# Carpool: Agent-Direct Score C (66.6%)

Site: https://www.gocarpool.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/gocarpool.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Carpool is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/carpool-arlington-900-n-glebe-rd/giftcards (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://gocarpool.com/food-menu/
- Phone: +1-703-516-7665

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_403), 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
- **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": "Carpool",
  "url": "https://www.gocarpool.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-703-516-7665",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Glebe Road 900",
    "postalCode": "22203",
    "addressLocality": "Arlington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.8807085,
    "longitude": -77.1154646
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 16:00-26:00; Sa-Su 12:00-26:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "26:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "26:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://gocarpool.com/food-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/carpool-arlington-900-n-glebe-rd/giftcards",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Carpool

> restaurant in North Glebe Road 900 22203 Arlington, Washington. Phone +1-703-516-7665.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/carpool-arlington-900-n-glebe-rd/giftcards (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://gocarpool.com/food-menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 16:00-26:00; Sa-Su 12:00-26:00

## About

- Website: https://www.gocarpool.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.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. 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
490 of 959 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 67% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Ballston Local (B, 35 m, https://directindex.org/r/ballstonlocal.com); P.F. Chang's (A, 58 m, https://directindex.org/r/pfchangs.com); The Commentary (A, 81 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecommentaryarl.com); Grand Cru (F, 219 m, https://directindex.org/r/grandcru-wine.com); Poké It Up (D, 222 m, https://directindex.org/r/pokeitupva.com); Ser (D, 373 m, https://directindex.org/r/oglerpets.com); Whino (D, 381 m, https://directindex.org/r/whinova.com); The Melting Pot (A, 385 m, https://directindex.org/r/meltingpot.com); Mezeh Mediterranean Grill (F, 431 m, https://directindex.org/r/mezeh.com); Punch Bowl Social (A, 500 m, https://directindex.org/r/punchbowlsocial.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 WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 66.6%.

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

## Businesses like Carpool in Washington

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Washington | 959 | 58% | 48% | 66.6% |
| Built with WordPress in Washington | 206 | 69% | 56% | 66.6% |
| Using Toast in Washington | 127 | 75% | 68% | 66.6% |
| Built with WordPress and using Toast in Washington | 42 | 73% | 64% | 66.6% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using Toast in Washington: Barbouzard (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/barbouzard.com); All Purpose (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/allpurposedc.com); The Red Hen (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/theredhendc.com); Dupont Italian Kitchen (A 89.2%, https://directindex.org/r/dupontitaliankitchen.com); DC Pizza (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/dcpizzaonline.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 87.7%: 158th of 959 in Washington, up from 490th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Carpool, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/gocarpool.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/carpool-arlington-900-n-glebe-rd/giftcards (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://gocarpool.com/food-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-26:00; Sa-Su 12:00-26:00 (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-703-516-7665
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/gocarpool.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/gocarpool.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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /food-menu/: ordering via toast.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 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/gocarpool.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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/gocarpool.com/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=gocarpool.com&force=1