# Relay Coffee Roasters: Agent-Direct Score D (52.5%)

Site: https://www.relaycoffee.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/relaycoffee.com
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Relay Coffee Roasters is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Relay 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://relaycoffee.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Address: 27 King William Street, L8R1A1
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Fri 07:30–21:00; Sat 08:00–21:00; Sun 08:00–17:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Relay Coffee Roasters that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Redchurch (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/redchurchcafe.com
- Durand Coffee (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/durandcoffee.ca
- 541 Eatery & Exchange (2.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/fivefortyone.ca
- Vie Tea Cafe (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/vieteacafe.ca
- Williams Fresh Cafe (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/williamsfreshcafe.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

## 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": "Relay Coffee Roasters",
  "url": "https://www.relaycoffee.com/",
  "email": "kingwilliam@relaycoffee.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "27 King William Street",
    "postalCode": "L8R1A1"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 43.2574401,
    "longitude": -79.867826
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 08:00-17:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "17:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "coffee shop"
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://relaycoffee.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
81 of 153 in Hamilton cafes and bars. Top 53% 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 | 94% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 50% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Redchurch (D, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/redchurchcafe.com); Café on Bay (F, 505 m, https://directindex.org/r/mcmaster.ca); One For All Coffee (F, 575 m, https://directindex.org/r/oneforallcoffee.com); Durand Coffee (C, 1112 m, https://directindex.org/r/durandcoffee.ca); 541 Eatery & Exchange (A, 2071 m, https://directindex.org/r/fivefortyone.ca); Vie Tea Cafe (F, 2174 m, https://directindex.org/r/vieteacafe.ca); Williams Fresh Cafe (C, 2190 m, https://directindex.org/r/williamsfreshcafe.com); Vintage Coffee Roasters (D, 2714 m, https://directindex.org/r/vintagecoffeeroasters.ca); Westdale Café (B, 3071 m, https://directindex.org/r/westdalecafe.ca); Paisley Coffeehouse & Eatery (F, 3124 m, https://directindex.org/r/paisleycoffeehouse.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Shopify 48% (24% A or B, 14639 sites); Sites using Square 65% (42% A or B, 5448 sites); This site 52.5%.

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

## Businesses like Relay Coffee Roasters in Hamilton cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Hamilton cafes and bars | 153 | 52% | 21% | 52.5% |
| Sites built with Shopify in Hamilton cafes and bars | 13 | 57% | 38% | 52.5% |
| Sites using Square in Hamilton cafes and bars | 6 | 62% | 33% | 52.5% |
| Sites built with Shopify and using Square in Hamilton cafes and bars | 1 | 53% | 0% | 52.5% |

The best of the sites using Square in Hamilton cafes and bars: 541 Eatery & Exchange (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/fivefortyone.ca); Lemon and Ice (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/lemonandice.ca); Bean & Bagel Co. (C 61.3%, https://directindex.org/r/beanbagelco.ca); Inclusion Coffeehouse (D 48.4%, https://directindex.org/r/larchehamilton.org); Smalls Coffee (D 46.2%, https://directindex.org/r/smalls.coffee).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found), the score would be about 80%. That would be 13th of 153 in Hamilton cafes and bars, up from 81st.

## The direct record
What agents get for Relay Coffee Roasters, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/relaycoffee.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://relaycoffee.square.site/ (vendor on own site: Square; could not verify: partial (2026-11-12))
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 08:00-17:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/relaycoffee.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 | 17 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/relaycoffee.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: 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: yes
- WebMCP tools on the page: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: no

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