# Pointing Dog: Agent-Direct Score A (86.2%)

Site: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Pointing Dog is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Pointing Dog's website. It can read what Pointing Dog offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/?modal=booking (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/menus/
- Phone: +441614856031
- Address: Grove Ln, SK8 7NE, Cheadle
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, allergens
- Prices: 4 prices on the site, the middle one £18.70
- WhatsApp: a link on the site

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Pointing Dog that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Barinda (880 m): https://directindex.org/r/barinda.com
- Delhi Dream (1.8 km): https://directindex.org/r/delhidream.co.uk
- Hannah Indian Takeaway (1.8 km): https://directindex.org/r/hannahcheadle.co.uk
- The John Millington (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/thejohnmillington.co.uk
- Inventery (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/inventery.org

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **4 prices on the landing page, the middle one £18.70.** In Manchester, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is £9.00.

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "Pointing Dog",
  "url": "https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+441614856031",
  "address": "Grove Ln, SK8 7NE, Cheadle",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.35841245,
    "longitude": -2.19525833
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/?modal=booking",
        "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.

```
# Pointing Dog

> organization in Grove Ln, SK8 7NE, Cheadle, Manchester. Phone +441614856031.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/?modal=booking (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/menus/

## About

- Website: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/
- 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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
218 of 2377 in Manchester. Top 9% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% 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 | 85% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 49% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 28% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Barinda (B, 883 m, https://directindex.org/r/barinda.com); Tangs (D, 1052 m, https://directindex.org/r/mytangsrestaurant.com); Fosters Fish and Chips (F, 1792 m, https://directindex.org/r/fostersfishandchips.co.uk); 118 Take Away (C, 1820 m, https://directindex.org/r/118chinesetakeaway.co.uk); Delhi Dream (C, 1821 m, https://directindex.org/r/delhidream.co.uk); Sizzling Wok (F, 1828 m, https://directindex.org/r/sizzlingwokcheadle.co.uk); Hannah Indian Takeaway (B, 1829 m, https://directindex.org/r/hannahcheadle.co.uk); The John Millington (A, 1855 m, https://directindex.org/r/thejohnmillington.co.uk); B 2 B International Ltd. (D, 1855 m, https://directindex.org/r/b2binternational.com); Inventery (B, 1859 m, https://directindex.org/r/inventery.org).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 13 everyday questions about Manchester and named 89 places. Pointing Dog wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/manchester/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); This site 86.2%.

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

## Businesses like Pointing Dog in Manchester

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Manchester | 2377 | 55% | 33% | 86.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Manchester | 555 | 65% | 48% | 86.2% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Manchester: The Great Kathmandu (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/greatkathmandu.com); Fazenda (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.uk); Red Lion High Lane (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/redlionhighlane.pub); Ribeye Steakhouse (A 94.9%, https://directindex.org/r/ribeyesteakhouse.com); Gusto Italian (A 92.5%, https://directindex.org/r/gustorestaurants.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 42nd of 2,377 in Manchester, up from 218th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Pointing Dog, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk
- Book: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/?modal=booking (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-21, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +441614856031
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 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/pointingdogcheadle.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: 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/pointingdogcheadle.co.uk/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=pointingdogcheadle.co.uk&force=1
