# Half Sugar: Agent-Direct Score C (55.4%)

Site: https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/halfsugar.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Half Sugar is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Half Sugar's website. It can read what Half Sugar offers. To book or order, it is sent to Deliveroo, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/drinksmenu
- Phone: +44 7407 468937
- Address: Central Arcade 10A LS1 6DX Leeds
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon closed; Tue–Sat 12:00–19:00; Sun 12:00–18:00
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)
- Prices: 3 prices on the site, the middle one £4.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Half Sugar that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Kitty Cafe (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/kittycafe.co.uk
- Oporto (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/oportobar.co.uk
- The Botanist (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/uk.com
- Fibre (150 m): https://directindex.org/r/fibreleeds.com
- Backroom (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/backroomleeds.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 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
- **Ordering only through deliveroo.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **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)
- **3 prices on the landing page, the middle one £4.00.** 

## 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": "Half Sugar",
  "url": "https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 7407 468937",
  "email": "info@halfsugar.co.uk",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Central Arcade 10A",
    "postalCode": "LS1 6DX",
    "addressLocality": "Leeds"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.7963682,
    "longitude": -1.5417413
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo closed; Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "19:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "18:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "bubble tea"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/drinksmenu"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Half Sugar

> cafe or coffee shop (bubble tea) in Central Arcade 10A LS1 6DX Leeds, Leeds cafes and bars. Phone +44 7407 468937.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/drinksmenu

## Opening hours

Mo closed; Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00

## About

- Website: https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/
- 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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Where it stands
112 of 178 in Leeds cafes and bars. Top 63% 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 | 100% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 44% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 11% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Flamingos (F, 7 m, https://directindex.org/r/flamingoscoffeehouse.co.uk); Kitty Cafe (C, 103 m, https://directindex.org/r/kittycafe.co.uk); Oporto (C, 105 m, https://directindex.org/r/oportobar.co.uk); The Botanist (B, 112 m, https://directindex.org/r/uk.com); 92 Degrees (D, 117 m, https://directindex.org/r/92degrees.coffee); Northern Guitars (D, 131 m, https://directindex.org/r/northernguitars.co.uk); HiiGRIND (F, 140 m, https://directindex.org/r/hiiclub.co.uk); Queens Court (F, 142 m, https://directindex.org/r/glamorousqc.co.uk); Fibre (B, 152 m, https://directindex.org/r/fibreleeds.com); Backroom (F, 155 m, https://directindex.org/r/backroomleeds.co.uk).

## 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 Leeds cafes and bars and named 52 places. Half Sugar wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/leeds-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 32150 sites); Sites using Deliveroo 63% (38% A or B, 798 sites); This site 55.4%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/halfsugar.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like Half Sugar in Leeds cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Leeds cafes and bars | 178 | 60% | 37% | 55.4% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Leeds cafes and bars | 18 | 81% | 72% | 55.4% |
| Sites using Deliveroo in Leeds cafes and bars | 2 | 71% | 50% | 55.4% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Deliveroo in Leeds cafes and bars | 1 | 55% | 0% | 55.4% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Leeds cafes and bars: Eat Your Greens (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/eatyourgreensleeds.co.uk); Parkside Tavern (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/parksidetavern.co.uk); The Brunswick (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thebrunswick.co.uk); Fearns (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/fearnsuk.com); Hyde Park Book Club (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/hydeparkbookclub.co.uk).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Ordering only through deliveroo), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 3rd of 178 in Leeds cafes and bars, up from 112th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Half Sugar, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/halfsugar.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.halfsugar.co.uk/drinksmenu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo closed; Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 7407 468937
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/halfsugar.co.uk/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, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, Deliveroo: Not stated. Deliveroo's terms of service (6 October 2026) and terms of use say nothing about bots or automated ordering; they bar access without authority and interference with the service; no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://deliveroo.co.uk/legal

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /about: ordering via deliveroo.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/halfsugar.co.uk
- 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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/halfsugar.co.uk/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/halfsugar.co.uk/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=halfsugar.co.uk&force=1