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title: What an AI agent reads on McDonald's · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/mcdonalds.com/agent-view?format=md
---

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 [Report](https://directindex.org/r/mcdonalds.com) · scanned 2026-10-15

# What an AI agent reads on McDonald's

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. This is that view of [mcdonalds.com](https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/location/33371.html), from the copy the scanner kept.

10,274

characters of text without JavaScript

none

structured data for the business

3

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Fast Food in Arlington, VA at 1800 N Lynn St | McDonald's · language en-US. First 1,800 of 10,274 characters:

```
Fast Food in Arlington, VA at 1800 N Lynn St | McDonald's Our Terms and Conditions have changed. Please take a moment to review the new McDonald’s Terms and Conditions. These include updates to our Mobile Order & Pay experience (including web and guest ordering, cancellations, and refunds), MyMcDonald’s Rewards program (including partner rewards, which may be subject to partner terms), stored value features like digital gift cards, and the dispute resolution and arbitration process. By continuing to use our website, you agree to the revised Terms & Conditions agreement. We are also updating our Privacy Statement to reflect how we may partner with select advertising partners to provide you with relevant advertising. You continue to have a right to opt out of the sharing of personal information for targeted advertising, which you can exercise in the McDonald’s Privacy Rights Center. Accept Skip To Main Content Order Now Welcome! Search Change your Location Our Menu View Full Menu Limited Time: Monopoly Menu* Extra Value Meals McValue® Breakfast Burgers Chicken & Fish Sandwiches McNuggets® & McCrispy® Strips Snack Wrap® Fries & Sides Happy Meal® Sweets & Treats McCafé® Drinks Sauces & Condiments View Full Menu Download App MyMcDonald's Rewards McValue® & Deals About Our Food McDelivery® Gift Cards More Language English Español Sign Up for Email Careers X Close Menu Language English Español Sign Up for Email Careers Our Menu View Full Menu Limited Time: Monopoly Menu* Extra Value Meals McValue® Breakfast Burgers Chicken & Fish Sandwiches McNuggets® & McCrispy® Strips Snack Wrap® Fries & Sides Happy Meal® Sweets & Treats McCafé® Drinks Sauces & Condiments View Full Menu Download App MyMcDonald's Rewards McValue® & Deals About Our Food McDelivery® Gift Cards More Search Chang
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | no |
| Name | no |
| Telephone | no |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/full-menu.html |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 0 (microdata:ImageObject, microdata:SiteNavigationElement) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mcdelivery.html](https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mcdelivery.html) | ordering | the business's own site |
| [mcdonalds.smart.link/7wifeywcs?site_id=delivery-modal&creative_id=1col](https://mcdonalds.smart.link/7wifeywcs?site_id=delivery-modal&creative_id=1col-publication) | ordering | an unrecognised third party |
| [smart.link/1mtn7nm596vks?site_id=full_menu&creative_id=3col_feature-ca](https://smart.link/1mtn7nm596vks?site_id=full_menu&creative_id=3col_feature-callout_2nd-pos) | ordering | an unrecognised third party |
| [mcdonalds.order.online/en/business/5579](https://mcdonalds.order.online/en/business/5579) | ordering | doordash_storefront, acting for the business |

Everything here comes from one fetch of the homepage as a crawler; the [report](https://directindex.org/r/mcdonalds.com) turns it into a score and fixes, with a kit to paste.

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