# The Alderman: Agent-Direct Score B (74.1%) Site: http://aldermanhenderson.co.nz/ Report: https://directindex.org/r/aldermanhenderson.co.nz Scanned: 2026-10-22 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.) The Alderman is mostly ready for agents. An AI assistant can open The Alderman's website. It can read what The Alderman offers. It finds a phone number, but no link to book or order online. ## Direct links - Menu: https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/menu - Phone: 095535366 - Its menu mentions: vegan options, a children's menu ## Nearby, also direct Places near The Alderman that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between. - Adriatico (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/adriatico.co.nz - Mantra restaurant (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/mantrarestaurant.co.nz - Sa-On (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/sa-on.com - Smokeland BBQ (360 m): https://directindex.org/r/smokelandbbq.co.nz ## What to fix first - **No booking or ordering link on the website.** (+13 points) There's only a phone number or WhatsApp, and agents can't use those yet. If you take bookings or orders through a platform, link to it from the site so agents can find it. Add a booking or ordering page. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website - **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. 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 ``` llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site. ``` # The Alderman > restaurant in Auckland. Phone 095535366. ## Book or order directly - Menu: https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/menu ## About - Website: http://aldermanhenderson.co.nz/ - 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. - **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** no address, phone or hours in it - **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices. ## Where it stands 245 of 1155 in Auckland. Top 21% 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% | no | | Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes | | Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 97% | yes | | Structured data with address, phone and hours | 43% | no | | Have an llms.txt | 38% | no | Nearest places in the index: Daaku Kebab (D, 308 m, https://directindex.org/r/daakukebab.co.nz); Adriatico (C, 317 m, https://directindex.org/r/adriatico.co.nz); Yaruki Japanese Restaurant (D, 321 m, https://directindex.org/r/yarukijapaneserestaurant.co.nz); Mantra restaurant (C, 328 m, https://directindex.org/r/mantrarestaurant.co.nz); Sa-On (B, 330 m, https://directindex.org/r/sa-on.com); Smokeland BBQ (B, 355 m, https://directindex.org/r/smokelandbbq.co.nz); Ko & Ki Sushi bar (D, 408 m, https://directindex.org/r/noodlecanteen.co.nz); Kanes Burger Club (F, 437 m, https://directindex.org/r/otgshop.co.nz); Gloria Jean's Cafe - Waitakere (C, 619 m, https://directindex.org/r/gloriajeanscoffees.nz); Reburger (D, 640 m, https://directindex.org/r/reburger.co.nz). ## What assistants answer Asked on 2026-10-27 with web search on. 100% of the answers pointed to the business's own site or to a vendor working for it. That share is the Cited part of the score. | Assistant | Official website? | Where to book? | Where to order? | |---|---|---|---| | ChatGPT | own site | own site | own site | | Gemini | own site | own site | own site | The assistants were asked 22 everyday questions about Auckland and named 103 places. The Alderman wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/auckland/recommended **What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/ (aldermanhenderson.co.nz (https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/?utmsource=openai)) **What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** For groups of 6 or more, The Alderman asks you to book by email: info@aldermanhenderson.co.nz. Their website doesn’t appear to offer an online booking form: The Alderman contact page (https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/contact-us). (aldermanhenderson.co.nz (https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/contact-us?utmsource=openai)) **What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** I couldn’t find an online food-ordering link for The Alderman. Their official website has their menu and contact details: aldermanhenderson.co.nz (https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/). (aldermanhenderson.co.nz (https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/?utmsource=openai)) **What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** The official website of The Alderman, a restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand, is https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz. **What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** To book a table at The Alderman in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, you should use their contact page to make a reservation or inquiry. While there isn't a direct "book a table" online link, they encourage groups of 6 or more to book by contacting them directly. You can find their contact information on their official website: The Alderman Henderson Contact Page: On this page, you can find their phone number (09… **What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** You can order food online from The Alderman in Auckland, New Zealand, by visiting their official website: https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/. The Alderman, located at 22 Alderman Drive in Henderson, Auckland, offers both takeaway and delivery options. Their website features their menu, including all-day breakfast, lunch, and a selection of drinks. Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 33756 sites); This site 74.1%. See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/aldermanhenderson.co.nz/agent-view ## Businesses like The Alderman in Auckland | Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site | |---|---|---|---|---| | Businesses of the same kind in Auckland | 1155 | 59% | 38% | 74.1% | | Sites built with Squarespace in Auckland | 135 | 77% | 70% | 74.1% | The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Auckland: Bali Nights (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/balinights.co); Bar Magda (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/barmagda.co.nz); Cocoro (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cocoro.co.nz); Tiger Restaurant Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/tigeratsoho.co.nz); 21 Days Bar and Brasserie (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/21days.co.nz). With the two fixes above (No booking or ordering link on the website; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 96.5%. That would be 20th of 1,155 in Auckland, up from 245th. ## The direct record What agents get for The Alderman, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/aldermanhenderson.co.nz - Book: none on record - Order: none on record - Menu: https://www.aldermanhenderson.co.nz/menu (html_page; from the scan) - Hours: none on record - Phone: 095535366 - Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/aldermanhenderson.co.nz/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 | 16 | 25 | | Actionable | 2 | 15 (the action test: pending) | | Cited | 20 | 20 | ## Agent readiness (Cloudflare) Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/aldermanhenderson.co.nz - 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 Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/aldermanhenderson.co.nz/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/aldermanhenderson.co.nz/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=aldermanhenderson.co.nz&force=1