IndieWire
IndieWire is an online publication covering film, TV, and digital news, reviews, and interviews for passionate fans and industry insiders.
55
Partly agent-ready
Agent-readiness score out of 100
- ✓ Clear description of the site
- ✓ Several pages described
- ✓ Actions agents can take
- ✓ 3 or more actions
- ○ Publishes its own LAWP (/.well-known/lawp.json)
- ○ Actions agents can execute
- ○ Business details (address, hours, phone)
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+15 · Publishes its own LAWP (/.well-known/lawp.json)
Publish your starter lawp.json at
Publish your starter lawp.json at
/.well-known/lawp.json. WordPress: install the Actuent plugin. Cloudflare: use the one-click Worker.+15 · Actions agents can execute
Give an action an
Give an action an
endpoint on your domain so agents can do it for the user, not just link to it. See LAWP Actions.+15 · Business details (address, hours, phone)
Add schema.org business data to your homepage (the starter snippet). Google uses it too.
Add schema.org business data to your homepage (the starter snippet). Google uses it too.
Starter lawp.json for indiewire.com
Made from what Actuent already knows. Edit it, then publish it at
https://indiewire.com/.well-known/lawp.json. Check it with the LAWP Checker, or edit it in the LAWP Generator.{
"lawp_version": "0.3",
"domain": "indiewire.com",
"name": "IndieWire",
"language": "en",
"pages": {
"/": {
"title": "IndieWire – The Voice of Creative Independence",
"content": "IndieWire is an online publication covering film, TV, and digital news, reviews, and interviews for passionate fans and industry insiders."
},
"/criticism/movies/the-housewife-review-naomi-watts-true-story-1235216304": {
"title": "& 039;The Housewife& 039; Review: Naomi Watts Stuns, but True Story Flounders",
"content": "× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Filmmaker Lauren Caster Is Spending 30 Days on the Internet Convincing People to Watch Her Indie Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear"
},
"/criticism/movies/72-hours-review-kevin-hart-marcello-hernandez-1235206943": {
"title": "& 039;72 Hours& 039; Review: Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernandez Netflix Movie",
"content": "× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Filmmaker Lauren Caster Is Spending 30 Days on the Internet Convincing People to Watch Her Indie Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear"
},
"/features/commentary/sydney-pollack-collected-interviews-book-review-1235204657": {
"title": "& 039;Sydney Pollack: Collected Interviews& 039; Book Review",
"content": "× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Brad Pitt and David Ayer Had None of Your Typical Film Set Comforts on the Survival Thriller & 8216;Heart of the Beast& 8217; Newsletters Search Ic"
},
"/criticism/shows/lanterns-episode-3-review-outkast-john-stewart-origin-story-1235213359": {
"title": "& 039;Lanterns& 039; Episode 3 Review: & 039;OutKast& 039; Is John Stewart& 039;s Origin Story",
"content": "× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Congress Must Act to Support Cinemas Tax Credit and Keep Movies on Main Street Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Search Icon Open Searc"
},
"/features/commentary/what-i-learned-watching-6-hours-gen-ai-short-films-reply-ai-1235206110": {
"title": "What I Learned Watching 6 Hours of Gen-AI Short Films",
"content": "× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: & 8216;The Scout& 8217; Review: A Meditative Look at Life as an Oft-Ignored Movie Location Scout Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear"
}
},
"actions": [
{
"id": "search",
"name": "Search the site",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": true
},
"intent": [
"search",
"find",
"look up"
],
"description": "Search IndieWire"
},
{
"id": "contact",
"name": "Contact",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": false
},
"intent": [
"contact",
"get in touch",
"email",
"message",
"support"
],
"description": "Get in touch with the site owner"
},
{
"id": "sign_up",
"name": "Sign up",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": false
},
"intent": [
"sign up",
"register",
"join",
"create account",
"get started"
],
"description": "Create an account"
}
]
}Starter schema.org snippet
Replace the example values, then paste into your homepage's <head>.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "IndieWire",
"url": "https://indiewire.com",
"telephone": "+00 0000 0000",
"priceRange": "€€",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "Street 1",
"postalCode": "0000",
"addressLocality": "City",
"addressCountry": "DK"
},
"openingHoursSpecification": [
{
"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
"dayOfWeek": [
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Wednesday",
"Thursday",
"Friday"
],
"opens": "09:00",
"closes": "17:00"
}
]
}
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IndieWire – The Voice of Creative Independence /
IndieWire is an online publication covering film, TV, and digital news, reviews, and interviews for passionate fans and industry insiders.
& 039;The Housewife& 039; Review: Naomi Watts Stuns, but True Story Flounders /criticism/movies/the-housewife-review-naomi-watts-true-story-1235216304
× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Filmmaker Lauren Caster Is Spending 30 Days on the Internet Convincing People to Watch Her Indie Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear
& 039;72 Hours& 039; Review: Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernandez Netflix Movie /criticism/movies/72-hours-review-kevin-hart-marcello-hernandez-1235206943
× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Filmmaker Lauren Caster Is Spending 30 Days on the Internet Convincing People to Watch Her Indie Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear
& 039;Sydney Pollack: Collected Interviews& 039; Book Review /features/commentary/sydney-pollack-collected-interviews-book-review-1235204657
× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Brad Pitt and David Ayer Had None of Your Typical Film Set Comforts on the Survival Thriller & 8216;Heart of the Beast& 8217; Newsletters
& 039;Lanterns& 039; Episode 3 Review: & 039;OutKast& 039; Is John Stewart& 039;s Origin Story /criticism/shows/lanterns-episode-3-review-outkast-john-stewart-origin-story-1235213359
× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: Congress Must Act to Support Cinemas Tax Credit and Keep Movies on Main Street Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Search Icon Open Searc
What I Learned Watching 6 Hours of Gen-AI Short Films /features/commentary/what-i-learned-watching-6-hours-gen-ai-short-films-reply-ai-1235206110
× Got a Tip? Newsletters Close News Film TV Awards Video Future of Filmmaking Filmmaker Toolkit Search Icon Open Search Close Read Next: & 8216;The Scout& 8217; Review: A Meditative Look at Life as an Oft-Ignored Movie Location Scout Newsletters Search Icon Close Close Sear
AI bot access
robots.txt blocks 11 AI bots from the whole site:
- ✕ GPTBot OpenAI (training)
- ✕ OAI-SearchBot ChatGPT search
- ✕ ChatGPT-User ChatGPT (browsing for a user)
- ✕ ClaudeBot Anthropic (training)
- ✕ PerplexityBot Perplexity search
- ✕ Google-Extended Google Gemini (training)
- ✕ Applebot-Extended Apple Intelligence (training)
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