# Cynthia Bar and Bistro: Agent-Direct Score C (66.2%)

Site: https://www.cynthiadc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/cynthiadc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Cynthia Bar and Bistro is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Cynthia Bar and Bistro. It can read what Cynthia Bar and Bistro offers. To book or order, it is sent to Resy, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.cynthiadc.com/menu-3-1
- Phone: +1 202-741-1741

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through resy.** (+12 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Cynthia Bar and Bistro",
  "url": "https://www.cynthiadc.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 202-741-1741",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "H Street Northeast 502",
    "postalCode": "20002",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.900417,
    "longitude": -76.999233
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Sa 04:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "04:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "15:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.cynthiadc.com/menu-3-1"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Cynthia Bar and Bistro

> restaurant (american) in H Street Northeast 502 20002 Washington, Washington. Phone +1 202-741-1741.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.cynthiadc.com/menu-3-1

## Opening hours

Tu-Sa 04:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00

## About

- Website: https://www.cynthiadc.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).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Resy works with agents through its partners.** Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Read 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
486 of 945 in Washington. Top 51% 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 | 100% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 66% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Tiffany's Bar & Bistro (A, 308 m, https://directindex.org/r/tiffanysbistrobar.com); St. Anselm (B, 803 m, https://directindex.org/r/stanselmdc.com); Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar (C, 1520 m, https://directindex.org/r/sonomadc.com); Tunnicliff's Tavern (F, 1561 m, https://directindex.org/r/silverbaygiftshop.com); Lobby Bar (B, 1567 m, https://directindex.org/r/lobbybardc.com); Pub and the People (B, 1595 m, https://directindex.org/r/thepubandthepeople.com); Mr. Henry's (C, 1697 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrhenrysdc.com); Barrel (B, 1708 m, https://directindex.org/r/barreldc.com); DC Capitol Square (C, 1786 m, https://directindex.org/r/capitolsquarebar.com); Founding Farmers & Distillers (B, 1819 m, https://directindex.org/r/wearefoundingfarmers.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); Sites using Resy 69% (48% A or B, 600 sites); This site 66.2%.

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

## Businesses like Cynthia Bar and Bistro in Washington

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Washington | 945 | 58% | 47% | 66.2% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Washington | 129 | 79% | 77% | 66.2% |
| Sites using Resy in Washington | 48 | 71% | 50% | 66.2% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Resy in Washington | 19 | 72% | 58% | 66.2% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using Resy in Washington: Tiger Fork (A 89.2%, https://directindex.org/r/tigerforkdc.com); Sfoglina Downtown (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/sfoglinapasta.com); Beau Thai (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/beauthaidc.com); Scarlet Oak Restaurant (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/scarletoakdc.com); Sababa (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/sababauptown.com).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through resy; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 41st of 945 in Washington, up from 486th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Cynthia Bar and Bistro, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/cynthiadc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.cynthiadc.com/menu-3-1 (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Sa 04:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-741-1741
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/cynthiadc.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
- Vendor terms for agents, Resy: Through partners. Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Read 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/cynthiadc.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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/cynthiadc.com/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/cynthiadc.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=cynthiadc.com&force=1