# The Blue Line: Agent-Direct Score B (71.3%)

Site: https://thebluelinekc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thebluelinekc.com
Scanned: 2026-11-13 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Blue Line is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Blue Line's website. It can read what The Blue Line offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SpotOn.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=127401&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (through spoton acting for the business)
- Menu: https://thebluelinekc.com/kansas-city-the-blue-line-hockey-bar-food-menu
- Phone: +1- 816-472-7825
- Address: 529 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Blue Line that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Harry’s Country Club (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/harryscountryclub.com
- Opera House Coffee & Food Emporium (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/operahousekc.com
- Bo Lings (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/bolings.com
- Lollicup Coffee and Tea (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/lollicupstore.com
- Murmuration Eatery & Cocktail Bar (250 m): https://directindex.org/r/murmurationeatery.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Blue Line",
  "url": "https://thebluelinekc.com/",
  "telephone": "+1- 816-472-7825",
  "email": "thebluelinekc@gmail.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "529 Walnut Street",
    "postalCode": "64106",
    "addressLocality": "Kansas City",
    "addressRegion": "MO"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 39.1077556,
    "longitude": -94.5811909
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=127401&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party",
  "hasMenu": "https://thebluelinekc.com/kansas-city-the-blue-line-hockey-bar-food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=127401&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party",
        "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.

```
# The Blue Line

> bar or pub in 529 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, Kansas City cafes and bars. Phone +1- 816-472-7825.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=127401&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (through spoton acting for the business)
- Menu: https://thebluelinekc.com/kansas-city-the-blue-line-hockey-bar-food-menu

## About

- Website: https://thebluelinekc.com/
- 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 (Restaurant).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through spoton on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
83 of 257 in Kansas City cafes and bars. Top 32% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 44% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Harry’s Country Club (C, 49 m, https://directindex.org/r/harryscountryclub.com); Opera House Coffee & Food Emporium (C, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/operahousekc.com); Bo Lings (B, 126 m, https://directindex.org/r/bolings.com); Lollicup Coffee and Tea (A, 203 m, https://directindex.org/r/lollicupstore.com); Murmuration Eatery & Cocktail Bar (B, 249 m, https://directindex.org/r/murmurationeatery.com); City Market Coffee House (A, 258 m, https://directindex.org/r/citymarketcoffee.com); DoubleTap KC (B, 277 m, https://directindex.org/r/doubletapkc.com); Room CTRL (F, 300 m, https://directindex.org/r/roomctrlworld.com); The Brass Monkey Lounge (B, 346 m, https://directindex.org/r/brassmonkeylounge.com); Neighborhood cafe (B, 511 m, https://directindex.org/r/neighborhoodcafe.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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Kansas City cafes and bars and named 55 places. The Blue Line wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/kansas-city-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using SpotOn 78% (69% A or B, 2657 sites); This site 71.3%.

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

## Businesses like The Blue Line in Kansas City cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Kansas City cafes and bars | 257 | 53% | 32% | 71.3% |
| Sites using SpotOn in Kansas City cafes and bars | 16 | 76% | 81% | 71.3% |

The best of the sites using SpotOn in Kansas City cafes and bars: Hammers Dueling Piano Bar (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/hammersduelingpianobar.com); Nick and Jake's (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/nickandjakes.com); Stroud's Restaurant & Bar (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/stroudsnorth.com); The Bar West Plaza (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/thebarskc.com); Fern Bar KC (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/fernbarkc.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 75%. That would be 57th of 257 in Kansas City cafes and bars, up from 83rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Blue Line, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thebluelinekc.com
- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=127401&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (vendor on own site: SpotOn; could not verify: failed (2026-11-13))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://thebluelinekc.com/kansas-city-the-blue-line-hockey-bar-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1- 816-472-7825
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thebluelinekc.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thebluelinekc.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): 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, SpotOn: 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.

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /kansas-city-the-blue-line-hockey-bar-food-menu: 75 prices.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/thebluelinekc.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/thebluelinekc.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/thebluelinekc.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=thebluelinekc.com&force=1