# Aboveground Union Market: Agent-Direct Score B (83.8%)

Site: https://www.abovegrounddc.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/abovegrounddc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Aboveground Union Market is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/order-online (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/menu
- Phone: +1-202-798-3985

## What to fix first
- **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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Aboveground Union Market",
  "url": "https://www.abovegrounddc.com",
  "telephone": "+1-202-798-3985",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "5th Street Northeast 1309",
    "postalCode": "20002-7003",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.9086596,
    "longitude": -76.9975859
  },
  "openingHours": "We 10:00-20:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:30; Su-Tu 10:00-19:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "20:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "19:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "british"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.abovegrounddc.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.abovegrounddc.com/order-online",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Aboveground Union Market

> cafe or coffee shop (british) in 5th Street Northeast 1309 20002-7003 Washington, Washington, DC cafes and bars. Phone +1-202-798-3985.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/order-online (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/menu

## Opening hours

We 10:00-20:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:30; Su-Tu 10:00-19:30

## About

- Website: https://www.abovegrounddc.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 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.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
47 of 464 in Washington, DC cafes and bars. Top 10% 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 | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 38% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 17% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Hi-Lawn (B, 15 m, https://directindex.org/r/hilawndc.com); Suburbia (D, 60 m, https://directindex.org/r/suburbiabar.com); Cotton & Reed (C, 99 m, https://directindex.org/r/cottonandreed.com); Last Call (C, 103 m, https://directindex.org/r/lastcallbardc.com); Sid Gold's Request Room (B, 135 m, https://directindex.org/r/sidgolds.com); Crooked Run Fermentation (B, 163 m, https://directindex.org/r/crookedrunfermentation.com); Desert 5 Spot (B, 190 m, https://directindex.org/r/desertfivespot.com); Songbyrd Music House (B, 209 m, https://directindex.org/r/songbyrddc.com); F1 Arcade, Washington D.C. (B, 228 m, https://directindex.org/r/f1arcade.com); Red Bear Brewing (B, 549 m, https://directindex.org/r/redbear.beer).

## 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); This site 83.8%.

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

## Businesses like Aboveground Union Market in Washington, DC cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 464 | 48% | 33% | 83.8% |
| Built with Squarespace in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 98 | 68% | 46% | 83.8% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Washington, DC cafes and bars: Courthaus Social (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/courthaussocial.com); Booeymonger (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/booeymonger.com); Granville Moore's Brickyard (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/granvillemoores.com); Maker's Union (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/makersunionpub.com); Bar Charley (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/barcharley.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 86.3%: 28th of 464 in Washington, DC cafes and bars, up from 47th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Aboveground Union Market, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/abovegrounddc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/order-online (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Menu: https://www.abovegrounddc.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: We 10:00-20:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:30; Su-Tu 10:00-19:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-202-798-3985
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/abovegrounddc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/abovegrounddc.com/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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/abovegrounddc.com
- 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/abovegrounddc.com/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=abovegrounddc.com&force=1