# Shish Mahal: Agent-Direct Score C (64.2%)

Site: https://www.shishmahal.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/shishmahal.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Shish Mahal is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://web.dojo.app/create_booking/vendor/4kcqMar64nzpXFttXYvap_etiZJel-JTfFksbXAxCk0_restaurant (through dojo acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://shishmahal.co.uk/#order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://shishmahal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/menu.pdf
- Phone: +44 141 334 7899

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 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). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## 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": "Shish Mahal",
  "url": "https://www.shishmahal.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 141 334 7899",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Park Road 60-68",
    "postalCode": "G4 9JF",
    "addressLocality": "Glasgow"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.8731721,
    "longitude": -4.2792643
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 12:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 15:00-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "14:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "15:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "indian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://web.dojo.app/create_booking/vendor/4kcqMar64nzpXFttXYvap_etiZJel-JTfFksbXAxCk0_restaurant",
  "hasMenu": "https://shishmahal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/menu.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://web.dojo.app/create_booking/vendor/4kcqMar64nzpXFttXYvap_etiZJel-JTfFksbXAxCk0_restaurant",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://shishmahal.co.uk/#order",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **Booking through dojo on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
139 of 255 in Glasgow. Top 55% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 88% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 92% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 65% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 15% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Chillies (B, 401 m, https://directindex.org/r/chillieswestend.com); Akbar's (C, 858 m, https://directindex.org/r/akbars.co.uk); The Glasgow Curry Shop (F, 860 m, https://directindex.org/r/weecurryshopglasgow.co.uk); Ashöka (A, 875 m, https://directindex.org/r/ashokaashtonlane.co.uk); Horn Please (F, 890 m, https://directindex.org/r/hornpleaseglasgow.co.uk); Little Curry House (B, 1232 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlecurryhouse.co.uk); Curry Pot (B, 1294 m, https://directindex.org/r/currypotglasgow.co.uk); Rickshaw & Co (A, 1305 m, https://directindex.org/r/rickshawandco.com); India Quay (D, 1702 m, https://directindex.org/r/indiaquay.com); Rishi's Indian Aroma (A, 1748 m, https://directindex.org/r/rishis.uk).

## 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 WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using Dojo 71% (51% A or B, 61 sites); This site 64.2%.

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

## Businesses like Shish Mahal in Glasgow

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Glasgow | 255 | 56% | 44% | 64.2% |
| Built with WordPress in Glasgow | 81 | 69% | 51% | 64.2% |
| Using Dojo in Glasgow | 2 | 65% | 0% | 64.2% |
| Built with WordPress and using Dojo in Glasgow | 2 | 65% | 0% | 64.2% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Glasgow: Swagath (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/swagathbarrhead.com); The Dhabba (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/thedhabba.com); The Italian Kitchen (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/italian-kitchen.co.uk); Maki & Ramen (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/makiramen.com); Dakhin (A 87.2%, https://directindex.org/r/dakhin.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 95.4%: 6th of 255 in Glasgow, up from 139th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Shish Mahal, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/shishmahal.co.uk
- Book: https://web.dojo.app/create_booking/vendor/4kcqMar64nzpXFttXYvap_etiZJel-JTfFksbXAxCk0_restaurant (vendor on own site: Dojo; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://shishmahal.co.uk/#order (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://shishmahal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/menu.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 15:00-21:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 141 334 7899
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/shishmahal.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/shishmahal.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/shishmahal.co.uk/menu
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## 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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 5 | 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/shishmahal.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: 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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/shishmahal.co.uk/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=shishmahal.co.uk&force=1