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Barstool Sports

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Barstool Sports is a sports and pop culture blog that features news, videos, podcasts, and merchandise

41/100

Tier 3 · Agent-Accessible

Content answers40/100
Protocol plumbing44/1007 of 16 checks pass
Re-audit318h ago· 1 credit

Scored by asking 10 questions a buyer of a media product asks, then grading this site’s own pages: answered, hedged (partial or vague), or silent (no page answers it). How scoring works

10 buyer questions · graded against the site’s own pages

0 of 10 come back answered. 6 get a hedge. 4 meet silence.

0 answerable6 half-answers4 silent

Goes silent · content · medium importance

Are new podcast episodes published on the Barstool website at the exact same time they drop on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or is there typically a delay?

Goes silent · content · medium importance

How long does Barstool keep video content and highlights available on the site before removing or archiving them—30 days, one year, or indefinitely?

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The fix queue

59 points sit between barstoolsports.com and 100: 10 open questions and 9 missing protocol checks, ordered by estimated payoff.

Point estimates are per fix under scoring v2. They are not additive to a promised total.

01content · importance mediumGoes silent+10 content pts est.

Are new podcast episodes published on the Barstool website at the exact same time they drop on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or is there typically a delay?

What the pages say

No page on the site addresses this.

The fix

Add a podcast FAQ or help page explaining whether new episodes publish simultaneously on Barstool.com, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, or if there is typically a delay.

confidence high · grounding world-knowledge · weight 0.00 · Absent

02content · importance mediumGoes silent+10 content pts est.

How long does Barstool keep video content and highlights available on the site before removing or archiving them—30 days, one year, or indefinitely?

What the pages say

No page on the site addresses this.

The fix

Add a Help Center article or FAQ entry that specifies how long video content and highlights remain available on the site (e.g., 30 days, one year, or indefinitely).

confidence high · grounding world-knowledge · weight 0.00 · Absent

03subscription · importance mediumGoes silent+10 content pts est.

Does Barstool Sports offer an RSS feed for its main content, and if so, what is the exact feed URL?

What the pages say

No page on the site addresses this.

The fix

Create a dedicated /rss or /feeds page listing the main content RSS URL, or add RSS auto-discovery links in the site header/footer.

confidence high · grounding world-knowledge · weight 0.00 · Absent

04community · importance lowGoes silent+10 content pts est.

Are reader comments enabled on every article and blog post, or are they automatically disabled on certain topics like legal disputes and sensitive news stories?

What the pages say

No page on the site addresses this.

The fix

Add a Community Guidelines, Help Center, or FAQ page explaining the comment policy, including default enabling and any automatic disabling rules for sensitive topics.

confidence high · grounding world-knowledge · weight 0.00 · Absent

Hedged · 6 of 10 questions

A buyer gets something, then has to guess the rest. Expand any row for the evidence and the fix.

05Can I sign up for email or push notifications for just one specific Barstool author like Big Cat, or do alerts only cover the entire site?subscriptionHedges+3 pts est.

Can I sign up for email or push notifications for just one specific Barstool author like Big Cat, or do alerts only cover the entire site?

What the pages say

Barstool's privacy policy says the company may send 'newsletters, push notifications, general communications and promotional e-mails,' but none of the retrieved pages describe author-specific or personality-specific email or push notification subscriptions.

The fix

Add a help-center or FAQ entry explaining whether users can subscribe to alerts for specific authors/personalities versus only site-wide newsletters and push notifications.

Where we looked: /privacy-policy, /topics/nate

confidence high · grounding synthesized · weight 0.70 · Vague

06Can I filter articles by both a specific sport and a specific author at the same time, or does the search only allow filtering by one category?navigationPage missing+3 pts est.

Can I filter articles by both a specific sport and a specific author at the same time, or does the search only allow filtering by one category?

What the pages say

The site maintains separate topic pages for individual sports (e.g., MLB) and individual authors/personalities (e.g., Dave), indicating articles are categorized along both dimensions, but none of the retrieved chunks describe an article search interface or whether sport and author filters can be applied simultaneously.

The fix

Add a help center or search page documenting the article filter capabilities, including whether users can combine a sport filter and an author filter at the same time.

Where we looked: /topics/mlb, /topics/dave, /topics/sports

confidence medium · grounding synthesized · weight 0.65 · Page missing

07Does Barstool accept anonymous story tips through a private submission form, or can leads only be sent through public email and social media accounts?operationsHedges+3 pts est.

Does Barstool accept anonymous story tips through a private submission form, or can leads only be sent through public email and social media accounts?

What the pages say

Barstool's Content Policy states that content can be submitted via "upload, e-mail, DM and/or posted comment," but none of the retrieved chunks mention a private submission form specifically for anonymous story tips or indicate whether leads can be submitted anonymously.

The fix

Add a dedicated 'Submit a Tip' page or FAQ that clarifies whether Barstool accepts anonymous story tips and lists any private submission form or secure contact method.

Where we looked: /content-policy

confidence medium · grounding synthesized · weight 0.65 · Vague

08Does Barstool use content-warning tags or a rating system for NSFW articles and videos, and can those posts be filtered out of my main feed?operationsPage missing+3 pts est.

Does Barstool use content-warning tags or a rating system for NSFW articles and videos, and can those posts be filtered out of my main feed?

What the pages say

The chunks show that Barstool sometimes prefixes article titles with "NSFW:" (for example, "NSFW: Paige VanZant Has A Message For The Haters Of Her Recent Nude Instagram Posts"), but they do not describe a formal content-rating system or any user-controlled setting to filter NSFW posts from a main feed.

