# Softbite: Agent-Direct Score C (69.2%)

Site: https://www.softbite.us/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/softbite.us
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.)
Softbite is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Softbite. It can read what Softbite offers. To book or order, it is sent to Grubhub, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.softbite.us/menu
- Phone: +1 347-612-4136

## What to fix first
- **Ordering only through grubhub.** (+12 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/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+5 points) Missing: telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Softbite",
  "url": "https://www.softbite.us/",
  "telephone": "+1 347-612-4136",
  "email": "hello@softbite.us",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Crescent Street 42-60",
    "postalCode": "11101"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7490625,
    "longitude": -73.942171
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr-Su 09:00-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "japanese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.softbite.us/menu"
}
</script>
```

## 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
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Grubhub works with agents through its partners.** Grubhub's terms of use (17 December 2024) bar access with any robot, spider, crawler or automated process; since June 2026 Alexa+ users can browse, build an order and check out through Grubhub by voice. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use. 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.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (C then)
- Fixed: No booking or ordering path at all
- New: Ordering only through a marketplace

## Where it stands
500 of 1612 in New York cafes and bars. Top 31% 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 | 98% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 99% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 24% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 11% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Beast Next Door Cafe & Bar (A, 114 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebeastnextdoor.com); Teazzi Tea Shop (D, 128 m, https://directindex.org/r/teazzi.com); Lately Café (F, 278 m, https://directindex.org/r/latelycafelic.com); Pumpernickel Bagel & Delicatessan (D, 286 m, https://directindex.org/r/pumpbagels.com); Big Alice Brewing (C, 783 m, https://directindex.org/r/bigalicebrewing.com); Fifth Hammer Brewing Company (A, 839 m, https://directindex.org/r/fifthhammerbrewing.com); Overflow Coffee (C, 994 m, https://directindex.org/r/overflowcoffee.nyc); Griddle Cafe & Deli (B, 1042 m, https://directindex.org/r/griddlelic.com); Little Chef Little Café (A, 1145 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlecheflittlecafe.com); 51st Bakery & Cafe (C, 1339 m, https://directindex.org/r/51stbakeryandcafe.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.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 65%, 2026-10-15 69%.

Against its peers: Sites built with Wix 58% (35% A or B, 3255 sites); Sites using Grubhub 66% (44% A or B, 150 sites); This site 69.2%.

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

## Businesses like Softbite in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars | 1612 | 46% | 30% | 69.2% |
| Sites built with Wix in New York cafes and bars | 22 | 65% | 32% | 69.2% |
| Sites using Grubhub in New York cafes and bars | 26 | 69% | 54% | 69.2% |
| Sites built with Wix and using Grubhub in New York cafes and bars | 1 | 69% | 0% | 69.2% |

The best of the sites using Grubhub in New York cafes and bars: La Cava Wine Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/lacavanyc.com); Maggie's Place (A 85%, https://directindex.org/r/maggiesnyc.com); Paneantico (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/paneantico.com); Corner Bistro East (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/cornerbistrony.com); Crispy Heaven Bakery (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/crispyheavennyc.com).

With the two fixes above (Ordering only through grubhub; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 8th of 1,612 in New York cafes and bars, up from 500th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Softbite, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/softbite.us
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.softbite.us/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr-Su 09:00-21:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 347-612-4136
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/softbite.us/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): yes
- 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
- Vendor terms for agents, Grubhub: Through partners. Grubhub's terms of use (17 December 2024) bar access with any robot, spider, crawler or automated process; since June 2026 Alexa+ users can browse, build an order and check out through Grubhub by voice. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: ordering via grubhub, ordering via ubereats.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 17 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/softbite.us
- 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: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/softbite.us/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/softbite.us/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=softbite.us&force=1