# BarCast: Agent-Direct Score C (69.2%)

Site: https://www.barcast.be/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/barcast.be
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.)
BarCast is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open BarCast's website. It can read what BarCast offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.barcast.be/reserveer-1 (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.barcast.be/menu
- Phone: +32 469 12 05 59
- Address: Burgstraat 2 9000 Gent
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon 11:30–14:00, 18:00–23:00; Tue–Wed closed; Thu 17:00–23:00; Fri 11:30–01:00; Sat 17:00–01:00; Sun 11:30–23:00
- Its menu mentions: allergens

## Nearby, also direct
Places near BarCast that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- De Gekroonde Hoofden (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/degekroondehoofden.be
- Pampas (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/pampas.be
- Epiphany's (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/epiphanyskitchen.com
- DUEL Gent (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/duel.restaurant
- Oak (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/oakgent.be

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 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
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **No English version declared.** Visitors from abroad, and assistants answering in English, read the page as it is. In Ghent, 21% of comparable sites declare one.

## 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": "BarCast",
  "url": "https://www.barcast.be/",
  "telephone": "+32 469 12 05 59",
  "email": "info@barcast.be",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Burgstraat 2",
    "postalCode": "9000",
    "addressLocality": "Gent"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.0567714,
    "longitude": 3.7198567
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo 11:30-14:00, 18:00-23:00; Th 17:00-23:00; Fr 11:30-01:00; Sa 17:00-01:00; Su 11:30-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "14:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday"
      ],
      "opens": "18:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "01:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "01:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.barcast.be/reserveer-1",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.barcast.be/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.barcast.be/reserveer-1",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Ghent.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 99% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 90% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 35% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: De Gekroonde Hoofden (A, 15 m, https://directindex.org/r/degekroondehoofden.be); Pampas (B, 23 m, https://directindex.org/r/pampas.be); Epiphany's (A, 33 m, https://directindex.org/r/epiphanyskitchen.com); DUEL Gent (B, 33 m, https://directindex.org/r/duel.restaurant); Maison Elza (C, 44 m, https://directindex.org/r/maisonelza.be); Oak (A, 50 m, https://directindex.org/r/oakgent.be); Indian Masala (B, 58 m, https://directindex.org/r/indianmasala.be); Giri (C, 69 m, https://directindex.org/r/giri.be); Boker Tov (C, 82 m, https://directindex.org/r/bokertov.be); Mémé Gusta (C, 102 m, https://directindex.org/r/meme-gusta.be).

## 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 29 everyday questions about Ghent and named 116 places. BarCast wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/ghent/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 51% (28% A or B, 50658 sites); This site 69.2%.

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

Read by AI agents 7 times this month (Amazonbot 7).

## Businesses like BarCast in Ghent

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Wix in Ghent | 59 | 56% | 32% | 69.2% |

The best of the sites built with Wix in Ghent: Tasty (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/tastytakeawaygent.be); Ferri (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/ferri.gent); Krua Panya (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/kruapanya.be); The White Rabbit Gent (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thewhiterabbitgent.be); Per Bacco (A 89.2%, https://directindex.org/r/perbacco.be).

## The direct record
What agents get for BarCast, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/barcast.be
- Book: https://www.barcast.be/reserveer-1 (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.barcast.be/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo 11:30-14:00, 18:00-23:00; Th 17:00-23:00; Fr 11:30-01:00; Sa 17:00-01:00; Su 11:30-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +32 469 12 05 59
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/barcast.be/book, https://directindex.org/go/barcast.be/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): 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 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/barcast.be
- 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/barcast.be/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/barcast.be/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=barcast.be&force=1