# Groundswell Coffee Roasters: Agent-Direct Score D (53.8%)

Site: http://groundswellcoffeeroasters.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/groundswellcoffeeroasters.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Groundswell Coffee Roasters is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Groundswell Coffee Roasters's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Square.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://groundswell-coffee-roasters.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Address: West Madison Street 1168 60607 Chicago
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Fri 06:00–15:00; Sat–Sun 07:00–15:00
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)
- Prices: 13 prices on the site, the middle one $20.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Groundswell Coffee Roasters that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Freshii (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/freshii.com
- The Press Room (190 m): https://directindex.org/r/pressroomchicago.com
- Nohea Cafe (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/noheacafe.com
- Ranalli's West Loop (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/ranalliswestloop.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **13 prices on the landing page, the middle one $20.00.** In Chicago, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $14.00.

## 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": "Groundswell Coffee Roasters",
  "url": "http://groundswellcoffeeroasters.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Madison Street 1168",
    "postalCode": "60607",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.881764,
    "longitude": -87.6571853
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 06:00-15:00; Sa-Su 07:00-15:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "06:00",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "15:00"
    }
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://groundswell-coffee-roasters.square.site/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
753 of 1584 in Chicago cafes and bars. Top 48% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 41% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 32% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Freshii (B, 10 m, https://directindex.org/r/freshii.com); TGAB-Chicago Madison/Racine (D, 56 m, https://directindex.org/r/greatamericanbagel.com); Third Rail Tavern (D, 130 m, https://directindex.org/r/thirdrailchicago.com); Vietfive Coffee (F, 173 m, https://directindex.org/r/vietfive.com); The Press Room (A, 191 m, https://directindex.org/r/pressroomchicago.com); Hero Coffee Bar (D, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/hero-coffee.com); Nohea Cafe (A, 272 m, https://directindex.org/r/noheacafe.com); Ranalli's West Loop (A, 332 m, https://directindex.org/r/ranalliswestloop.com); Drip Collective (F, 368 m, https://directindex.org/r/dripcollective.coffee); The Stanley Club (C, 392 m, https://directindex.org/r/johnnysicehouse.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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Chicago cafes and bars and named 60 places. Groundswell Coffee Roasters wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/chicago-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Shopify 48% (24% A or B, 13925 sites); Sites using Square 65% (42% A or B, 5422 sites); This site 53.8%.

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

## Businesses like Groundswell Coffee Roasters in Chicago cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Chicago cafes and bars | 1584 | 48% | 26% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Shopify in Chicago cafes and bars | 62 | 55% | 31% | 53.8% |
| Sites using Square in Chicago cafes and bars | 33 | 71% | 48% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Shopify and using Square in Chicago cafes and bars | 4 | 62% | 25% | 53.8% |

The best of the sites built with Shopify and using Square in Chicago cafes and bars: Magnifico Coffee (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/magnificocoffee.com); XO Marshmallow (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/xomarshmallow.com); Ground Up (D 53.8%, https://directindex.org/r/groundupchicago.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 83rd of 1,584 in Chicago cafes and bars, up from 753rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Groundswell Coffee Roasters, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/groundswellcoffeeroasters.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://groundswell-coffee-roasters.square.site/ (vendor on own site: Square; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-15:00; Sa-Su 07:00-15:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/groundswellcoffeeroasters.com/order

## 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): yes
- 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/groundswellcoffeeroasters.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: yes
- llms.txt: yes
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/groundswellcoffeeroasters.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/groundswellcoffeeroasters.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=groundswellcoffeeroasters.com&force=1