# Mercy Me: Agent-Direct Score A (87.7%)

Site: https://www.mercymedc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/mercymedc.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.)
Mercy Me is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=mercymedc.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.mercymedc.com/menus/
- Phone: +1 202-828-7762

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# Mercy Me

> restaurant in New Hampshire Avenue Northwest 1143 20037 Washington, Washington, DC. Phone +1 202-828-7762.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=mercymedc.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.mercymedc.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-Th,Su 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.mercymedc.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.
- **Structured data present (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through bentobox on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington, DC.

| 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) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Soi 38 (A, 104 m, https://directindex.org/r/soi38dc.com); Ellington Park Bistro (C, 132 m, https://directindex.org/r/eurostarshotels.co.uk); Char Bar & Eli's Market (A, 169 m, https://directindex.org/r/charbardc.com); Ruth's Chris Steak House (F, 179 m, https://directindex.org/r/ruthschris.com); Crepeaway (C, 224 m, https://directindex.org/r/crepeaway.com); Ris (A, 229 m, https://directindex.org/r/risdc.com); Baja Grille (A, 243 m, https://directindex.org/r/bajagrille.com); Astoria's Kitchen by 54 (B, 245 m, https://directindex.org/r/orderlyferestaurant.com); The Green Bee (A, 247 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegreenbeecafe.com); Imperfecto (A, 255 m, https://directindex.org/r/sevenreasonsgroup.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 BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 951 sites); Sites using BentoBox 83% (93% A or B, 357 sites); This site 87.7%.

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

## Businesses like Mercy Me in Washington, DC

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built with BentoBox in Washington, DC | 95 | 87% | 99% | 87.7% |
| Using BentoBox in Washington, DC | 37 | 85% | 100% | 87.7% |
| Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Washington, DC | 37 | 85% | 100% | 87.7% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Washington, DC: Opaline (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/opalinedc.com); Circa (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/circabistros.com); Circa (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/circabistros.com); Circa at Foggy Bottom (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/circabistros.com); Mastro's Steakhouse (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/mastrosrestaurants.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Mercy Me, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/mercymedc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=mercymedc.com (vendor on own site: BentoBox; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.mercymedc.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th,Su 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-828-7762
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/mercymedc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/mercymedc.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 (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, BentoBox: Not stated. BentoBox's terms (last updated 5 January 2023) bar automated means such as spiders, robots and crawlers to download or scrape data, except search engines and public archives; they do not address an agent making a reservation for a person, and no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://getbento.com/terms

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menus/: ordering via bentobox.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/mercymedc.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/mercymedc.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=mercymedc.com&force=1