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

Site: https://parallelbrothers.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/parallelbrothers.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.)
Parallel is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://parallelbrothers.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://parallelbrothers.com/menu/
- Phone: 416-516-7765

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (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
- **Booking only through opentable.** (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/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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.

```
# Parallel

> restaurant in Geary Avenue 217 M6H 2C1 Toronto, Toronto. Phone 416-516-7765.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://parallelbrothers.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://parallelbrothers.com/menu/

## About

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

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

## Where it stands
92 of 1363 in Toronto. Top 7% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 47% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places in the index: General Public (B, 63 m, https://directindex.org/r/generalpublic.ca); Mista Boiga (C, 102 m, https://directindex.org/r/mistaboiga.com); Amelia's Market (D, 348 m, https://directindex.org/r/ameliasmarket.ca); Actinolite Restaurant (D, 876 m, https://directindex.org/r/actinoliterestaurant.com); Donna's (D, 894 m, https://directindex.org/r/donnas.ca); Maison T Bistro (C, 986 m, https://directindex.org/r/maisontbistro.com); Pizza e Pazzi (C, 1038 m, https://directindex.org/r/pizzaepazzi.ca); Solena Brunch & Bar (A, 1053 m, https://directindex.org/r/solenabrunch.ca); Rio 40 Restaurant (A, 1084 m, https://directindex.org/r/rio40restaurant.com); Taqueria el pastorcito (B, 1087 m, https://directindex.org/r/taqueriaelpastorcitoon.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.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 90%, 2026-10-15 90%.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using OpenTable 67% (43% A or B, 1462 sites); This site 90.3%.

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

## Businesses like Parallel in Toronto

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Toronto | 1363 | 50% | 35% | 90.3% |
| Built with WordPress in Toronto | 403 | 68% | 50% | 90.3% |
| Using OpenTable in Toronto | 54 | 67% | 39% | 90.3% |
| Built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Toronto | 26 | 68% | 35% | 90.3% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Toronto: IRENE Restaurant (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/fabrestaurants.ca); STK (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/stksteakhouse.com); Milestones (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/milestonesrestaurants.com); Monte Bianco (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/montebianco.ca); Maison Selby (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/maisonselby.com).

With the fix above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 95.4%: 28th of 1,363 in Toronto, up from 92nd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Parallel, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/parallelbrothers.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://parallelbrothers.com/order-online/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://parallelbrothers.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 416-516-7765
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/parallelbrothers.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/parallelbrothers.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

Found one hop past the home page: booking page /order-online/: ordering via ubereats, ordering via doordash, ordering via skipthedishes, phone.

## 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/parallelbrothers.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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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/parallelbrothers.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=parallelbrothers.com&force=1