# Old Bell Inn: Agent-Direct Score B (82.5%)

Site: https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Old Bell Inn is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/bookings (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/menus
- Phone: +44 131 668 1573

## What to fix first
- **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). 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Old Bell Inn",
  "url": "https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 131 668 1573",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Causewayside 233-235",
    "postalCode": "EH9 1PH",
    "addressLocality": "Edinburgh"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.9349346,
    "longitude": -3.1790559
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/bookings",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/menus",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/bookings",
        "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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address, phone
- **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.

## Where it stands
31 of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars. Top 8% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 79% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 90% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 26% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Brass Monkey Grange (D, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/brassmonkeygrange.co.uk); The Abbey (B, 512 m, https://directindex.org/r/abbeybar.co.uk); The Velvet Lounge (D, 594 m, https://directindex.org/r/scotthotel.com); The Southern (C, 626 m, https://directindex.org/r/thesouthern.co.uk); Zero/Zero (C, 641 m, https://directindex.org/r/zerozerowines.co.uk); Lady & The Bear (B, 672 m, https://directindex.org/r/ladyandthebear.co.uk); Victor Hugo Deli (B, 709 m, https://directindex.org/r/victorhugodeli.com); Cafe Refresh (D, 726 m, https://directindex.org/r/edinburghleisure.co.uk); Cult Coffee Roasters (F, 783 m, https://directindex.org/r/cult-espresso.com); The Doghouse (D, 893 m, https://directindex.org/r/thedoghouseedinburgh.co.uk).

## 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 Wix 58% (35% A or B, 3255 sites); This site 82.5%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like Old Bell Inn in Edinburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 377 | 50% | 31% | 82.5% |
| Built with Wix in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 17 | 67% | 47% | 82.5% |

The best of Built with Wix in Edinburgh cafes and bars: Decanter (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/decanterbruntsfield.co.uk); Potions and Rations (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/potionsandrations.co.uk); Victor Hugo Deli (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/victorhugodeli.com); The Green Room (B 82.1%, https://directindex.org/r/thegreenroomedinburgh.co.uk); Theatre Royal (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/thetheatreroyalbar.co.uk).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 86.3%: 16th of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars, up from 31st.

## The direct record
What agents get for Old Bell Inn, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk
- Book: https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/bookings (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +44 131 668 1573
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/menu
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## 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 | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/oldbelledinburgh.co.uk/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=oldbelledinburgh.co.uk&force=1