# Buddy's: Agent-Direct Score A (96.3%)

Site: https://www.buddysdc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/buddysdc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Buddy's is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.buddysdc.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/f6a50b39-3590-4acc-9f21-ad6d06717816/findTime (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.buddysdc.com/drinks
- Phone: +1 202-332-0125

## What to fix first
- Nothing to fix.

## 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.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
3 of 464 in Washington, DC cafes and bars. Top 1% 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 | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 38% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 17% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Wonderland Ballroom (F, 61 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewonderlandballroom.com); Doubles (B, 402 m, https://directindex.org/r/doublesdc.com); Heat da Spot (C, 421 m, https://directindex.org/r/situstaruhanjudionline.com); Zeba Bar (F, 422 m, https://directindex.org/r/zebabar.com); Midlands Beer Garden (B, 455 m, https://directindex.org/r/midlandsdc.com); Harrar Coffee and Roastery (F, 553 m, https://directindex.org/r/harrarcoffeeroastery.com); Smitty's Bar (F, 555 m, https://directindex.org/r/smittysdc.com); Raven Grill (F, 810 m, https://directindex.org/r/theravengrill.com); Marx Cafe American Bar (D, 876 m, https://directindex.org/r/marxcafemtp.com); Toro Bar (F, 892 m, https://directindex.org/r/torobar14th.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.

Against its peers: Sites built with Wix 58% (35% A or B, 3255 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 96.3%.

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

## Businesses like Buddy's in Washington, DC cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 464 | 48% | 33% | 96.3% |
| Built with Wix in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 17 | 71% | 65% | 96.3% |
| Using Toast in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 63 | 76% | 68% | 96.3% |
| Built with Wix and using Toast in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 5 | 78% | 60% | 96.3% |

The best of Built with Wix and using Toast in Washington, DC cafes and bars: ESP Tea & Coffee (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/espteaandcoffee.com); Quincy Hall (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/quincyhallbar.com); Maison Bar à Vins (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/maisondc.com); Lost Generation Brewing Company (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/lostgenbrewing.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Buddy's, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/buddysdc.com
- Book: https://www.buddysdc.com/reservations (own site; verified direct, 2026-10-14)
- Order: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/f6a50b39-3590-4acc-9f21-ad6d06717816/findTime (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.buddysdc.com/drinks (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: We-Th 17:00-24:00; Fr 17:00-01:00; Sa-Su 15:00-01:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-332-0125
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/buddysdc.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/buddysdc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/buddysdc.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): 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 | 30 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/buddysdc.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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/buddysdc.com/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=buddysdc.com&force=1