# Francesco Hair Academy: Agent-Direct Score B (74.6%)

Site: https://francescohair.salon/salons/birmingham-academy/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/francescohair.salon
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Francesco Hair Academy is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://francescohair.salon/book/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://francescohair.salon/hair/services/colour/express-colour-menu/
- Phone: +44 121 233 9475

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Live fetches as ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing

## 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": "HairSalon",
  "name": "Francesco Hair Academy",
  "url": "https://francescohair.salon/salons/birmingham-academy/",
  "telephone": "+44 121 233 9475",
  "email": "bha@fgapprenticeships.co.uk",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Pinfold Street 43-44",
    "postalCode": "B2 4AY"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.4791626,
    "longitude": -1.9015088
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Tu 09:00-17:00; We 09:00-20:00; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "17:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "18:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "17:00"
    }
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://francescohair.salon/book/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Price list of services is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Appointments on your own site.** Agents can book an appointment without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
6 of 78 in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons. Top 8% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 10% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 90% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 20% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Toni & Guy (F, 237 m, https://directindex.org/r/variahairstudio.com); Benjamin Ryan Hair (C, 318 m, https://directindex.org/r/benjaminryanhair.co.uk); Townhouse (C, 344 m, https://directindex.org/r/townhouse.co.uk); Supercuts (F, 354 m, https://directindex.org/r/supercuts.com); Primark Beauty Studio (C, 506 m, https://directindex.org/r/rawrbeauty.co.uk); Jessica & Joseph Hair Atelier (F, 552 m, https://directindex.org/r/jessicajosephhair.com); The Recovery Room (D, 557 m, https://directindex.org/r/therecoveryroom.org.uk); Harvey | Martin Hair Room (B, 558 m, https://directindex.org/r/harveymartinhair.com); Bianco Beauty Laser Tattoo Removal (C, 558 m, https://directindex.org/r/biancobeauty.co.uk); ZeZe Beauty Art (B, 561 m, https://directindex.org/r/zezebeautyart.co.uk).

## 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 WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); This site 74.6%.

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

## Businesses like Francesco Hair Academy in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 78 | 45% | 15% | 74.6% |
| Built with WordPress in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons | 20 | 57% | 30% | 74.6% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons: Adhara Hair & Beauty (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/adharahair.co.uk); Natural Health Solutions (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/naturalhealthsolutions.co.uk); ZeZe Beauty Art (B 75%, https://directindex.org/r/zezebeautyart.co.uk); Tina's Queen Nails & Beauty Salon (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/tinasqueennails.co.uk); Ninety Degree Barbershop (B 72.5%, https://directindex.org/r/90degreebarber.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 86.3%: first of 78 in Birmingham hairdressers and beauty salons.

## The direct record
What agents get for Francesco Hair Academy, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/francescohair.salon
- Book: https://francescohair.salon/book/ (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://francescohair.salon/hair/services/colour/express-colour-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Tu 09:00-17:00; We 09:00-20:00; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 121 233 9475
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/francescohair.salon/book, https://directindex.org/go/francescohair.salon/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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/francescohair.salon
- 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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/francescohair.salon/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=francescohair.salon&force=1