His background is in digital strategy and political communication. At AmtsGuide, he combines AI-powered data processing with consistent human quality assurance.

• Accuracy — Every detail has a source. Every source is linked. If we do not know something, we say so.
• Clarity — Simple language, short sentences, clear steps. Government does not have to sound complicated.
• Local depth — Not "Germany in general" but Berlin-Mitte, Hamburg-Altona, Bavaria, Lower Saxony.
• Transparency — Visible verification dates, open process, no hidden interests.