# Monarca: Agent-Direct Score A (90.3%)

Site: https://monarcavancouver.ca/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/monarcavancouver.ca
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.)
Monarca is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://monarcavancouver.ca/group-booking/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://monarcavancouver.ca/menu/
- Phone: +1-604-569-2258

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Live fetches as PerplexityBot (http_429) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Ordering only through doordash.** (no points, still worth doing) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. 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

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

```
# Monarca

> restaurant (mexican) in Carrall Street 181 Vancouver, Vancouver. Phone +1-604-569-2258.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://monarcavancouver.ca/group-booking/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://monarcavancouver.ca/menu/

## About

- Website: https://monarcavancouver.ca/
- 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.
- **Structured data present (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (A then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
38 of 972 in Vancouver. Top 4% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 87% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 45% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Gringo Gastown (F, 84 m, https://directindex.org/r/gringogastown.ca); La Casita (B, 199 m, https://directindex.org/r/lacasita.ca); Cielito Lindo (B, 324 m, https://directindex.org/r/cielitolindocanada.com); Taco Time (B, 454 m, https://directindex.org/r/tacotime.com); Gina's (C, 546 m, https://directindex.org/r/indopkvgames.com); Pinche Taco Shop (D, 609 m, https://directindex.org/r/lataqueria.com); Los Sapos Tacos (D, 623 m, https://directindex.org/r/lossapostacos.com); Machete (C, 944 m, https://directindex.org/r/macheteancestral.com); Patrón Tacos & Cantina (D, 973 m, https://directindex.org/r/patrontc.com); Toloache Mexican Kitchen (F, 988 m, https://directindex.org/r/toloache.ca).

## 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.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 90%, 2026-10-14 90%.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (28% A or B, 36794 sites); Sites using DoorDash 63% (36% A or B, 134 sites); This site 90.3%.

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

Read by AI agents 2 times this month.

## Businesses like Monarca in Vancouver

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Vancouver | 972 | 53% | 38% | 90.3% |
| Built with WordPress in Vancouver | 267 | 67% | 51% | 90.3% |
| Using DoorDash in Vancouver | 14 | 67% | 43% | 90.3% |
| Built with WordPress and using DoorDash in Vancouver | 8 | 66% | 50% | 90.3% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using DoorDash in Vancouver: Afghan Horsemen Restaurant (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/afghanhorsemen.com); Locus Restaurant (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/locusonmain.com); Marcello Woodfire Pizza Oven (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/marcellopizzeria.com); Gillaneh Restaurant (C 56.9%, https://directindex.org/r/gilane.ca); Yaletown Brewing Company (C 55.4%, https://directindex.org/r/yaletownbrewing.com).

With the fix above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 95.4%: 12th of 972 in Vancouver, up from 38th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Monarca, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/monarcavancouver.ca
- Book: https://monarcavancouver.ca/group-booking/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://monarcavancouver.ca/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-604-569-2258
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/monarcavancouver.ca/book, https://directindex.org/go/monarcavancouver.ca/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): 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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/monarcavancouver.ca
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/monarcavancouver.ca/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=monarcavancouver.ca&force=1