# James Bushell: Agent-Direct Score C (67.7%)

Site: http://www.jamesbushell.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/jamesbushell.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.)
James Bushell is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open James Bushell'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 Salon IQ.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://s-iq.co/BookingPortal/dist/?salonid=29430a6b-cdde-4a02-903d-b2902bccb36e&tab=book&showSalons=1 (through salon_iq acting for the business)
- Phone: 01217111100

## Nearby, also direct
Places near James Bushell that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Seoul Thai Therapy (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/seoulskintherapy.com
- Qaya Clinic (250 m): https://directindex.org/r/qayaclinic.co.uk
- Physioheal Clinic and Spa (290 m): https://directindex.org/r/panoramaclinic.co.uk
- JYG Hair (310 m): https://directindex.org/r/jyghairandbeauty.co.uk
- Functional Body Clinic (350 m): https://directindex.org/r/functionalbodyclinic.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **No price list of services found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer and what does it cost?' from marketplaces and directories instead. Add a page that lists services and prices as text, and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. 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

## 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": "HairSalon",
  "name": "James Bushell",
  "url": "http://www.jamesbushell.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "01217111100",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.4719799,
    "longitude": -1.9181832
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://s-iq.co/BookingPortal/dist/?salonid=29430a6b-cdde-4a02-903d-b2902bccb36e&tab=book&showSalons=1",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# James Bushell

> hair salon in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons. Phone 01217111100.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://s-iq.co/BookingPortal/dist/?salonid=29430a6b-cdde-4a02-903d-b2902bccb36e&tab=book&showSalons=1 (through salon_iq acting for the business)

## About

- Website: http://www.jamesbushell.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.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Appointments through salon_iq on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
101 of 592 in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons. Top 17% 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 | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 0% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 10% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 41% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Dr Ana The Skin Clinic (C, 8 m, https://directindex.org/r/drana.co.uk); Sky Clinic (C, 78 m, https://directindex.org/r/skyclinic.co.uk); Touchwood Laser and Skin Clinic (D, 176 m, https://directindex.org/r/touchwoodlaserclinic.co.uk); Seoul Thai Therapy (B, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/seoulskintherapy.com); Qaya Clinic (B, 251 m, https://directindex.org/r/qayaclinic.co.uk); Physioheal Clinic and Spa (B, 294 m, https://directindex.org/r/panoramaclinic.co.uk); JYG Hair (B, 309 m, https://directindex.org/r/jyghairandbeauty.co.uk); Functional Body Clinic (B, 350 m, https://directindex.org/r/functionalbodyclinic.co.uk); Edgbaston Wellness & Medispa (B, 362 m, https://directindex.org/r/edgbastonwellness.co.uk); 369 Laser Clinics (C, 385 m, https://directindex.org/r/369laserclinics.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.

Recommended when people ask: "A haircut this Saturday afternoon, book it." (Gemini); "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online." (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 224455 sites); Sites using Salon IQ 61% (24% A or B, 159 sites); This site 67.7%.

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

## Named by Gemini for "A haircut this Saturday afternoon, book it" and "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online" in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons, October 2026
- "A haircut this Saturday afternoon, book it." (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-salons/recommended/haircut-saturday
- "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online." (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-salons/recommended/colour
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/jamesbushell.co.uk.svg

## Businesses like James Bushell in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 592 | 48% | 15% | 67.7% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 230 | 57% | 21% | 67.7% |
| Sites using Salon IQ in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 9 | 63% | 22% | 67.7% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Salon IQ in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 7 | 66% | 29% | 67.7% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using Salon IQ in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons: Hemaxi (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/hemaxibeauty.co.uk); Hush Hair & Beauty (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/hushhair.com); Hair at 11a (C 67.7%, https://directindex.org/r/hairat11a.co.uk); Lisa Shepherd (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/lisashepherd.co.uk); Saks Hair & Beauty (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/saks.co.uk).

With the two fixes above (No price list of services found; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%, which would be first of 592 in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons.

## The direct record
What agents get for James Bushell, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/jamesbushell.co.uk
- Book: https://s-iq.co/BookingPortal/dist/?salonid=29430a6b-cdde-4a02-903d-b2902bccb36e&tab=book&showSalons=1 (vendor on own site: Salon IQ; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 01217111100
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/jamesbushell.co.uk/book

## 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, Salon IQ: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 9 | 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/jamesbushell.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: yes

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