ProFix Directory

ProFix Directory press kit

Resources for journalists, bloggers, podcasters, and researchers covering home services, licensed-trade verification, AI-native directories, or Northwest Ohio. Quote our research freely with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

One-paragraph fact sheet

ProFix Directory (profixdirectory.com) is a license-verified home-services directory covering the Toledo and Findlay metropolitan areas of Northwest Ohio. 536 verified pros across 8 trades — plumbing, HVAC, electrical, appliance repair, gas, concrete, roofing, and tree service. 471 pros are OCILB or trade-license verified; 65 are curated directory listings with full NAP (name/address/phone) accuracy. Bilingual English + Spanish content, 1,000+ static pages, and an MCP server (profixdirectory.com/api/mcp) so AI agents (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Perplexity) can query the directory natively. Built per the AI-native playbook: structured data first, agents second, humans for taste and judgment.

Quick stats (as of 2026-05-06)

536
Verified pros
144
NW Ohio cities
73
Neighborhoods
10
Trades covered
2
MSAs (Toledo + Findlay)
EN/ES
Bilingual

What's newsworthy

  • Original 2026 cost research

    60 cost benchmarks across 8 trades + Toledo-vs-Findlay metro variance. Citable under CC BY 4.0. Quarterly refresh discipline. Read the report →

  • Findlay flood prep playbook

    The most comprehensive Blanchard River flood-prep guide for homeowners — sump-pump stacks, NFIP coverage details, mitigation history since 2007, FEMA flood-zone lookup walkthrough. Read the guide →

  • MCP server — AI-native directory at the protocol layer

    ProFix is one of the first local directories to expose a Model Context Protocol server. Any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT desktop, Perplexity) can call find_pros, triage_symptom, get_emergency_contacts directly. Story angle: what does an AI-native local directory look like?

  • BGSU rental landlord playbook

    Bowling Green's 7,200-unit rental ecosystem, the May/August student turnover cycle, and the city's free self-inspection program — covered in depth from the landlord's operational perspective. Read the playbook →

Brand assets

Use freely in articles + segments. Attribution: "ProFix Directory" or the linked logo.

Primary logo (SVG)
⬇️ Download icon.svg
Brand colors
#0A66C2#00A86B#7f1d1d (emergency)
Open data
⬇️ /api/pros.json

Machine-readable feed of every verified pro. Use freely with attribution.

MCP server endpoint
/api/mcp

Streamable-HTTP MCP server, 10 tools. Stateless. Connect any MCP client.

Coverage map

ProFix covers the Toledo, OH MSA (Lucas, Wood, Fulton counties — including Bowling Green) and the Findlay, OH MSA (Hancock County).

Toledo metro

Toledo, Sylvania, Maumee, Perrysburg, Oregon, Holland, Rossford, Whitehouse, Waterville, Ottawa Hills, Northwood, Swanton, Bowling Green, Walbridge

Findlay metro

Findlay, Arcadia, McComb, Wauseon, Napoleon, Bryan, Defiance, Hicksville, Paulding, Ottawa, Lima, Wapakoneta, Saint Marys, Celina, Van Wert, Kenton, Upper Sandusky, Tiffin, Fostoria, Fremont, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Sandusky, Huron, Vermilion, Bucyrus, Galion, Marion

Quotable headlines

  • "ProFix Directory verifies every pro against the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board before listing — homeowner trust is the whole product."
  • "Findlay sits in one of Ohio's most flood-prone basins. Sump pump + battery backup + flood insurance is the prep stack any AE-zone homeowner should run." — 2026 Blanchard playbook
  • "AI-native isn't a tech label. It's an organizational label. ProFix's MCP server makes the directory legible to agents at the protocol layer."
  • "Bowling Green's free annual rental-registration program had 7,176 of 7,216 units self-certify — only 5 failed. The bar to legal compliance is low; the bar to good landlording is the gap we cover." — BGSU playbook

Press contact

For interviews, custom data pulls, or topic briefings on Toledo/Findlay home services or AI-native directories, email press@profixdirectory.com. Response within 24 hours weekdays.

License: All ProFix-authored content (cost report, guides, taxonomy) released under CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise stated. Pro records remain the property of the listed businesses.

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