# The Alembic: Agent-Direct Score C (68.2%)

Site: http://www.alembicsf.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/alembicsf.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Alembic is partly visible to agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by The Alembic's website. It can read what The Alembic offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Square.

## Direct links
- Order directly: http://alembicathome.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://alembicsf.com/menu/
- Phone: +1 415-666-0822
- Address: Haight Street 1725 94117 San Francisco
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sat 16:00–00:00; Sun 14:00–22:00
- Its menu mentions: vegan options
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Alembic that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Bird and Bear Coffee (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/birdandbearcoffee.com
- The Green Heron (220 m): https://directindex.org/r/greenheronsf.com
- The Ice Cream Bar (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/theicecreambarsf.com

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as GPTBot (http_429), ClaudeBot (http_429) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **The footer says © 2020.** Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site. In San Francisco, 71% of comparable sites that show a year say 2025 or later.

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Alembic",
  "url": "http://www.alembicsf.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 415-666-0822",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Haight Street 1725",
    "postalCode": "94117",
    "addressLocality": "San Francisco"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 37.769271,
    "longitude": -122.4511302
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Tu off; We-Sa 16:00-24:00; Su 14:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "14:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://alembicsf.com/menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "http://alembicathome.square.site/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Alembic

> bar or pub in Haight Street 1725 94117 San Francisco, San Francisco cafes and bars. Phone +1 415-666-0822.

## Book or order directly

- Order: http://alembicathome.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://alembicsf.com/menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Tu off; We-Sa 16:00-24:00; Su 14:00-22:00

## About

- Website: http://www.alembicsf.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.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
273 of 1053 in San Francisco cafes and bars. Top 26% 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 | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 83% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 32% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Cafe Cole (F, 38 m, https://directindex.org/r/colevalleycafe.com); Coffee Cantata (D, 64 m, https://directindex.org/r/reelsf.com); Stanza (C, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/stanzacoffee.com); Bird and Bear Coffee (B, 181 m, https://directindex.org/r/birdandbearcoffee.com); Hobson's Choice (F, 194 m, https://directindex.org/r/hobsonschoice.com); The Green Heron (A, 217 m, https://directindex.org/r/greenheronsf.com); The Gold Cane (F, 280 m, https://directindex.org/r/goldcanesf.com); Flywheel Coffee Kiosk (F, 285 m, https://directindex.org/r/flywheelcoffee.com); The Ice Cream Bar (C, 322 m, https://directindex.org/r/theicecreambarsf.com); Finnegans Wake (F, 451 m, https://directindex.org/r/finneganssf.com).

## 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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 224455 sites); Sites using Square 65% (41% A or B, 5073 sites); This site 68.2%.

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

## Businesses like The Alembic in San Francisco cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in San Francisco cafes and bars | 1053 | 48% | 24% | 68.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress in San Francisco cafes and bars | 180 | 56% | 27% | 68.2% |
| Sites using Square in San Francisco cafes and bars | 54 | 66% | 35% | 68.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Square in San Francisco cafes and bars | 8 | 67% | 25% | 68.2% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using Square in San Francisco cafes and bars: Bi-Rite Cafe (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/biritemarket.com); Sip Tea Room (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/siptearoom.com); Farley's (C 67.7%, https://directindex.org/r/farleyscoffee.com); Panda Boba (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/pandaboba.com); Alamo Square Cafe (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/alamosquarecafe.com).

With the two fixes above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 43rd of 1,053 in San Francisco cafes and bars, up from 273rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Alembic, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/alembicsf.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: http://alembicathome.square.site/ (vendor on own site: Square; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://alembicsf.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Tu off; We-Sa 16:00-24:00; Su 14:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 415-666-0822
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/alembicsf.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/alembicsf.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): 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): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Square: Yes. Square takes orders placed in ChatGPT and Claude for US food sellers since 1 July 2026 with no seller setup; its Buyer Account Terms still bar robots and scrapers from accessing Block systems. Read 2026-10-15: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/claude-chatgpt-integrations

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu/: ordering via square.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/alembicsf.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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/alembicsf.com/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/alembicsf.com/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=alembicsf.com&force=1