# The Brook: Agent-Direct Score D (53.8%)

Site: https://brookcambridge.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/brookcambridge.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 Brook is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open The Brook's website. It can read what The Brook offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.brookcambridge.com/southindianbreakfast
- Phone: +44 1223 410023
- Address: Brookfields 25 CB1 3NW Cambridge
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Tue 12:00–22:00; Wed–Sat 12:00–23:00; Sun 12:00–22:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Brook that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Relevant Records (610 m): https://directindex.org/r/relevantrecordcafe.co.uk
- Catte Latte (830 m): https://directindex.org/r/cattelatte.co.uk
- Calverley's Brewery and Tap Room (1 km): https://directindex.org/r/calverleys.com
- White Swan (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/whiteswanpubcambridge.co.uk

## 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 opentable.** (+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

## 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 Brook",
  "url": "https://brookcambridge.com",
  "telephone": "+44 1223 410023",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Brookfields 25",
    "postalCode": "CB1 3NW",
    "addressLocality": "Cambridge"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.1960794,
    "longitude": 0.1554075
  },
  "openingHours": "Su-Tu 12:00-22:00; We-Sa 12:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.brookcambridge.com/southindianbreakfast"
}
</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.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-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
53 of 84 in Cambridge cafes and bars. Top 63% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 80% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 40% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Edge Cafe (D, 126 m, https://directindex.org/r/theedgecafecambridge.com); Starbucks (F, 413 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.com); Relevant Records (B, 614 m, https://directindex.org/r/relevantrecordcafe.co.uk); Liutaio (C, 711 m, https://directindex.org/r/liutaiomusiccafe.co.uk); 196 Mill Road (C, 792 m, https://directindex.org/r/196bar.com); Urban Larder (F, 831 m, https://directindex.org/r/urbanlarder.coffee); Catte Latte (D, 831 m, https://directindex.org/r/cattelatte.co.uk); Green Nest (F, 837 m, https://directindex.org/r/gnest.co.uk); Calverley's Brewery and Tap Room (C, 1046 m, https://directindex.org/r/calverleys.com); White Swan (B, 1159 m, https://directindex.org/r/whiteswanpubcambridge.co.uk).

## 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 Wix 54% (31% A or B, 42583 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6152 sites); This site 53.8%.

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

## Businesses like The Brook in Cambridge cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Cambridge cafes and bars | 84 | 58% | 35% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Wix in Cambridge cafes and bars | 5 | 66% | 60% | 53.8% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Cambridge cafes and bars | 2 | 58% | 0% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Wix and using OpenTable in Cambridge cafes and bars | 1 | 54% | 0% | 53.8% |

The best of the sites built with Wix in Cambridge cafes and bars: B Tap Baron (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/btapbaron.co.uk); The Maypole (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/maypolefreehouse.co.uk); Cafe Foy (B 70.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cafefoy.com); Thoroughbreads (C 63.1%, https://directindex.org/r/thoroughbreads.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Booking only through opentable), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 2nd of 84 in Cambridge cafes and bars, up from 53rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Brook, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/brookcambridge.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.brookcambridge.com/southindianbreakfast (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Su-Tu 12:00-22:00; We-Sa 12:00-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1223 410023
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/brookcambridge.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): 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, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 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/brookcambridge.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/brookcambridge.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/brookcambridge.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=brookcambridge.com&force=1