# Shady Grove: Agent-Direct Score A (92.3%)

Site: https://www.eatshady.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/eatshady.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.)
Shady Grove is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Shady Grove's website. It can read what Shady Grove offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SpotOn.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://order.spoton.com/pit-shady-grove-22224/pittsburgh-pa/67869776251410ed63e84b5c (through spoton acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.eatshady.com/menu
- Phone: +1 412 697 0909
- Address: Walnut St 5500 15232 Pittsburgh
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Sun 11:00–21:30
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Shady Grove that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Porch (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/dineattheporch.com
- Stack'd (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/stackdburgers.com
- Pamela's Diner (2.3 km): https://directindex.org/r/pamelasdiner.com
- Happenstance Cafe (2.7 km): https://directindex.org/r/happenstancecafe.com
- Mi Empanada (3.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/miempanada.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 (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through spoton on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
25 of 250 in Pittsburgh. Top 10% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 92% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 80% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 28% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Boston Market (F, 861 m, https://directindex.org/r/bostonmarket.com); The Porch (A, 1886 m, https://directindex.org/r/dineattheporch.com); The Eatery at Towers (F, 2136 m, https://directindex.org/r/dineoncampus.com); Stack'd (B, 2244 m, https://directindex.org/r/stackdburgers.com); Pamela's Diner (C, 2295 m, https://directindex.org/r/pamelasdiner.com); Happenstance Cafe (B, 2738 m, https://directindex.org/r/happenstancecafe.com); Big Jim's (D, 2974 m, https://directindex.org/r/bigjimsrestaurant.com); Mi Empanada (B, 3121 m, https://directindex.org/r/miempanada.com); Burghers Brewing (B, 3157 m, https://directindex.org/r/burgherspgh.com); Stinky's Bar & Grill (C, 3632 m, https://directindex.org/r/stinkysbarandgrill.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 22 everyday questions about Pittsburgh and named 93 places. Shady Grove wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/pittsburgh/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Popmenu 75% (66% A or B, 649 sites); Sites using SpotOn 78% (68% A or B, 2171 sites); This site 92.3%.

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

## Businesses like Shady Grove in Pittsburgh

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Pittsburgh | 250 | 62% | 45% | 92.3% |
| Sites built with Popmenu in Pittsburgh | 5 | 80% | 80% | 92.3% |
| Sites using SpotOn in Pittsburgh | 23 | 74% | 57% | 92.3% |
| Sites built with Popmenu and using SpotOn in Pittsburgh | 1 | 92% | 100% | 92.3% |

The best of the sites using SpotOn in Pittsburgh: Genoa Pizza (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/genoapizza.com); Giovanni's Pizza & Pasta (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ilovegiovannis.com); Grapow (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/grapowpgh.com); Pizza Parma (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/pizzaparma.us); KuJiRa Sushi & Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/kujirasushi.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Shady Grove, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/eatshady.com
- Book: https://order.spoton.com/pit-shady-grove-22224/pittsburgh-pa/67869776251410ed63e84b5c (vendor on own site: SpotOn; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.eatshady.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 412 697 0909
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/eatshady.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/eatshady.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): 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
- Vendor terms for agents, SpotOn: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: 148 menu items in JSON-LD.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/eatshady.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: yes
- 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/eatshady.com/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/eatshady.com/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=eatshady.com&force=1