# LocalHelpNow > Licensed local home-repair pros by trade and town, how they are checked, and fair repair prices. - name: com.localhelpnow/localhelpnow - version: 1.1.0 - connection class: R0 (autonomous) - trust: 82/100 flags: no-repository - quality: 69/100 (needs work) - owner: not claimed - descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.localhelpnow%2Flocalhelpnow - tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.localhelpnow%2Flocalhelpnow/tools **An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe. ## Connection (mcpServers) ```json { "mcpServers": { "localhelpnow": { "type": "http", "url": "https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp" } } } ``` ## Trust - hygiene: 80 - liveness: 99 - freshness: 100 - provenance: 55 - drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-97% +updated-15d-ago -no-repository - Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. ## Quality 69/100 (needs work) ### protocol: 75 (weight 25) - warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28 - n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers - pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP - n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers ### authorization: n/a (weight 15) - n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth - n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL ### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30) - pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description - pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise - pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema - pass `tools.annotations`: 6 of 6 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint - fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: list_service_areas (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); how_to_get_a_pro (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); get_answer (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); … - pass `tools.token_cost`: about 832 tokens to load every tool - pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump ### stability: 25 (weight 15) - warn `stability.changes`: 6 tool changes in 30 days - fail `stability.rug_pull`: 1 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them ### dependencies: n/a (weight 15) - n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package - tools: 6, about 832 tokens to load them all - tool set hash: 753a29731b1112fda387f9746f55bc46 - tools last changed: 2026-10-05T17:01:37.001Z - badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.localhelpnow/localhelpnow.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.localhelpnow/localhelpnow) - Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. ### Tool changes - 2026-10-05 `get_answer` changed (title, annotations) - 2026-10-05 `list_answer_topics` changed (title, annotations) - 2026-10-05 `how_to_get_a_pro` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed** - before: What LocalHelpNow does for a homeowner and how the match works. Read this before telling anyone how to get help. - after: What LocalHelpNow does for a homeowner and how the match works, with a link that starts a free match to one pro. Pass trade and area to prefill the request. Does not create a request: the homeowner enters their own details on the page. - 2026-10-05 `how_pros_are_checked` added - What LocalHelpNow checks before matching a pro (state license, insurance), what it does not do or guarantee, how the directory is ordered, what it costs the homeowner, and what happens if a pro does not work out. Quoted from the site. - 2026-10-05 `list_service_areas` added - Every trade and town the LocalHelpNow directory has listed pros for, with how many pros each town has and the directory page URL. Optional filters by trade and state. - 2026-10-05 `find_pros` added - The local pros LocalHelpNow lists for one trade in one town, in the order the directory page shows them (Google rating weighted by review count). Each result has the business name, rating, review count, town and the profile page where the homeowner can call or request a quote. Also returns a link to be matched to one pro instead. Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.localhelpnow%2Flocalhelpnow/changes ## Remotes - https://localhelpnow.com/api/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9716981) ## Packages _none_ ## Tools (6) - `find_pros`: The local pros LocalHelpNow lists for one trade in one town, in the order the directory page shows them (Google rating weighted by review count). Each result has the business name, rating, review count, town and the profile page where the homeowner can call or request a quote. Also returns a link to be matched to one pro instead. - `get_answer`: One answer in full: the direct answer first, then price tables with the source and the date they were checked, the repair-or-replace rule and its limits, and the FAQs. Every price range carries where the number came from. - `how_pros_are_checked`: What LocalHelpNow checks before matching a pro (state license, insurance), what it does not do or guarantee, how the directory is ordered, what it costs the homeowner, and what happens if a pro does not work out. Quoted from the site. - `how_to_get_a_pro`: What LocalHelpNow does for a homeowner and how the match works, with a link that starts a free match to one pro. Pass trade and area to prefill the request. Does not create a request: the homeowner enters their own details on the page. - `list_answer_topics`: Every question the LocalHelpNow Answer Layer covers, by trade: what broke, what a fair price looks like, and whether to repair or replace. - `list_service_areas`: Every trade and town the LocalHelpNow directory has listed pros for, with how many pros each town has and the directory page URL. Optional filters by trade and state.