# Pop’s Bagels: Agent-Direct Score D (53.8%)

Site: https://www.popsbakery.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/popsbakery.com
Scanned: 2026-10-17 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Pop’s Bagels is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Pop’s Bagels's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Toast.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/pops-bakery-1625-eckington-pl-ne (through toast acting for the business)
- Address: Eckington Place Northeast 1625 20002 Washington
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Fri 07:00–14:30; Sat–Sun 07:00–15:30

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Pop’s Bagels that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Right Proper Eckington (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/rightproperbrewing.com
- Bub and Pop's (370 m): https://directindex.org/r/bubandpops.com
- Karravaan (430 m): https://directindex.org/r/karravaan.com
- Masseria (460 m): https://directindex.org/r/masseria-dc.com
- Uno Pizzeria & Grill - Washington, DC (460 m): https://directindex.org/r/unos.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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

## 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": "FastFoodRestaurant",
  "name": "Pop’s Bagels",
  "url": "https://www.popsbakery.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Eckington Place Northeast 1625",
    "postalCode": "20002",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.9119243,
    "longitude": -77.0036892
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30; Sa-Su 07:00-15:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "14:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "15:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "bagel"
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/pops-bakery-1625-eckington-pl-ne",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Pop’s Bagels

> fast food restaurant (bagel) in Eckington Place Northeast 1625 20002 Washington, Washington, DC.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/pops-bakery-1625-eckington-pl-ne (through toast acting for the business)

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30; Sa-Su 07:00-15:30

## About

- Website: https://www.popsbakery.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
1026 of 1686 in Washington, DC. Top 61% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 99% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Pinsa Love (F, 9 m, https://directindex.org/r/pinsa.love); Right Proper Eckington (C, 29 m, https://directindex.org/r/rightproperbrewing.com); Bub and Pop's (D, 368 m, https://directindex.org/r/bubandpops.com); Karravaan (A, 426 m, https://directindex.org/r/karravaan.com); Masseria (A, 456 m, https://directindex.org/r/masseria-dc.com); Uno Pizzeria & Grill - Washington, DC (B, 461 m, https://directindex.org/r/unos.com); El Presidente (C, 462 m, https://directindex.org/r/elpresidentedc.com); Eunoia (D, 464 m, https://directindex.org/r/eunoiadc.com); Mosaico by Arepa Zone (F, 465 m, https://directindex.org/r/mosaicodc.com); DMC, Inc. (C, 473 m, https://directindex.org/r/dmcinfo.com).

## 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 22 everyday questions about Washington, DC and named 140 places. Pop’s Bagels wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/washington/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 32150 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (62% A or B, 6097 sites); This site 53.8%.

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

## Businesses like Pop’s Bagels in Washington, DC

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Washington, DC | 1686 | 56% | 40% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Washington, DC | 227 | 74% | 64% | 53.8% |
| Sites using Toast in Washington, DC | 237 | 76% | 71% | 53.8% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Toast in Washington, DC | 71 | 80% | 83% | 53.8% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using Toast in Washington, DC: MXDC Cocina Mexicana (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/mxdcrestaurant.com); ChiKo (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/mychiko.com); Donsak (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/donsakthai.com); Dragon Hero DC (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/dragonherodc.com); I Egg You (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/ieggyou.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 196th of 1,686 in Washington, DC, up from 1026th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Pop’s Bagels, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/popsbakery.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/pops-bakery-1625-eckington-pl-ne (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-17, not yet tested)
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30; Sa-Su 07:00-15:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/popsbakery.com/order

## 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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 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/popsbakery.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: 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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/popsbakery.com/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/popsbakery.com/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=popsbakery.com&force=1