# Circa: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

Site: https://www.circabistros.com/location/navy-yard/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/circabistros.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Circa is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.circabistros.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://circabistros.getbento.com/order-online/ (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.circabistros.com/location/clarendon/#menus/
- Phone: +1 202-863-9900

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Circa",
  "url": "https://www.circabistros.com/location/navy-yard/",
  "telephone": "+1 202-863-9900",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "M Street Southeast 99",
    "postalCode": "20003",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.876294,
    "longitude": -77.0061673
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.circabistros.com/reservations/",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.circabistros.com/location/clarendon/#menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.circabistros.com/reservations/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://circabistros.getbento.com/order-online/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Circa

> restaurant (american) in M Street Southeast 99 20003 Washington, Washington. Phone +1 202-863-9900.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.circabistros.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://circabistros.getbento.com/order-online/ (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.circabistros.com/location/clarendon/#menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.circabistros.com/location/navy-yard/
- 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 (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering through bentobox on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington.

| What the top tenth 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Silver Diner (A, 188 m, https://directindex.org/r/silverdiner.com); Gatsby (C, 209 m, https://directindex.org/r/gatsbyrestaurant.com); Chloe (A, 502 m, https://directindex.org/r/restaurantchloe.com); Solace Outpost Navy Yard (D, 651 m, https://directindex.org/r/solacebrewing.com); Pineapple and Pearls (B, 1068 m, https://directindex.org/r/pineappleandpearls.com); Matchbox (B, 1144 m, https://directindex.org/r/matchboxrestaurants.com); Mr. Henry's (C, 1201 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrhenrysdc.com); Barrel (B, 1213 m, https://directindex.org/r/barreldc.com); Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar (C, 1230 m, https://directindex.org/r/sonomadc.com); Little Pearl (B, 1329 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlepearldc.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 BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 951 sites); Sites using BentoBox 83% (93% A or B, 357 sites); This site 90.8%.

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

## Businesses like Circa in Washington

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built with BentoBox in Washington | 82 | 87% | 99% | 90.8% |
| Using BentoBox in Washington | 32 | 84% | 100% | 90.8% |
| Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Washington | 32 | 84% | 100% | 90.8% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Washington: Opaline (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/opalinedc.com); Mastro's Steakhouse (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/mastrosrestaurants.com); Mission (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/missiondupont.com); Sette Osteria (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/setteosteria.com); The Admiral (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/theadmiraldc.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Circa, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/circabistros.com
- Book: https://www.circabistros.com/reservations/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Order: https://circabistros.getbento.com/order-online/ (vendor on own site: BentoBox; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.circabistros.com/location/clarendon/#menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-863-9900
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/circabistros.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/circabistros.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/circabistros.com/menu
- Agents and people followed 3 direct links to this business this month (3 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): 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 | 19 | 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/circabistros.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/circabistros.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=circabistros.com&force=1