The fix

Add a help-center or settings article that explains how NSFW content is labeled, whether a formal rating system exists, and how users can filter sensitive content from their feeds.

Where we looked: /topics/haters, /topics/haters

confidence medium · grounding synthesized · weight 0.65 · Page missing

09Do Barstool podcast episode pages include full text transcripts for accessibility, or do they only provide audio and video players?accessibilityHedges+3 pts est.

Do Barstool podcast episode pages include full text transcripts for accessibility, or do they only provide audio and video players?

What the pages say

The retrieved chunks do not indicate whether Barstool podcast episode pages include full text transcripts. Several pages note that the site has been "Reviewed by Allyant for accessibility," but no chunk describes the contents of individual podcast episode pages or mentions transcript availability.

The fix

Add explicit information on podcast episode pages or in an accessibility statement about whether full-text transcripts are provided alongside audio and video players.

Where we looked: /topics/podcast, /topics/podcast

confidence high · grounding synthesized · weight 0.70 · Vague

10How far back does the article archive extend, and is there a calendar or date-picker that lets me browse posts from a specific day instead of infinite scrolling?navigationHedges+3 pts est.

How far back does the article archive extend, and is there a calendar or date-picker that lets me browse posts from a specific day instead of infinite scrolling?

What the pages say

The retrieved topic pages show articles dating back to at least May 23, 2017, but do not explicitly state how far back the full archive extends. None of the retrieved chunks mention a calendar or date-picker for browsing posts from a specific day.

The fix

Add a dedicated archive or help page that states the earliest content date and explains available browsing options such as a calendar or date-picker.

Where we looked: /topics/barstool-basketball

confidence medium · grounding synthesized · weight 0.65 · Vague

Protocol plumbing · 44/1007 of 16 checks pass · each fix +6 protocol pts est.

The other half of the score: 16 checks for the files and headers agents look for. The 9 below are installs, not judgment calls, and most are an afternoon. Expand any for the snippet and the standard it follows. They sit after the queue because none of them changes what your pages say.

llms.txtDiscoverability+6 pts est.

Sitedex generates this file from your crawl. Grab it in Files from this audit below.

Standardllmstxt.orgCommunity spec

Content signalAccess+6 pts est.
Install snippet
User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no
Allow: /

StandardCloudflare proposalVendor proposal

Markdown negotiationRendering+6 pts est.

StandardRFC 9110 + 7763IETF RFC

MCP cardInteraction+6 pts est.

Sitedex generates this file from your crawl. Grab it in Files from this audit below.

StandardModel Context ProtocolCommunity spec

OpenAPI specInteraction+6 pts est.

StandardOpenAPI SpecIndustry standard

WebMCP widgetInteraction+6 pts est.

Sitedex generates this file from your crawl. Grab it in Files from this audit below.

StandardW3C WebMCP draftW3C / WHATWG

Canonical URLsHygiene+6 pts est.
Install snippet
<link rel="canonical" href="https://barstoolsports.com/" />

StandardRFC 6596IETF RFC

Meta descriptionsHygiene+6 pts est.
Install snippet
<meta name="description" content="barstoolsports.com: [outcome you deliver] for [who you help]. One sentence, 50-160 characters." />

StandardHTML Living StandardW3C / WHATWG

Organization schemaIdentity+6 pts est.

Sitedex generates this file from your crawl. Grab it in Files from this audit below.

StandardSchema.org + JSON-LDIndustry standard

Already passing 7 of 16: robots.txt, sitemap.xml, AI crawler access, Clean crawl, Server-rendered content, HTML lang attribute, Sitemap lastmod.

Ask this site’s index

Sitedex already serves barstoolsports.com as an MCP endpoint. Ask barstoolsports.com anything an AI agent might ask, and see what its index returns. (To score your own site, use the form below.)

Snippets & configs

For developers and the engineer-on-call: copy these into your tools or your site.

Files from this audit

Built from this crawl. Download or copy each, then install it at the path noted.

llms.txt

Built from this crawl. Install at /llms.txt so agents start here.

organization.json

Organization JSON-LD, pre-filled from this crawl. Wrap in a ld+json script.

server-card.json

MCP server card built from this crawl. Host at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json.

webmcp.json

WebMCP discovery manifest built from this crawl. Host at /.well-known/webmcp.json.

MCP endpoint

https://mcp.sitedex.dev/s/barstoolsports-com/mcp

The URL anyone's agent points at. Read-only; safe to share.

Claude Code

claude mcp add barstoolsports --transport http https://mcp.sitedex.dev/s/barstoolsports-com/mcp

One command, then the agent has it.

Cursor / Continue

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "barstoolsports": {
      "url": "https://mcp.sitedex.dev/s/barstoolsports-com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Drop into mcp.json.

WebMCP: two parts

WebMCP-capable browsers run the widget at runtime. Crawlers without JS rendering need the discovery manifest to find your tool surface. Install both.

1 · Widget script

<script async src="https://sitedex.dev/widget.js"></script>

Drop in <head>. WebMCP-capable browsers (Chrome 146+ Origin Trial) call navigator.modelContext.provideContext() via this script.

2 · Discovery manifest

{
  "$schema": "https://wellknownmcp.org/schemas/webmcp.json",
  "name": "barstoolsports.com",
  "tools": [
    { "name": "search", "description": "Search barstoolsports.com's indexed content." },
    { "name": "get_page", "description": "Fetch a page from barstoolsports.com as markdown." }
  ]
}

Host alongside the script at /.well-known/webmcp.json. Crawlers that don't render JS rely on this.

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