# The Carters Arms: Agent-Direct Score B (78.8%)

Site: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Carters Arms is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/order-pay (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/
- Phone: 0161 4784485

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Carters Arms",
  "url": "https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "0161 4784485",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Northenden Road 367",
    "postalCode": "M33 2PG"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.4187925,
    "longitude": -2.290526
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/order-pay",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Carters Arms

> bar or pub in Northenden Road 367 M33 2PG, Manchester cafes and bars. Phone 0161 4784485.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/order-pay (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/

## About

- Website: https://www.cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/
- 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 (LocalBusiness).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
26 of 235 in Manchester cafes and bars. Top 11% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 83% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 33% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Kickback Coffee (C, 892 m, https://directindex.org/r/kickbackcoffee.co.uk); Jackson's Boat (D, 1260 m, https://directindex.org/r/jacksonsboatsale.co.uk); Bowling Green Chorlton (C, 2114 m, https://directindex.org/r/bowlinggreenchorlton.co.uk); The Farmers Arms (A, 2388 m, https://directindex.org/r/greeneking.co.uk); Benito Lounge (C, 2738 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelounges.co.uk); Electrik Bar (F, 2794 m, https://directindex.org/r/electrikbar.co.uk); The Beagle (D, 2904 m, https://directindex.org/r/beaglesabout.com); Cofi Club (C, 2956 m, https://directindex.org/r/coficlub.co.uk); The Woodstock Arms (B, 2990 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewoodstockarmsdidsbury.co.uk); The Beer House (D, 3064 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebeerhousechorlton.co.uk).

## 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 WordPress 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); This site 78.8%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk/agent-view

Read by AI agents 2 times this month.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 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/cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk
- 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: 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

Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=cartersarmsmanchester.co.uk&force=1