# Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center: Agent-Direct Score B (82.6%)

Site: https://www.shepherd.org/patient-programs/multiple-sclerosis
Report: https://directindex.org/r/shepherd.org
Scanned: 2026-10-22 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center is mostly ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center's website. It can read what Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://shepherd.org/admissions/outpatient-appointments/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://shepherd.org/research-innovation/redefining-rehab/find-studies/multiple-sclerosis-implementation-network/
- Phone: +14043522020
- Address: 2020 Peachtree Rd NW, 30309, Atlanta

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Reproductive Biology Associates (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/rbafertility.com
- AICA Orthopedics (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/aica.com
- Atlanta Medical Associates (170 m): https://directindex.org/r/atlantamedicalassociates.com
- Atlanta Allergy & Asthma (190 m): https://directindex.org/r/atlantaallergy.com
- Piedmont Colorectal Associates (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/piedmontcolorectal.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+5 points) Missing: address, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Requests as PerplexityBot (http_403) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing

## 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": "Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center",
  "url": "https://www.shepherd.org/patient-programs/multiple-sclerosis",
  "telephone": "+14043522020",
  "address": "2020 Peachtree Rd NW, 30309, Atlanta",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 33.81016258,
    "longitude": -84.39403197
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://shepherd.org/admissions/outpatient-appointments/",
        "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 main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** phone
- **List of services and prices is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Appointments on your own site.** Agents can book an appointment without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
26 of 639 in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets. Top 4% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 14% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 35% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Reproductive Biology Associates (C, 138 m, https://directindex.org/r/rbafertility.com); Piedmont Rheumatology Consultants (F, 154 m, https://directindex.org/r/drwilson.org); AICA Orthopedics (C, 160 m, https://directindex.org/r/aica.com); Atlanta Medical Associates (B, 165 m, https://directindex.org/r/atlantamedicalassociates.com); Georgia Skin Specialists (C, 165 m, https://directindex.org/r/georgiaskinspecialists.com); Jim Robinson, MD/Brain Expert (D, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/brainexpert.com); Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Center (C, 178 m, https://directindex.org/r/peachtreeorthopedics.com); Palm Branch Dentistry (D, 182 m, https://directindex.org/r/palmbranchdentistry.com); Atlanta Allergy & Asthma (C, 189 m, https://directindex.org/r/atlantaallergy.com); Piedmont Colorectal Associates (C, 198 m, https://directindex.org/r/piedmontcolorectal.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 57% (28% A or B, 145483 sites); This site 82.6%.

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

## Businesses like Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets | 639 | 49% | 19% | 82.6% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets | 278 | 57% | 26% | 82.6% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets: Neurospine of Atlanta (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/neurospineatl.com); Beaty Facial Plastic Surgery (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/beatymd.com); Mark Codner, Md (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/markcodnermd.com); Michelle Leigh Juneau, MD (A 85.1%, https://directindex.org/r/dermatologyconsultants.org); Atlanta Human Performance Center (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/ahpcpt.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door), the score would be about 95.4%, which would be first of 639 in Atlanta dentists, clinics and vets.

## The direct record
What agents get for Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/shepherd.org
- Book: https://shepherd.org/admissions/outpatient-appointments/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-22, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://shepherd.org/research-innovation/redefining-rehab/find-studies/multiple-sclerosis-implementation-network/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +14043522020
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/shepherd.org/book, https://directindex.org/go/shepherd.org/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 | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 17 | 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/shepherd.org
- 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: yes
- 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/shepherd.org/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/shepherd.org/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=shepherd.org&force=1