# Palmer Bar: Agent-Direct Score B (84.6%)

Site: https://www.palmerbar.nz/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/palmerbar.nz
Scanned: 2026-10-17 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Palmer Bar is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Palmer Bar. It can read what Palmer Bar offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.palmerbar.nz/make-a-reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.palmerbar.nz/menu

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "Palmer Bar",
  "url": "https://www.palmerbar.nz/",
  "email": "letsmeet@palmerbar.nz",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Albert Street 1",
    "postalCode": "1010",
    "addressLocality": "Auckland"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -36.8444126,
    "longitude": 174.7650085
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.palmerbar.nz/make-a-reservation",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.palmerbar.nz/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.palmerbar.nz/make-a-reservation",
        "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.

```
# Palmer Bar

> bar or pub in Albert Street 1 1010 Auckland, Auckland cafes and bars.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.palmerbar.nz/make-a-reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.palmerbar.nz/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.palmerbar.nz/
- 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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
26 of 168 in Auckland cafes and bars. Top 15% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 6% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 18% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Dirty Laundry (C, 145 m, https://directindex.org/r/dirtylaundry.co.nz); Tabac (F, 148 m, https://directindex.org/r/tabac.co.nz); Queens Rooftop (A, 188 m, https://directindex.org/r/queensrooftop.co.nz); Parasol & Swing (B, 199 m, https://directindex.org/r/parasolandswing.co.nz); Dr Rudi's (A, 216 m, https://directindex.org/r/drrudis.co.nz); Danny Doolan's (B, 225 m, https://directindex.org/r/dannydoolans.co.nz); Saint Alice (A, 234 m, https://directindex.org/r/saintalice.co.nz); Andrew Andrew (D, 243 m, https://directindex.org/r/andrewandrew.co.nz); Mojo 80 Queen (F, 250 m, https://directindex.org/r/mojo.coffee); Mr Murdoch's Rooftop Tavern (A, 259 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrmurdochs.co.nz).

## 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.

Against its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 66% (51% A or B, 9908 sites); This site 84.6%.

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

## Businesses like Palmer Bar in Auckland cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Auckland cafes and bars | 168 | 58% | 39% | 84.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Auckland cafes and bars | 41 | 77% | 78% | 84.6% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Auckland cafes and bars: 21 Days Bar & Brasserie (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/21days.co.nz); Hare and the Turtle (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/hareandtheturtle.com); Post Office Public House (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/postofficepublichouse.co.nz); Stafford Rd Wine Bar (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/staffordroadwinebar.co.nz); Wander (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/wanderwynyard.co.nz).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 2nd of 168 in Auckland cafes and bars, up from 26th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Palmer Bar, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/palmerbar.nz
- Book: https://www.palmerbar.nz/make-a-reservation (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-17, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.palmerbar.nz/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/palmerbar.nz/book, https://directindex.org/go/palmerbar.nz/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/palmerbar.nz
- 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/palmerbar.nz/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/palmerbar.nz/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=palmerbar.nz&force=1