# Merci Marcel: Agent-Direct Score D (53.8%)

Site: https://mercimarcelgroup.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/mercimarcelgroup.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Merci Marcel is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/mercimarcelgroup?venues=frenchfoldorchard,frenchfoldtelokayer,frenchfoldgreatworld,mercimarcelclubstreet,mercimarceleastcoast,mercimarcelorchard,mercimarcelrobertsonquay,mercimarceltiongbahru,mercimarcelserangoongarden (through sevenrooms acting for the business)

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer' from marketplaces instead. Add a menu or price list page and link it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (+5 points) Check that the provider keeps you as the merchant of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **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": "Merci Marcel",
  "url": "https://mercimarcelgroup.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Orchard Road 390"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 1.3064966,
    "longitude": 103.8295711
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 08:00-00:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "french"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/mercimarcelgroup?venues=frenchfoldorchard,frenchfoldtelokayer,frenchfoldgreatworld,mercimarcelclubstreet,mercimarceleastcoast,mercimarcelorchard,mercimarcelrobertsonquay,mercimarceltiongbahru,mercimarcelserangoongarden",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/mercimarcelgroup?venues=frenchfoldorchard,frenchfoldtelokayer,frenchfoldgreatworld,mercimarcelclubstreet,mercimarceleastcoast,mercimarcelorchard,mercimarcelrobertsonquay,mercimarceltiongbahru,mercimarcelserangoongarden",
        "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.

```
# Merci Marcel

> restaurant (french) in Orchard Road 390, Singapore.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/mercimarcelgroup?venues=frenchfoldorchard,frenchfoldtelokayer,frenchfoldgreatworld,mercimarcelclubstreet,mercimarceleastcoast,mercimarcelorchard,mercimarcelrobertsonquay,mercimarceltiongbahru,mercimarcelserangoongarden (through sevenrooms acting for the business)

## Opening hours

Mo-Su 08:00-00:00

## About

- Website: https://mercimarcelgroup.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.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Booking through sevenrooms on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **SevenRooms lets agents act only through its partners.** SevenRooms' terms (17 April 2026) bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means except bona fide search engines; Google names SevenRooms as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://sevenrooms.com/terms-of-service/. An assistant that is not a partner cannot finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
300 of 571 in Singapore. Top 53% 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 | 88% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 97% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 47% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 28% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Les Amis (B, 198 m, https://directindex.org/r/lesamis.com.sg); Odette (B, 3056 m, https://directindex.org/r/odetterestaurant.com); Reve (F, 3177 m, https://directindex.org/r/reve-sg.com); L'Angelus (A, 3289 m, https://directindex.org/r/langelus.sg); Rhubarb (B, 3369 m, https://directindex.org/r/beerbasket.sg); L'Entrecote the Steak & Fries Bistro (B, 3446 m, https://directindex.org/r/lentrecote.com.sg); Vineyard (A, 4386 m, https://directindex.org/r/vineyardhortpark.com.sg).

## 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% (28% A or B, 36794 sites); Sites using SevenRooms 71% (53% A or B, 664 sites); This site 53.8%.

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

## Businesses like Merci Marcel in Singapore

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Singapore | 571 | 49% | 34% | 53.8% |
| Built with WordPress in Singapore | 197 | 66% | 52% | 53.8% |
| Using SevenRooms in Singapore | 14 | 73% | 50% | 53.8% |
| Built with WordPress and using SevenRooms in Singapore | 10 | 75% | 60% | 53.8% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using SevenRooms in Singapore: Fortuna Terrazza Cafe (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/fortunaterrazza.com); Ministry of Crab Singapore (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/ministryofcrab.sg); Shahi Maharani (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/shahimaharani.com); Kee's (B 78.5%, https://directindex.org/r/kees.com.sg); Ippoh Tempura Bar (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/comoepicurean.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found; Ordering through an unrecognised third party) the score would be about 95.4%: 5th of 571 in Singapore, up from 300th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Merci Marcel, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/mercimarcelgroup.com
- Book: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/mercimarcelgroup?venues=frenchfoldorchard,frenchfoldtelokayer,frenchfoldgreatworld,mercimarcelclubstreet,mercimarceleastcoast,mercimarcelorchard,mercimarcelrobertsonquay,mercimarceltiongbahru,mercimarcelserangoongarden (vendor on own site: SevenRooms; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-00:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/mercimarcelgroup.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): 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
- Vendor terms for agents, SevenRooms: Partners only. SevenRooms' terms (17 April 2026) bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means except bona fide search engines; Google names SevenRooms as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://sevenrooms.com/terms-of-service/

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 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/mercimarcelgroup.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: 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: no

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