# James Irving Salon: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: http://jamesirvinghair.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/jamesirvinghair.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
James Irving Salon is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open James Irving Salon's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Phorest.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://phorest.com/book/salons/jamesirving (through phorest acting for the business)
- Phone: +1-612-822-4323
- Address: West Lake Street 1608

## Nearby, also direct
Places near James Irving Salon that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Spot Spa Boutique (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/spotspas.com
- Little Luxuries Nail Lounge (290 m): https://directindex.org/r/littleluxuriesnaillounge.com
- Salons by JC (310 m): https://directindex.org/r/salonsbyjc.com
- Cultivate Q (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/cultivateq.com
- Defy Hair (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/defyhairmpls.com

## What to fix first
- **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
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "James Irving Salon",
  "url": "http://jamesirvinghair.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-612-822-4323",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Lake Street 1608"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 44.9485168,
    "longitude": -93.3024847
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://phorest.com/book/salons/jamesirving",
        "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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, phone
- **Appointments through phorest on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Phorest works with agents through its partners.** Phorest's consumer booking terms do not mention bots or automated use; its API is issued on request to a business or its partner developers, and Reserve with Google sends clients to the Phorest booking site. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.phorest.com/termsandconditions-consumer/. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

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

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 95% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 28% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 5% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Spot Spa Boutique (B, 9 m, https://directindex.org/r/spotspas.com); Ace Beauty & Wellness (F, 26 m, https://directindex.org/r/acebeautyandwellness.com); Envy Nails (D, 96 m, https://directindex.org/r/envyskinclinic.com); Hewitt Massage (C, 259 m, https://directindex.org/r/hewittmassage.com); Little Luxuries Nail Lounge (B, 291 m, https://directindex.org/r/littleluxuriesnaillounge.com); Salons by JC (C, 310 m, https://directindex.org/r/salonsbyjc.com); Cultivate Q (D, 327 m, https://directindex.org/r/cultivateq.com); Defy Hair (D, 328 m, https://directindex.org/r/defyhairmpls.com); Arce's Barber Studio (C, 392 m, https://directindex.org/r/arcesbarberstudio.com); Mon Cher Ami Salon (F, 394 m, https://directindex.org/r/moncheramisalon.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 52% (28% A or B, 48660 sites); Sites using Phorest 63% (33% A or B, 1471 sites); This site 72.3%.

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

## Businesses like James Irving Salon in Minneapolis hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Wix in Minneapolis hairdressers and beauty salons | 47 | 56% | 26% | 72.3% |
| Sites using Phorest in Minneapolis hairdressers and beauty salons | 8 | 55% | 13% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with Wix and using Phorest in Minneapolis hairdressers and beauty salons | 1 | 72% | 100% | 72.3% |

The best of the sites using Phorest in Minneapolis hairdressers and beauty salons: Gem Salon and Spa (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/gemsalonspa.com); Jaide Organic Salon (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/jaidesalon.com); Emerald City Day Spa (C 63.8%, https://directindex.org/r/emeraldcitydayspa.com); Zenith Hair Braiding (D 51.7%, https://directindex.org/r/zenithhairdressing.ie); #FACE (D 43.8%, https://directindex.org/r/faceoflelas.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for James Irving Salon, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/jamesirvinghair.com
- Book: https://phorest.com/book/salons/jamesirving (vendor on own site: Phorest; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-612-822-4323
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/jamesirvinghair.com/book

## 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): yes
- 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, Phorest: Through partners. Phorest's consumer booking terms do not mention bots or automated use; its API is issued on request to a business or its partner developers, and Reserve with Google sends clients to the Phorest booking site. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.phorest.com/termsandconditions-consumer/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 12 | 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/jamesirvinghair.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: 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/jamesirvinghair.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/jamesirvinghair.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=jamesirvinghair.com&force=1