# The Coffee Academics: Agent-Direct Score B (77.5%)

Site: https://www.theacademicsgroup.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theacademicsgroup.com
Scanned: 2026-10-16 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Coffee Academics is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Coffee Academics's website. It can read what The Coffee Academics offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/collections/direct-catering-order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/pages/menu
- Phone: +852 2174 5255
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Fri 08:00–10:00, 11:00–17:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Coffee Academics that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- hive Hong Kong (560 m): https://directindex.org/r/hivehk.co
- Harbour Grand Café (580 m): https://directindex.org/r/harbourgrand.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

## 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": "The Coffee Academics",
  "url": "https://www.theacademicsgroup.com",
  "telephone": "+852 2174 5255",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 22.2921253,
    "longitude": 114.1963912
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 08:00-10:00,11:00-17:00; Sa-Su,PH 08:00-18:00",
  "servesCuisine": [
    "cafe"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/pages/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/collections/direct-catering-order",
        "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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
47 of 701 in Hong Kong cafes and bars. Top 7% 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 | 93% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 47% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 22% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 56% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Muse Wine Bar (C, 168 m, https://directindex.org/r/hotelstage.com); hive Hong Kong (C, 555 m, https://directindex.org/r/hivehk.co); Harbour Grand Café (C, 582 m, https://directindex.org/r/harbourgrand.com); Flash Coffee (B, 599 m, https://directindex.org/r/flash-coffee.com); Uncle Ben Coffee (D, 636 m, https://directindex.org/r/unclebencoffee.com); North Point 北角 , Hong Kong - by Romio (F, 639 m, https://directindex.org/r/perfectdomain.com); Mr & Mrs Bean (F, 694 m, https://directindex.org/r/enjoy365.asia); SHARE N Tea or Coffee (F, 728 m, https://directindex.org/r/sharen8.com); HaHa Bar and Restaurant (F, 812 m, https://directindex.org/r/allmy.bio); Return Coffee B46 (C, 857 m, https://directindex.org/r/return-coffee.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 47% (26% A or B, 6116 sites); This site 77.5%.

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

## Businesses like The Coffee Academics in Hong Kong cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Hong Kong cafes and bars | 701 | 44% | 15% | 77.5% |
| Sites built with Shopify in Hong Kong cafes and bars | 106 | 59% | 27% | 77.5% |

The best of the sites built with Shopify in Hong Kong cafes and bars: Crushed Wines (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/crushedwines.com); KOKO Coffee Roasters (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/kokoroaster.com); Stubborn Coffee (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/stubborn.coffee); Yee On Tea Co. (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/yeeonteaco.com); La Cabane Wine Bistro (B 81.3%, https://directindex.org/r/lacabane.hk).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 96.3%. That would be 3rd of 701 in Hong Kong cafes and bars, up from 47th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Coffee Academics, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theacademicsgroup.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/collections/direct-catering-order (own site; verified direct, 2026-10-18)
- Menu: https://www.theacademicsgroup.com/pages/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-10:00,11:00-17:00; Sa-Su,PH 08:00-18:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +852 2174 5255
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theacademicsgroup.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/theacademicsgroup.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 | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 30 | 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/theacademicsgroup.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: yes
- 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: no

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