# The Gloucester Old Spot: Agent-Direct Score B (77.4%)

Site: https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theoldspotbristol.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.)
The Gloucester Old Spot is mostly ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by The Gloucester Old Spot's website. It can read what The Gloucester Old Spot offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/reservation/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/food/
- Phone: +44 117 924 7693
- Address: Kellaway Avenue 138-140 BS6 7YQ Bristol
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: 09:00+

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Gloucester Old Spot that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- JP Destiny (500 m): https://directindex.org/r/jpdestinythaicorner.com
- Coffi Lab (780 m): https://directindex.org/r/coffilab.co.uk
- Lonely Mouth (810 m): https://directindex.org/r/lonelymouth.co.uk
- The Eastfield (940 m): https://directindex.org/r/theeastfieldpub.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as ClaudeBot (http_429), PerplexityBot (http_429) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+5 points) Missing: address, opening hours. 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Gloucester Old Spot",
  "url": "https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 117 924 7693",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Kellaway Avenue 138-140",
    "postalCode": "BS6 7YQ",
    "addressLocality": "Bristol"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.4839249,
    "longitude": -2.5981015
  },
  "openingHours": "09:00+",
  "acceptsReservations": "https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/reservation/",
  "hasMenu": "https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/food/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/reservation/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
25 of 144 in Bristol cafes and bars. 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 93% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 80% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 27% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: JP Destiny (A, 497 m, https://directindex.org/r/jpdestinythaicorner.com); The Key Cafe (D, 720 m, https://directindex.org/r/thekeybristol.com); Lunita Pasteleria (C, 736 m, https://directindex.org/r/lunitapasteleria.com); Chimp House (C, 758 m, https://directindex.org/r/chimphouse.co.uk); Coffi Lab (A, 777 m, https://directindex.org/r/coffilab.co.uk); Lonely Mouth (B, 811 m, https://directindex.org/r/lonelymouth.co.uk); Jean's Bistro (F, 858 m, https://directindex.org/r/jeansbistro.co.uk); The Eastfield (B, 939 m, https://directindex.org/r/theeastfieldpub.co.uk); Bristol Flyer (B, 1116 m, https://directindex.org/r/theflyerbristol.co.uk); Somerville Club (C, 1137 m, https://directindex.org/r/somervilleclub.co.uk).

## 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 Bristol cafes and bars and named 56 places. The Gloucester Old Spot wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/bristol-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236086 sites); This site 77.4%.

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

## Businesses like The Gloucester Old Spot in Bristol cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Bristol cafes and bars | 144 | 57% | 33% | 77.4% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Bristol cafes and bars | 49 | 58% | 33% | 77.4% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Bristol cafes and bars: GAIL's (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/gails.com); Kask2 (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/kaskwine.co.uk); Zero Degrees (B 80.5%, https://directindex.org/r/zerodegrees.co.uk); Coyote Ugly (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/coyoteuglysaloon.com); The Robert Fitzharding (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/jdwetherspoon.com).

With the two fixes above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%, which would be first of 144 in Bristol cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Gloucester Old Spot, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theoldspotbristol.co.uk
- Book: https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/reservation/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://theoldspotbristol.co.uk/food/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: 09:00+ (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 117 924 7693
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theoldspotbristol.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/theoldspotbristol.co.uk/menu
- Agents and people followed 2 direct links to this business this month (2 by AI agents).

## 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 | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 17 | 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/theoldspotbristol.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: 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: 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/theoldspotbristol.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/theoldspotbristol.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=theoldspotbristol.co.uk&force=1