Qtron · By Barkada Labs
One assistant. Every trade.
Generic assistants answer like they read it in a book. Qtron specializes the moment you pick your trade — electrician, plumber, HVAC technician or general contractor — and loads that trade's knowledge: codes, safety, permits, insurance and quoting. The stuff you actually look up, mid-job, with dirty hands.
What's included
Built like a tradesperson thinks.
- Trade knowledge packs — pick your trade and Qtron answers from that trade's codes, standards and practice
- Code & safety answers — the rule, in plain English, when you need it on site
- Permit & insurance guidance — what a job needs before you start it, not after the inspector visits
- Quoting intelligence — help building estimates that don't leave money on the table
- Works where you work — on your phone or desktop, in the truck or at the desk
- More industries coming — realtor, restaurant and auto repair packs are in the works
Electricians
Code references, load questions, permit rules and inspection prep — answered in the trade's own terms.
Plumbers & HVAC
Sizing, venting, refrigerant and safety knowledge, plus quoting help for service calls and installs.
General Contractors
Sequencing, permits, insurance and multi-trade questions — the office work that eats a contractor's evenings.
The pilot
Now onboarding pilot businesses in Greater Victoria.
Qtron is a Barkada Labs product, and we're putting it to work with a small first group of trades businesses — shaping it around real jobs, real questions and real quoting before the wide release. Pilot pricing is quoted per business and itemized like everything else we sell.
Is Qtron a chatbot for my customers?
No — Qtron works for you and your crew, not your customers. For a customer-facing store assistant, see Closer Bot.
Do I need a Barkada website to use it?
No. Qtron stands on its own. (If you do need a website, our packages start at $499.)
My trade isn't listed. Can I still join?
Email us your trade. New knowledge packs are built from pilot demand — the list above is where we started, not where we stop.
Put Qtron on your crew.
Tell us your trade and the questions you look up most. We'll show you Qtron answering them.