geolocal.io

AI-native infrastructure for local business discovery, storytelling, visuals, and booking via MCP. Powers the long tail of independent SMBs ignored by big platforms.

What Is This?

geolocal.io makes local service businesses discoverable, bookable, and payable in the agentic AI economy.

We do this by:

• Hosting a multi-tenant MCP server that exposes rich, structured business data (story, visuals, services, pricing, availability) to any AI agent.
• Providing a simple JSON pointer (/.well-known/mcp-server) that any business can add to their website to connect to our hosted MCP server—no coding required.
• Enabling a complete transaction loop by integrating with Cal.com for booking and Stripe for payment capture.
• Building a partner-first distribution engine by working through agencies, SEO consultants, and Chambers of Commerce who already serve these businesses.
• Creating a self-reinforcing data network where AI agents provide verification and competitive intelligence data through our "related businesses" handshake.

We are not a destination site. We are an invisible, critical layer of infrastructure that powers the agentic economy's discovery of local businesses.

The Problem We Solve

• 45% of consumers now use AI tools to find local businesses—up from just 6% one year earlier.
• ChatGPT recommends just 1.2% of local businesses, according to SOCi's 2026 Local Visibility Index.
• AI is now the third most-used business discovery channel, behind only Google and Facebook.

The major platforms (Google, Yelp, OpenAI) are building MCP infrastructure to serve their own data. They are not building infrastructure to serve the businesses themselves. We bridge that gap.

Quick Start

For Partners (Agencies, SEO Consultants, Chambers)

1. Read the Ideal Customer Profile to understand who we target.
2. Review the Channel Strategy and Sales and Marketing for the playbook.
3. Use the Partner One-Pager as your sell-sheet.

For Investors

1. Read the North Star document for our vision and principles.
2. Review the Market Data & Analysis for the opportunity size.
3. Explore the Business and Financial Model and Competitive Moats & Risks for our defensible position.

For Developers & Engineers

1. Read the Technical Roadmap for our phased implementation plan.
2. Explore the code/ directory for the MCP server implementation.
3. See package.json for dependencies and scripts.

Repository Structure

geolocal-io/
├── NORTH_STAR.md              # Single source of truth for vision & principles
├── README.md                  # This file
├── code/                      # MCP server implementation (TypeScript)
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── index.ts           # Server entry point (stdio transport)
│   │   ├── mcp-server.ts      # Tool registration (5 MCP tools)
│   │   ├── config.ts          # Environment configuration
│   │   ├── manifest-generator.ts  # /.well-known/mcp-server JSON
│   │   ├── db/                # PostgreSQL schema + seed data
│   │   ├── tools/             # get_business_info, get_hours, etc.
│   │   └── routes/            # Multi-tenant gateway
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── tsconfig.json
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── railway.json
└── docs/
    ├── investors/             # Market data, financial model
    ├── gtm/                   # ICP, channel strategy, partner one-pager
    ├── engineering/           # Technical roadmap
    └── legal/                 # Data flow, partnership agreement, IP notes

Status

Area	Status
Strategy & Vision	✅ Complete
Market Data & Analysis	✅ Complete
Competitive Intelligence	✅ Complete
Business & Financial Model	✅ Complete
Product & Technical Roadmap	✅ Complete
GTM Strategy	✅ Complete
Legal & Compliance	✅ Complete
MCP Server (code/)	✅ MVP — 5 tools, TypeScript, Railway-ready