# Bean About Town: Agent-Direct Score B (77.5%)

Site: https://www.beanabouttown.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/beanabouttown.com
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Bean About Town is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Bean About Town's website. It can read what Bean About Town offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Square.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://beanabouttown-pickup.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.beanabouttown.com/menu
- Address: 3538 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sat 07:00–14:00; Sun 07:00–13:30
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Prices: 4 prices on the site, the middle one $44.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Bean About Town that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Curb Kaimuki (350 m): https://directindex.org/r/thecurbkaimuki.com
- Hawai'i Cat Cafe (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/hawaiicatcafe.org
- Ali'i Coffee Company (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/aliicoffee.com
- Hala Tree Cafe (2.6 km): https://directindex.org/r/halatreecoffee.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **4 prices on the landing page, the middle one $44.00.** 

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Bean About Town",
  "url": "https://www.beanabouttown.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "3538 Waialae Avenue",
    "postalCode": "96816",
    "addressLocality": "Honolulu",
    "addressRegion": "HI"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 21.2835606,
    "longitude": -157.8002625
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Sa 07:00-14:00; Su 07:00-13:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "14:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "13:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "coffee shop"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.beanabouttown.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://beanabouttown-pickup.square.site/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Bean About Town

> cafe or coffee shop (coffee shop) in 3538 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816, Honolulu cafes and bars.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://beanabouttown-pickup.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.beanabouttown.com/menu

## Opening hours

Mo-Sa 07:00-14:00; Su 07:00-13:30

## About

- Website: https://www.beanabouttown.com/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (CafeOrCoffeeShop).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
45 of 277 in Honolulu cafes and bars. Top 16% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 96% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 86% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 43% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 54% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Daily Whisk Matcha (C, 152 m, https://directindex.org/r/dailywhiskmatcha.com); Talk Kaimuki (F, 195 m, https://directindex.org/r/talkkaimuki.com); The Curb Kaimuki (B, 347 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecurbkaimuki.com); Mirage Art and Coffee (D, 471 m, https://directindex.org/r/mirageartcoffee.com); Hawai'i Cat Cafe (C, 1916 m, https://directindex.org/r/hawaiicatcafe.org); Ali'i Coffee Company (B, 2150 m, https://directindex.org/r/aliicoffee.com); Cafe Nene (C, 2535 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafenene.com); Hala Tree Cafe (D, 2557 m, https://directindex.org/r/halatreecoffee.com); Kai Coffee Hawaii (C, 2701 m, https://directindex.org/r/kaicoffeehawaii.com); Starbucks Reserve (F, 2799 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 34188 sites); Sites using Square 65% (42% A or B, 5448 sites); This site 77.5%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/beanabouttown.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Bean About Town in Honolulu cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Honolulu cafes and bars | 277 | 53% | 30% | 77.5% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Honolulu cafes and bars | 31 | 66% | 42% | 77.5% |
| Sites using Square in Honolulu cafes and bars | 8 | 70% | 63% | 77.5% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Square in Honolulu cafes and bars | 2 | 74% | 100% | 77.5% |

The best of the sites using Square in Honolulu cafes and bars: The Sunrise Shack (A 92.5%, https://directindex.org/r/sunriseshackhawaii.com); Waffle and Berry (B 83.8%, https://directindex.org/r/waffleandberry.com); Tea at 1024 (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/teaat1024.net); Morning Glass Coffee + Cafe (B 71.3%, https://directindex.org/r/morningglasscoffee.com); Clay Cafe Hawaii (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/claycafehawaii.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 80%. That would be 32nd of 277 in Honolulu cafes and bars, up from 45th.

This site appears in 2 cities (2 places on beanabouttown.com). https://directindex.org/brand/beanabouttown.com

## The direct record
What agents get for Bean About Town, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/beanabouttown.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://beanabouttown-pickup.square.site/ (vendor on own site: Square; could not verify: partial (2026-11-12))
- Menu: https://www.beanabouttown.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-14:00; Su 07:00-13:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/beanabouttown.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/beanabouttown.com/menu

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Square: Yes. Square takes orders placed in ChatGPT and Claude for US food sellers since 1 July 2026 with no seller setup; its Buyer Account Terms still bar robots and scrapers from accessing Block systems. Read 2026-10-15: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/claude-chatgpt-integrations

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: 32 prices.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 17 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/beanabouttown.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/beanabouttown.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/beanabouttown.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=beanabouttown.com&force=1