# Epiphany Hair Lounge: Agent-Direct Score D (50.3%)

Site: https://www.epiphanyhair.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/epiphanyhair.co.uk
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.)
Epiphany Hair Lounge is hard for agents to use.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Epiphany Hair Lounge's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. To book or order, it is sent to Treatwell, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Phone: +44 113 258 1521
- Address: New Road Side 81 LS18 4QD Leeds
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Tue closed; Wed 09:30–17:30; Thu 09:30–19:15; Fri 09:30–18:00; Sat 08:30–16:30; Sun closed
- Open on Saturday

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Epiphany Hair Lounge that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Laser Club (210 m): https://directindex.org/r/laserclub.co.uk
- No. 2 The Green (510 m): https://directindex.org/r/the-green.uk
- Elvegant (520 m): https://directindex.org/r/elvegant.com
- Beauty By Emily (790 m): https://directindex.org/r/beautybyemily.net
- Squire (820 m): https://directindex.org/r/squireformen.com

## What to fix first
- **Appointments only through treatwell.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. 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 price list of services found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer and what does it cost?' from marketplaces and directories instead. Add a page that lists services and prices as text, and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Requests as ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **The footer says © 2021.** Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site.

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "HairSalon",
  "name": "Epiphany Hair Lounge",
  "url": "https://www.epiphanyhair.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 113 258 1521",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "New Road Side 81",
    "postalCode": "LS18 4QD",
    "addressLocality": "Leeds"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.8319414,
    "longitude": -1.6409625
  },
  "openingHours": "We 09:30-17:30; Th 09:30-19:15; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 08:30-16:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:30",
      "closes": "17:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:30",
      "closes": "19:15"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:30",
      "closes": "18:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:30",
      "closes": "16:30"
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Epiphany Hair Lounge

> hair salon in New Road Side 81 LS18 4QD Leeds, Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons. Phone +44 113 258 1521.

## Opening hours

We 09:30-17:30; Th 09:30-19:15; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 08:30-16:30

## About

- Website: https://www.epiphanyhair.co.uk/
- 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 main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 90% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 0% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 10% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Beauty Studio (D, 33 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebeautystudioleeds.co.uk); Cléage Clinic (C, 100 m, https://directindex.org/r/cleageclinic.co.uk); Roukh Thai Wellness (D, 177 m, https://directindex.org/r/roukhleeds.co.uk); The Laser Club (B, 213 m, https://directindex.org/r/laserclub.co.uk); No. 2 The Green (C, 512 m, https://directindex.org/r/the-green.uk); Elvegant (B, 521 m, https://directindex.org/r/elvegant.com); Base Beauty (D, 562 m, https://directindex.org/r/basebeautysalon.co.uk); Beauty By Emily (C, 789 m, https://directindex.org/r/beautybyemily.net); Squire (D, 817 m, https://directindex.org/r/squireformen.com); Brows & Lashes Co (C, 870 m, https://directindex.org/r/karolinalashesbeautycourses.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.

Recommended when people ask: "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online." (ChatGPT)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236086 sites); Sites using Treatwell 49% (4% A or B, 1916 sites); This site 50.3%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/epiphanyhair.co.uk/agent-view

## Named by ChatGPT for "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online" in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons, October 2026
- "Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online." (2026-10-24): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/leeds-salons/recommended/colour
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/epiphanyhair.co.uk.svg

## Businesses like Epiphany Hair Lounge in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons | 24 | 59% | 33% | 50.3% |
| Sites using Treatwell in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons | 4 | 54% | 0% | 50.3% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Treatwell in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons | 2 | 54% | 0% | 50.3% |

The best of the sites using Treatwell in Leeds hairdressers and beauty salons: Body Work Therapies By Jo (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/bodyworktherapiesbyjo.co.uk); Brows & Lashes Co (C 56.9%, https://directindex.org/r/karolinalashesbeautycourses.com); Trendline (D 44.6%, https://directindex.org/r/mytreatwell.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for Epiphany Hair Lounge, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/epiphanyhair.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: We 09:30-17:30; Th 09:30-19:15; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 08:30-16:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 113 258 1521

## 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, Treatwell: Not stated. Treatwell's website and app terms of use (April 2024), section 8.4.3, forbid automated systems or software that extract content or data without a written licence; bookings fall under separate booking terms that were not read, so an agent booking for a customer is not addressed here. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.treatwell.co.uk/info/terms-of-use/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 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/epiphanyhair.co.uk
- 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/epiphanyhair.co.uk/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/epiphanyhair.co.uk/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=epiphanyhair.co.uk&force=1