# Aster: Agent-Direct Score D (43.1%)

Site: https://www.asterclt.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/asterclt.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Aster is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Aster's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. To book or order, it is sent to Resy, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Phone: +13367299714
- Address: 101 N Tryon St, 28202, Charlotte

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Aster that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Lanai Terrace Bar (0 m): https://directindex.org/r/lanaiclt.com
- Cowbell Burger & Whiskey Bar (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/eatmorecowbell.com
- Prohibition (120 m): https://directindex.org/r/prohibitionclt.com
- The Local (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/thelocalcharlotte.com
- Connollys Charlotte (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/connollysirishpub.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through resy.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## 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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Aster",
  "url": "https://www.asterclt.com/",
  "telephone": "+13367299714",
  "address": "101 N Tryon St, 28202, Charlotte",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 35.2276944,
    "longitude": -80.8429394
  }
}
</script>
```

## 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.
- **Resy works with agents through its partners.** Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
275 of 399 in Charlotte cafes and bars. Top 69% 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 | 95% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 51% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 34% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Lanai Terrace Bar (D, 1 m, https://directindex.org/r/lanaiclt.com); Cowbell Burger & Whiskey Bar (D, 104 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatmorecowbell.com); Tilt on Trade (F, 111 m, https://directindex.org/r/tiltontrade.com); Retro Bar (D, 114 m, https://directindex.org/r/retrobarclt.com); Prohibition (A, 119 m, https://directindex.org/r/prohibitionclt.com); The Local (D, 128 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelocalcharlotte.com); Connollys Charlotte (B, 133 m, https://directindex.org/r/connollysirishpub.com); Ri Ra (C, 134 m, https://directindex.org/r/rira.com); Havana Smoke and Reserve (C, 141 m, https://directindex.org/r/noveltyhouseclt.com); Java Joe's (D, 144 m, https://directindex.org/r/javajoesbaltimore.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.

Recommended when people ask: "A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?" (ChatGPT)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 53% (30% A or B, 24646 sites); Sites using Resy 67% (45% A or B, 830 sites); This site 43.1%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT for "A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?" in Charlotte cafes and bars, October 2026
- "A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?" (2026-10-19): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/charlotte-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/asterclt.com.svg

## Businesses like Aster in Charlotte cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Charlotte cafes and bars | 399 | 55% | 33% | 43.1% |
| Sites built with Wix in Charlotte cafes and bars | 35 | 64% | 43% | 43.1% |
| Sites using Resy in Charlotte cafes and bars | 15 | 65% | 53% | 43.1% |
| Sites built with Wix and using Resy in Charlotte cafes and bars | 2 | 65% | 50% | 43.1% |

The best of the sites using Resy in Charlotte cafes and bars: Pearlz Oyster Bar (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/pearlzoysterbar.com); STATS Charlotte (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/statscharlotte.com); Sneak Clt (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/sneakclt.com); The Wine Loft (B 81.3%, https://directindex.org/r/wineloftcharlotte.com); Dot Dot Dot (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/dotdotdotcharlotte.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; Booking only through resy; No menu or price list found), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 6th of 399 in Charlotte cafes and bars, up from 275th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Aster, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/asterclt.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +13367299714

## 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): yes
- 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
- Vendor terms for agents, Resy: Through partners. Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Read 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/asterclt.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: yes
- 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/asterclt.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/asterclt.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=asterclt.com&force=1