# BK9: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://www.bk9.nyc
Report: https://directindex.org/r/bk9.nyc
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
BK9 is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://bk9.nyc/-reservations?source=pop_up&spot_id=8090&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://bk9.nyc/food-menu?source=header&spot_id=8090&destination=food_menu&promotion=dessert_day
- Phone: +1-718-789-2176

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# BK9

> restaurant (caribbean) in New York. Phone +1-718-789-2176.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://bk9.nyc/-reservations?source=pop_up&spot_id=8090&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://bk9.nyc/food-menu?source=header&spot_id=8090&destination=food_menu&promotion=dessert_day

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 12:00-02:00; Fr 11:30-04:00; Sa 10:30-04:00; Su 10:30-02:00

## About

- Website: https://www.bk9.nyc
- 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 (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
81 of 4270 in New York. Top 2% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Charm (A, 122 m, https://directindex.org/r/charmbarrestaurant.com); Island Shack (D, 657 m, https://directindex.org/r/nostimulus.com); Mango Bay (D, 1063 m, https://directindex.org/r/themangobay.com); Soul Spot (B, 1249 m, https://directindex.org/r/soulspotrestaurant.com); Stella's (C, 1520 m, https://directindex.org/r/stellascaribbean.com); Ital Kitchen (D, 2087 m, https://directindex.org/r/italkitchenbk.com); Jam It Bistro (A, 2352 m, https://directindex.org/r/jamitbistrony.com); Gee's Caribbean Restaurant (C, 2481 m, https://directindex.org/r/rotibrooklyn.com); Errol's Caribbean Delights (D, 3049 m, https://directindex.org/r/errolscaribbean.com); PiCH (B, 3380 m, https://directindex.org/r/pichnyc.com).

## 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.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/bk9.nyc/agent-view

## Businesses like BK9 in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York | 4270 | 52% | 40% | 95.4% |

The best of Same kind in New York: Akdeniz (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/akdeniz46.com); Amelie Wine Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/ameliewinebar.com); Antoya Korean BBQ (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/anto.com); Betty (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/bettynewyork.com); Club A Steakhouse (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/clubasteakhouse.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for BK9, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/bk9.nyc
- Book: https://bk9.nyc/-reservations?source=pop_up&spot_id=8090&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://bk9.nyc/food-menu?source=header&spot_id=8090&destination=food_menu&promotion=dessert_day (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-02:00; Fr 11:30-04:00; Sa 10:30-04:00; Su 10:30-02:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-718-789-2176
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/bk9.nyc/book, https://directindex.org/go/bk9.nyc/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 | 22 | 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/bk9.nyc
- 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/bk9.nyc/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=bk9.nyc&force=1