# Caffe Bene: Agent-Direct Score F (27.7%)

Site: http://www.caffebenesanjose.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/caffebenesanjose.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.)
Caffe Bene is largely invisible to agents.
AI assistants can't open Caffe Bene's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.online/business/caffe-bene-11079942 (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://caffebenesanjose.com/menu
- Phone: 6692849959
- Address: East Tasman Drive 181 95134 San Jose
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Caffe Bene that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Mortar & Pestle Bar (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/curryupnow.com
- Lalla Grill (1.3 km): https://directindex.org/r/lallagrill.com
- Cisco Building J Cafeteria (1.4 km): https://directindex.org/r/cisco.com
- Specialty's Cafe & Bakery (3.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/specialtys.com

## What to fix first
- **The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout). Only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent gets turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the page as the browser rendered it. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 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

## 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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Caffe Bene",
  "url": "http://www.caffebenesanjose.com/",
  "telephone": "6692849959",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East Tasman Drive 181",
    "postalCode": "95134",
    "addressLocality": "San Jose"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 37.4127767,
    "longitude": -121.9375955
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 09:00-20:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://caffebenesanjose.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.online/business/caffe-bene-11079942",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through doordash_storefront on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
197 of 266 in San Jose cafes and bars. Top 74% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 29% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 43% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Mortar & Pestle Bar (A, 1190 m, https://directindex.org/r/curryupnow.com); Lalla Grill (A, 1268 m, https://directindex.org/r/lallagrill.com); Cisco Building J Cafeteria (F, 1437 m, https://directindex.org/r/cisco.com); Thyme to Eat (F, 2140 m, https://directindex.org/r/thymetorelax.org); Specialty's Cafe & Bakery (C, 3220 m, https://directindex.org/r/specialtys.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: "Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?" (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder 35% (9% A or B, 7300 sites); Sites using DoorDash Storefront 70% (58% A or B, 2547 sites); This site 27.7%.

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

## Named by Gemini for "Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?" in San Jose cafes and bars, October 2026
- "Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?" (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/san-jose-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/caffebenesanjose.com.svg

## Businesses like Caffe Bene in San Jose cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in San Jose cafes and bars | 266 | 45% | 22% | 27.7% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder in San Jose cafes and bars | 9 | 22% | 11% | 27.7% |
| Sites using DoorDash Storefront in San Jose cafes and bars | 4 | 48% | 25% | 27.7% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder and using DoorDash Storefront in San Jose cafes and bars | 1 | 28% | 0% | 27.7% |

The best of the sites using DoorDash Storefront in San Jose cafes and bars: Shake Tea (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/shaketeaus.com); Tapioca Express (C 62.5%, https://directindex.org/r/tapiocaexpress.com); Oddi's Cafe (F 15.4%, https://directindex.org/r/order.online).

With the two fixes above (The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included; No structured data for the business), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 15th of 266 in San Jose cafes and bars, up from 197th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Caffe Bene, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/caffebenesanjose.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.online/business/caffe-bene-11079942 (vendor on own site: DoorDash Storefront; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://caffebenesanjose.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: 6692849959
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/caffebenesanjose.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/caffebenesanjose.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): no
- 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, DoorDash Storefront: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/caffebenesanjose.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/caffebenesanjose.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=caffebenesanjose.com&force=1