# 8 Manchester: Agent-Direct Score B (73.8%)

Site: https://8manchester.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/8whitefield.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-18 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
8 Manchester is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open 8 Manchester's website. It can read what 8 Manchester offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#takeaway (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#menus
- Phone: +44 161 478 4884

## What to fix first

- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "8 Manchester",
  "url": "https://8manchester.com",
  "telephone": "+44 161 478 4884",
  "email": "info@8manchester.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Bury New Road 260",
    "postalCode": "M45 8AB",
    "addressLocality": "Whitefield"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.5508851,
    "longitude": -2.2954082
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr 17:00-23:00; Su 12:30-21:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "22:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:30",
      "closes": "21:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "chinese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://8whitefield.co.uk/#menus",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://8whitefield.co.uk/#takeaway",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# 8 Manchester

> restaurant (chinese) in Bury New Road 260 M45 8AB Whitefield, Manchester. Phone +44 161 478 4884.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#takeaway (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#menus

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr 17:00-23:00; Su 12:30-21:30

## About

- Website: https://8manchester.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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
85 of 370 in Manchester. Top 23% 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 | 87% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 58% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 29% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Hamiltons (D, 27 m, https://directindex.org/r/hamiltons.co.uk); Campo Blanco (F, 352 m, https://directindex.org/r/campoblanco.co.uk); Great Wall (B, 499 m, https://directindex.org/r/greatwallwhitefield.com); Melis (D, 1118 m, https://directindex.org/r/melisrestaurant.co.uk); Treasure City (F, 1323 m, https://directindex.org/r/treasurecitywhitefield.co.uk); Panama Hatty’s Grill (B, 2042 m, https://directindex.org/r/panama-hattys.co.uk); Istanbul Grill (F, 2143 m, https://directindex.org/r/istanbulgrills.co.uk); Lime Tree (B, 3008 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelimetree.info); Babbo Cucina Italiana (A, 3228 m, https://directindex.org/r/babbocucina.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 13 everyday questions about Manchester and named 90 places. 8 Manchester wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/manchester/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (30% A or B, 68857 sites); This site 73.8%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/8whitefield.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like 8 Manchester in Manchester

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Manchester | 370 | 57% | 38% | 73.8% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Manchester | 105 | 68% | 51% | 73.8% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Manchester: Fazenda (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.uk); Pho (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/phocafe.co.uk); Maki & Ramen (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/makiramen.com); Tattu (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/tattu.co.uk); Canto (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cantorestaurant.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 7th of 370 in Manchester, up from 85th.

## The direct record
What agents get for 8 Manchester, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/8whitefield.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#takeaway (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-18, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://8whitefield.co.uk/#menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr 17:00-23:00; Su 12:30-21:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 161 478 4884
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/8whitefield.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/8whitefield.co.uk/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 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/8whitefield.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: 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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/8whitefield.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/8whitefield.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=8whitefield.co.uk&force=1