# Scarlet Oak Restaurant: Agent-Direct Score B (84.6%)

Site: https://www.scarletoakdc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/scarletoakdc.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.)
Scarlet Oak Restaurant is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/stepintothesidedoor/giftcards (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.scarletoakdc.com/menu
- Phone: +1 202-780-0140

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through resy.** (+5 points) 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
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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

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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Scarlet Oak Restaurant",
  "url": "https://www.scarletoakdc.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 202-780-0140",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "New Jersey Avenue Southeast 909",
    "postalCode": "20003",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.8785767,
    "longitude": -77.0052921
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://www.scarletoakdc.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/stepintothesidedoor/giftcards",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Scarlet Oak Restaurant

> restaurant in New Jersey Avenue Southeast 909 20003 Washington, Washington, DC. Phone +1 202-780-0140.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/stepintothesidedoor/giftcards (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.scarletoakdc.com/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.scarletoakdc.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.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest 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. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington, DC.

| 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Bethesda Bagels (B, 208 m, https://directindex.org/r/bethesdabagels.com); Bonchon Chicken (A, 209 m, https://directindex.org/r/bonchon.com); Wiseguy Pizza (B, 243 m, https://directindex.org/r/wiseguypizza.com); Circa (A, 265 m, https://directindex.org/r/circabistros.com); Él Bebe (B, 288 m, https://directindex.org/r/el-bebe.com); The Greene Turtle (A, 330 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegreeneturtle.com); Buffalo Wild Wings (F, 346 m, https://directindex.org/r/buffalowildwings.com); Rasa (A, 358 m, https://directindex.org/r/rasa.co); Kilwins (F, 443 m, https://directindex.org/r/kilwins.com); Silver Diner (A, 450 m, https://directindex.org/r/silverdiner.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.

Against its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 65% (48% A or B, 7098 sites); Sites using Resy 69% (48% A or B, 600 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 84.6%.

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

## Businesses like Scarlet Oak Restaurant in Washington, DC

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built with Squarespace in Washington, DC | 166 | 79% | 78% | 84.6% |
| Using Resy in Washington, DC | 57 | 71% | 51% | 84.6% |
| Built with Squarespace and using Resy in Washington, DC | 23 | 71% | 48% | 84.6% |

The best of Built with Squarespace and using Resy in Washington, DC: Tiger Fork (A 89.2%, https://directindex.org/r/tigerforkdc.com); Sfoglina Downtown (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/sfoglinapasta.com); Beau Thai (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/beauthaidc.com); Sababa (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/sababauptown.com); Saint Vincent Wine (B 78.5%, https://directindex.org/r/stvincentwine.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Scarlet Oak Restaurant, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/scarletoakdc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/stepintothesidedoor/giftcards (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.scarletoakdc.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1 202-780-0140
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/scarletoakdc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/scarletoakdc.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 (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 | 20 | 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/scarletoakdc.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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/scarletoakdc.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=scarletoakdc.com&force=1