# The Golden Hind: Agent-Direct Score A (86.2%)

Site: http://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/goldenhindpub.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Golden Hind is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Golden Hind's website. It can read what The Golden Hind offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/christmas (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/menus
- Phone: 0121 3566847
- Address: Kingstanding Road Birmingham
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes, allergens

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Golden Hind that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Breakfast N Brunch (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/breakfastnbrunch.co.uk
- New Heights Community Cafe (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/new-heights.org.uk
- The New Bell (2 km): https://directindex.org/r/thenewbellgrill.co.uk
- Village Green (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/greeneking.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Golden Hind",
  "url": "http://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "0121 3566847",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Kingstanding Road",
    "addressLocality": "Birmingham"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.5357431,
    "longitude": -1.8895632
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/christmas",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/menus",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/christmas",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Golden Hind

> bar or pub in Kingstanding Road Birmingham, Birmingham cafes and bars. Phone 0121 3566847.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/christmas (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/menus

## About

- Website: http://www.goldenhindpub.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.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Birmingham cafes and bars.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 88% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 46% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Kingstanding Inn (F, 1032 m, https://directindex.org/r/thekingstandinginn.co.uk); Golden Hill (C, 1045 m, https://directindex.org/r/goldenhillchinese.com); Breakfast N Brunch (C, 1082 m, https://directindex.org/r/breakfastnbrunch.co.uk); The Lodge Cafe (D, 1105 m, https://directindex.org/r/jmaps.net); New Heights Community Cafe (C, 1111 m, https://directindex.org/r/new-heights.org.uk); Kingstanding Kebab House (F, 1129 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingstandingkebabhouse.com); The Diggers (D, 1148 m, https://directindex.org/r/drivewayspatiosbirmingham.co.uk); Bar 42 (D, 2036 m, https://directindex.org/r/bcusu.com); The New Bell (D, 2038 m, https://directindex.org/r/thenewbellgrill.co.uk); Village Green (C, 2239 m, https://directindex.org/r/greeneking.co.uk).

## 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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); This site 86.2%.

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

## Businesses like The Golden Hind in Birmingham cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress in Birmingham cafes and bars | 139 | 60% | 32% | 86.2% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Birmingham cafes and bars: Centenary Lounge (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/centenarylounge.com); Heidi's Bier Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/barbarasbierhaus.co.uk); Nortons (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/nortonsdigbeth.com); Roxy Ball Room (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/roxyleisure.co.uk); Arch 13 (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/arch13bar.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Golden Hind, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/goldenhindpub.co.uk
- Book: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/christmas (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-21, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.goldenhindpub.co.uk/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 0121 3566847
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/goldenhindpub.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/goldenhindpub.co.uk/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 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/goldenhindpub.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/goldenhindpub.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/goldenhindpub.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=goldenhindpub.co.uk&force=1