# Half Step: Agent-Direct Score D (41.5%)

Site: https://halfstepbar.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/halfstepbar.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Half Step is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.halfstepbar.com/_files/ugd/a50d2e_cb5c3f4714b24426af81632dd204b3dd.pdf

## 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). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No booking or ordering path at all.** (+15 points) Agents have nothing to act on. Add a booking or ordering page on your own domain. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that do not run scripts see an empty page. Render the menu, hours and address as plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Half Step",
  "url": "https://halfstepbar.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Rainey Street 75 1/2",
    "postalCode": "78701",
    "addressLocality": "Austin"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 30.2586066,
    "longitude": -97.7385904
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 16:00-02:00; Fr-Su 12:00-02:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "02:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "02:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.halfstepbar.com/_files/ugd/a50d2e_cb5c3f4714b24426af81632dd204b3dd.pdf"
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (D then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
142 of 224 in Austin cafes and bars. Top 63% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 91% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 43% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 35% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Augustine (A, 117 m, https://directindex.org/r/augustineaustin.com); Little Brother (D, 136 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlebrotherbar.com); Lustre Pearl (F, 231 m, https://directindex.org/r/dunlapatx.com); Cuvée Coffee (B, 251 m, https://directindex.org/r/cuveecoffee.com); Neighbors Café (B, 263 m, https://directindex.org/r/1hotels.com); Cenote (C, 514 m, https://directindex.org/r/cenoteaustin.com); Moonshine Comfort & Cocktails (C, 578 m, https://directindex.org/r/moonshinegrill.com); Le Café Crêpe (B, 664 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafecrepeofaustin.com); Revolución Coffee + Juice (D, 694 m, https://directindex.org/r/enjoyrev.com); Foxy's Proper Pub (C, 731 m, https://directindex.org/r/foxysproperpub.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Score over 3 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 42%, 2026-10-14 42%, 2026-10-15 42%.

Against its peers: Sites built with Wix 58% (34% A or B, 3241 sites); This site 41.5%.

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

## Businesses like Half Step in Austin cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Austin cafes and bars | 224 | 48% | 26% | 41.5% |
| Built with Wix in Austin cafes and bars | 13 | 59% | 23% | 41.5% |

The best of Built with Wix in Austin cafes and bars: Augustine (A 87.5%, https://directindex.org/r/augustineaustin.com); Teddy's (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/teddysatx.com); Saturn (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/saturnatx.com); Gati (C 68.8%, https://directindex.org/r/gatiatx.com); Bambu (C 62%, https://directindex.org/r/drinkbambu.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; No booking or ordering path at all; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 92.3%: 7th of 224 in Austin cafes and bars, up from 142nd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Half Step, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/halfstepbar.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.halfstepbar.com/_files/ugd/a50d2e_cb5c3f4714b24426af81632dd204b3dd.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 16:00-02:00; Fr-Su 12:00-02:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/halfstepbar.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): 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, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 4 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 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/halfstepbar.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: 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: 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: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/halfstepbar.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=halfstepbar.com&force=1