# Product overview

geolocal.io is **AI-readiness infrastructure** for **local businesses** with real-world presence — services **and** local retail. Assistants call structured endpoints. Businesses own their presence. Intermediates and partners help distribution. Booking, payment, and inventory systems are orchestrated through specialists where needed; we do not rebuild Shopify for pure online stores.

## Platform vs activation

| Layer | Responsibility |
|-------|----------------|
| **Platform** | Multi-tenant MCP, discovery attachment, ingestion/content sync, genre packs (services + retail), telemetry, quality enforcement, intermediate aggregation |
| **Activation** | Self-Service Portal and assisted onboarding |
| **Distribution** | Tourism boards, chambers, agencies |

The portal is how Model 1 scales. It is not the product definition of the company.

## Surfaces

| Surface | Audience | Status |
|---------|----------|--------|
| MCP gateway | AI agents | MVP in `code/` (stdio); HTTP is Priority 0 |
| Genre packs | Vertical structure for agents + owners | Services + retail in strategy; auto pack first via UC-01; retail via UC-03 |
| Self-Service Portal | SMB owners / delegates | Specified; not built |
| Intermediate MCP + board tools | Tourism boards / chambers | UC-02; not built |
| Partner flows | Agencies / local web | Distribution; after core attach |

## Canonical use cases

- [UC-01 Endpoint — auto repair](./use-cases/uc-01-endpoint-auto-repair.md)  
- [UC-02 Intermediate — tourism board](./use-cases/uc-02-intermediate-tourism-board.md)  
- [UC-03 Endpoint — local retail / general store](./use-cases/uc-03-local-retail-general-store.md)  

## Scope reminder

In: brick-and-mortar and local presence (garage **and** general store).  
Out: pure online commerce with no local footprint. Detail: [Canonical Strategy §1a](../strategy/CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md).