# The Up In Arms: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://dodopubs.com/locations/the-up-in-arms/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/dodopubs.com
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.)
The Up In Arms is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Up In Arms's website. It can read what The Up In Arms offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through DesignMyNight.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=609aa18cccb4d71fa22d6a35&source=partner (through designmynight acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://dodopubs.com/pages/the-up-in-arms#shopify-section-template--27417125945724__multiple_media_with_text_eRemrf (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://dodopubs.com/pages/the-up-in-arms#shopify-section-template--27417125945724__image_with_text_block_pFnAEX
- Phone: +44 1865 246172
- Address: Marston Road 241 OX3 0EN Oxford
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Tue 17:00–22:00; Wed–Sat 12:00–23:00; Sun 12:00–22:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Up In Arms that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Oxford Cafe Grill (980 m): https://directindex.org/r/oxfordcafegrill.co.uk
- Rachel's (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/rachelsoxford.co.uk
- White Horse (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/hungryhorse.co.uk
- Big Society (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/bigsocietyoxford.com

## 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 (BarOrPub).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through designmynight on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
9 of 174 in Oxford cafes and bars. Top 5% 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 | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 72% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 50% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Oxford Cafe Grill (B, 981 m, https://directindex.org/r/oxfordcafegrill.co.uk); Rachel's (A, 1053 m, https://directindex.org/r/rachelsoxford.co.uk); The Half Moon (D, 1142 m, https://directindex.org/r/halfmoonoxford.com); Old Black Horse Inn (F, 1154 m, https://directindex.org/r/oldblackhorse.com); White Horse (C, 1155 m, https://directindex.org/r/hungryhorse.co.uk); League of Friends (F, 1215 m, https://directindex.org/r/leagueoffriends.co.uk); Cape of Good Hope (B, 1215 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecapeofgoodhopeoxford.co.uk); Big Society (B, 1230 m, https://directindex.org/r/bigsocietyoxford.com); Peloton Espresso (F, 1231 m, https://directindex.org/r/pelotonespresso.com); Millefeuille (C, 1240 m, https://directindex.org/r/millefeuilleoxford.com).

## 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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Oxford cafes and bars and named 47 places. The Up In Arms wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Shopify 47% (23% A or B, 13001 sites); Sites using DesignMyNight 77% (70% A or B, 571 sites); This site 95.4%.

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

## Businesses like The Up In Arms in Oxford cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Oxford cafes and bars | 174 | 58% | 34% | 95.4% |
| Sites built with Shopify in Oxford cafes and bars | 14 | 70% | 43% | 95.4% |
| Sites using DesignMyNight in Oxford cafes and bars | 16 | 77% | 81% | 95.4% |
| Sites built with Shopify and using DesignMyNight in Oxford cafes and bars | 2 | 95% | 100% | 95.4% |

The best of the sites using DesignMyNight in Oxford cafes and bars: The Bear (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bearoxford.co.uk); The Head of the River (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/headoftheriveroxford.co.uk); The Oxford Wine Cellar (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/oxfordwinecellar.co.uk); The Porterhouse (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/theporterhouse-oxford.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Up In Arms, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/dodopubs.com
- Book: https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_id=609aa18cccb4d71fa22d6a35&source=partner (vendor on own site: DesignMyNight; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: https://dodopubs.com/pages/the-up-in-arms#shopify-section-template--27417125945724__multiple_media_with_text_eRemrf (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://dodopubs.com/pages/the-up-in-arms#shopify-section-template--27417125945724__image_with_text_block_pFnAEX (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Tu 17:00-22:00; We-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1865 246172
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/dodopubs.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/dodopubs.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/dodopubs.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): yes
- 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/dodopubs.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: yes
- 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: 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: yes
- WebMCP tools on the page: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

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