# The Cat and Cage: Agent-Direct Score A (85%)

Site: https://catandcage.ie
Report: https://directindex.org/r/catandcage.ie
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Cat and Cage is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=63ec6f6b1a788a09206646b3&source=partner&type=651e9457c8a972121a4ecd93 (through designmynight acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/cat-and-cage (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://catandcage.ie/food-and-drink/food-menus/all-day/
- Phone: +35318573809

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+4 points) Missing: 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 Cat and Cage",
  "url": "https://catandcage.ie",
  "telephone": "+35318573809",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Drumcondra Road Upper 74",
    "postalCode": "D09 X620",
    "addressLocality": "Dublin"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.3712196,
    "longitude": -6.2531919
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "pizza"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=63ec6f6b1a788a09206646b3&source=partner&type=651e9457c8a972121a4ecd93",
  "hasMenu": "https://catandcage.ie/food-and-drink/food-menus/all-day/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=63ec6f6b1a788a09206646b3&source=partner&type=651e9457c8a972121a4ecd93",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/cat-and-cage",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Cat and Cage

> bar or pub (pizza) in Drumcondra Road Upper 74 D09 X620 Dublin, Dublin cafes and bars. Phone +35318573809.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=63ec6f6b1a788a09206646b3&source=partner&type=651e9457c8a972121a4ecd93 (through designmynight acting for the business)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/cat-and-cage (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://catandcage.ie/food-and-drink/food-menus/all-day/

## About

- Website: https://catandcage.ie
- 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 (Organization).** address
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking through designmynight on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
24 of 365 in Dublin cafes and bars. Top 7% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 86% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 92% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 35% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 16% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Skylon Bar & Grill (C, 172 m, https://directindex.org/r/dublinskylonhotel.com); The Croft (C, 822 m, https://directindex.org/r/bonningtondublin.com); The Tram Cafe Albert College (C, 1368 m, https://directindex.org/r/thetramcafe.ie); The Bernard Shaw (B, 1407 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebernardshaw.com); The Strand House (A, 1448 m, https://directindex.org/r/strandhouse.ie); The Bald Eagle (F, 1467 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebaldeagle.ie); Bang Bang (F, 1670 m, https://directindex.org/r/bangbang.ie); 3fe (B, 1707 m, https://directindex.org/r/3fe.com); Yellow Café (B, 1803 m, https://directindex.org/r/yellowcafe.ie); La Pausa Caffè (C, 1853 m, https://directindex.org/r/lapausacaffe.ie).

## 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 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using DesignMyNight 67% (34% A or B, 44 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 85%.

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

## Businesses like The Cat and Cage in Dublin cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Dublin cafes and bars | 365 | 50% | 26% | 85% |
| Built with WordPress in Dublin cafes and bars | 164 | 61% | 31% | 85% |
| Using DesignMyNight in Dublin cafes and bars | 1 | 85% | 100% | 85% |
| Built with WordPress and using DesignMyNight in Dublin cafes and bars | 1 | 85% | 100% | 85% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Dublin cafes and bars: The Strand House (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/strandhouse.ie); Eathos (A 96.9%, https://directindex.org/r/eathosdublin.com); Bison Bar (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/bisonbar.ie); Searsons (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/searsonsbar.ie); Lundy Foot’s (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/lundyfoots.ie).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 90%: 9th of 365 in Dublin cafes and bars, up from 24th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Cat and Cage, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/catandcage.ie
- Book: https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=63ec6f6b1a788a09206646b3&source=partner&type=651e9457c8a972121a4ecd93 (vendor on own site: DesignMyNight; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/cat-and-cage (vendor on own site: Toast; verified direct, 2026-10-14)
- Menu: https://catandcage.ie/food-and-drink/food-menus/all-day/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +35318573809
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/catandcage.ie/book, https://directindex.org/go/catandcage.ie/order, https://directindex.org/go/catandcage.ie/menu
- Agents and people followed 2 direct links to this business this month (2 by AI agents).

## 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
- Vendor terms for agents, DesignMyNight: 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.

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 25 |
| Actionable | 25 | 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/catandcage.ie
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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/catandcage.ie/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=catandcage.ie&force=1