# CHECKin: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://checkinfaro.pt
Report: https://directindex.org/r/checkinfaro.pt
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.)
CHECKin is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open CHECKin's website. It can read what CHECKin offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://checkinfaro.pt/reservas/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://checkinfaro.pt/#menu
- Phone: +351 968 070776
- Address: Rua do Castelo 8000-149
- Hours, from checkinfaro.pt: Mon–Fri 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:00; Sat 19:00–22:00; Sun closed
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Languages: English, Portuguese
- WhatsApp: a link on the site

## Nearby, also direct
Places near CHECKin that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Tertúlia Algarvia (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/tertulia-algarvia.pt
- O Castelo (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/ocastelofaro.com
- Sabores do Churrasco (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/saboresdochurrascopremium.pt
- Cataplanas Place (340 m): https://directindex.org/r/metro.rest
- O Coreto (360 m): https://directindex.org/r/ocoreto.pt

## What to fix first
- Nothing to fix.

## 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.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
1 of 91 in Faro. Top 1% 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 | 70% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 40% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 60% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Vila Adentro (F, 65 m, https://directindex.org/r/vilaadentro.pt); Tertúlia Algarvia (C, 68 m, https://directindex.org/r/tertulia-algarvia.pt); O Castelo (F, 71 m, https://directindex.org/r/ocastelofaro.com); ATO Restaurante (F, 241 m, https://directindex.org/r/atorestaurante.com); Sabores do Churrasco (B, 269 m, https://directindex.org/r/saboresdochurrascopremium.pt); Cataplanas Place (C, 335 m, https://directindex.org/r/metro.rest); O Coreto (C, 355 m, https://directindex.org/r/ocoreto.pt); Restaurante Cinderela Farense II (C, 366 m, https://directindex.org/r/cinderelarestaurante.com); Aliança (F, 411 m, https://directindex.org/r/blogspot.com); l'Osteria (C, 434 m, https://directindex.org/r/losteriafaro.pt).

## 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: "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (ChatGPT); "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (ChatGPT); "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (ChatGPT, Gemini); "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (ChatGPT); "A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon." (ChatGPT)


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

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for 5 questions, including "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic" in Faro, November 2026
- "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (2026-10-16): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/faro/recommended/romantic
- "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (2026-11-01): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/faro/recommended/birthday-8
- "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (2026-11-01): ChatGPT with a link to this site; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/faro/recommended/group-12
- "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (2026-11-01): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/faro/recommended/fine-dining
- "A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon." (2026-11-01): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/faro/recommended/business-lunch
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/checkinfaro.pt.svg

## Businesses like CHECKin in Faro

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Faro | 91 | 56% | 24% | 95.4% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Faro: Churrasqueira "O Alentejano" (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/eatbu.com); Alameda (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/restaurantealamedafaro.com); O Tintol (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/restauranteotintol.com); Joshua's Shoarma Grill (A 85.6%, https://directindex.org/r/joshuas.pt); La Gioconda - Faro (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/lagioconda.pt).

## The direct record
What agents get for CHECKin, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/checkinfaro.pt
- Book: https://checkinfaro.pt/reservas/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://checkinfaro.pt/#menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-15:00,19:00-22:00; Sa 19:00-22:00 (closed now) (from checkinfaro.pt)
- Phone: +351 968 070776
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/checkinfaro.pt/book, https://directindex.org/go/checkinfaro.pt/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/checkinfaro.pt
- 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

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