# The Shelbourne Bar: Agent-Direct Score B (73.8%)

Site: https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theshelbournecork.ie
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Shelbourne Bar is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/menu
- Phone: +353 21 450 9615

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through eventbrite.** (+12 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. 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": "The Shelbourne Bar",
  "url": "https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/",
  "telephone": "+353 21 450 9615",
  "email": "philip@philipgillivan.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "McCurtain Street 16-17",
    "postalCode": "T23 P2WH",
    "addressLocality": "Cork"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.9014332,
    "longitude": -8.4685914
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/menu"
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# The Shelbourne Bar

> bar or pub in McCurtain Street 16-17 T23 P2WH Cork, Cork cafes and bars. Phone +353 21 450 9615.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/
- 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).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.

## Where it stands
9 of 79 in Cork cafes and bars. Top 11% 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 | 80% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 70% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 20% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 10% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Gallagher’s Gastropub (B, 94 m, https://directindex.org/r/gallagherscork.ie); Velvet (F, 95 m, https://directindex.org/r/velvetcork.ie); Brú Bar & Hostel (B, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/bruhostel.com); The Moxy Bar (C, 227 m, https://directindex.org/r/marriott.com); Caffè Nero (F, 364 m, https://directindex.org/r/caffenero.com); Starbucks (D, 377 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.co.uk); The Long Valley (F, 383 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelongvalleybar.ie); Maureen’s (D, 387 m, https://directindex.org/r/maureenscork.com); Red Bean Roastery Café (F, 399 m, https://directindex.org/r/redbeanroastery.com); Joes & Bros (C, 415 m, https://directindex.org/r/joesandbros.com).

## 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 65% (48% A or B, 7098 sites); Sites using Eventbrite 54% (20% A or B, 45 sites); This site 73.8%.

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

Read by AI agents 5 times this month (ClaudeBot 5).

## Businesses like The Shelbourne Bar in Cork cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Cork cafes and bars | 79 | 52% | 18% | 73.8% |
| Built with Squarespace in Cork cafes and bars | 9 | 66% | 33% | 73.8% |
| Using Eventbrite in Cork cafes and bars | 1 | 74% | 100% | 73.8% |
| Built with Squarespace and using Eventbrite in Cork cafes and bars | 1 | 74% | 100% | 73.8% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Cork cafes and bars: Clancy’s Bar & Restaurant (B 77.5%, https://directindex.org/r/clancyscork.ie); The Bookshelf (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/bookshelfcoffee.com); Good Day Deli (C 67.5%, https://directindex.org/r/gooddaydeli.ie); Joes & Bros (C 67.5%, https://directindex.org/r/joesandbros.com); The Woodford (C 67.5%, https://directindex.org/r/thewoodford.ie).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through eventbrite; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 2nd of 79 in Cork cafes and bars, up from 9th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Shelbourne Bar, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theshelbournecork.ie
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.theshelbournecork.ie/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +353 21 450 9615
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theshelbournecork.ie/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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, Eventbrite: Not stated. Eventbrite's terms of service (20 August 2025), section 13.1, bar scraping, crawling or automated means to extract data from the sites; they do not address an agent buying a ticket for a person; the separate API terms cover developer apps. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/251210/eventbrite-terms-of-service/

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/theshelbournecork.ie
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theshelbournecork.ie/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=theshelbournecork.ie&force=1