# Chroma Salon: Agent-Direct Score B (82.5%)

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

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.chromaseattle.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.chromaseattle.com/menu
- Phone: 2068052055

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: address, telephone. 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": "HairSalon",
  "name": "Chroma Salon",
  "url": "https://www.chromaseattle.com",
  "telephone": "2068052055",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Wallingford Avenue North 3700",
    "postalCode": "98103",
    "addressLocality": "Seattle"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 47.6520963,
    "longitude": -122.3360628
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:00"
    }
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.chromaseattle.com/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Chroma Salon

> hair salon in Wallingford Avenue North 3700 98103 Seattle, Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons. Phone 2068052055.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.chromaseattle.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.chromaseattle.com/menu

## Opening hours

Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00

## About

- Website: https://www.chromaseattle.com
- 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).** opening hours
- **Price list of services is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Appointments on your own site.** Agents can book an appointment without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
5 of 300 in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons. Top 2% 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 | 29% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 97% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 16% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 6% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Lilt Salon (B, 46 m, https://directindex.org/r/liltsalon.com); Bishops (C, 509 m, https://directindex.org/r/bishops.co); Cristy Carner Salon & Spa (C, 561 m, https://directindex.org/r/cristycarnersalon.com); Healing Spa (C, 597 m, https://directindex.org/r/onbuildhealth.com); Asterie Hair Collective (B, 630 m, https://directindex.org/r/asteriehair.com); Stone Atelier (D, 662 m, https://directindex.org/r/stoneatelier.net); Nola (F, 686 m, https://directindex.org/r/nolaseattle.com); The Colour Distillery (B, 712 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecolourdistillery.com); GOGO Salon (C, 840 m, https://directindex.org/r/gogosalonseattle.com); The Now (C, 870 m, https://directindex.org/r/thenowmassage.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 Squarespace 65% (48% A or B, 7098 sites); This site 82.5%.

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

## Businesses like Chroma Salon in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons | 300 | 46% | 17% | 82.5% |
| Built with Squarespace in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons | 81 | 65% | 41% | 82.5% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons: Opal Nail Studio (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/opalnailstudio.com); Resilience Barbers (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/resiliencebarber.com); Swink Style Bar (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/swinkstylebar.com); Asterie Hair Collective (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/asteriehair.com); Dawson Salon (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/dawsonseattle.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 86.3%: first of 300 in Seattle hairdressers and beauty salons.

## The direct record
What agents get for Chroma Salon, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/chromaseattle.com
- Book: https://www.chromaseattle.com/reservations (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.chromaseattle.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: 2068052055
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/chromaseattle.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/chromaseattle.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 | 19 | 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/chromaseattle.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: 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

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