# Sole: Agent-Direct Score A (100%)

Site: https://www.sole.ca/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/sole.ca
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Sole is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Sole's website. It can read what Sole offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.sole.ca/online-ordering? (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.sole.ca/menu/all-day-menu?
- Phone: +15197475622
- Address: Erb Street West 83 N2L 6C2
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Sole that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Proof Kitchen & Lounge (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/proofwaterloo.com
- Rosie's Burgers (360 m): https://directindex.org/r/rosiesburgers.ca
- Sweet & Savory Pie Company (410 m): https://directindex.org/r/justlovepie.com

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# Sole

> restaurant (mediterranean) in Erb Street West 83 N2L 6C2, Waterloo. Phone +15197475622.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.sole.ca/online-ordering? (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.sole.ca/menu/all-day-menu?

## About

- Website: https://www.sole.ca/
- 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.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
5 of 146 in Waterloo. Top 3% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 60% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 33% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Proof Kitchen & Lounge (A, 142 m, https://directindex.org/r/proofwaterloo.com); Gourmet Pizza (D, 254 m, https://directindex.org/r/gourmetpizzacafe.ca); Jinzakaya (D, 302 m, https://directindex.org/r/jinzakaya.ca); Rosie's Burgers (A, 362 m, https://directindex.org/r/rosiesburgers.ca); Famoso (B, 378 m, https://directindex.org/r/famoso.ca); Kin Gyu Japanese Grill (D, 378 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingyujapanesegrill.com); Dosa Boyz (D, 393 m, https://directindex.org/r/dosaboyz.ca); Sweet & Savory Pie Company (B, 407 m, https://directindex.org/r/justlovepie.com); King Street Trio (B, 409 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingstreettrio.com); Duke of Wellington (D, 410 m, https://directindex.org/r/dukeofwellingtonpubs.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.

Recommended when people ask: "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (Gemini); "Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?" (Gemini); "A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats." (ChatGPT)


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

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for 3 questions, including "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic" in Waterloo, October 2026
- "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/romantic
- "Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?" (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/terrace
- "A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/wine-bar
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/sole.ca.svg

## Businesses like Sole in Waterloo

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Waterloo | 146 | 61% | 38% | 100% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Waterloo: Cluck Clucks (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cluckclucks.com); Hometaste (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/hometaste.ca); Johnny Fresco's (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/johnnyfresco.ca); Proof Kitchen & Lounge (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/proofwaterloo.com); Symposium Cafe Restaurant Waterloo (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/symposiumcafe.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Sole, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/sole.ca
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.sole.ca/online-ordering? (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.sole.ca/menu/all-day-menu? (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +15197475622
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/sole.ca/order, https://directindex.org/go/sole.ca/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

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu/all-day-menu: 39 menu items in JSON-LD; booking page /online-ordering: ordering link (other).

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 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/sole.ca
- 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

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