# Sorbet: Agent-Direct Score C (68.2%)

Site: https://www.sorbetnailbars.co.za
Report: https://directindex.org/r/sorbet.co.za
Scanned: 2026-10-25 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Sorbet is partly visible to agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Sorbet's website. It can read what Sorbet offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Zenoti.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://sorbetgroup.zenoti.com/webstoreNew/services (through zenoti acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.sorbet.co.za/salon-menu/
- Phone: 011%20202%207940
- Address: 4th Avenue Parkhurst

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Sorbet that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Puri Thai Massage (330 m): https://directindex.org/r/purithai.com
- NakedCherry Waxing (500 m): https://directindex.org/r/nakedcherry.co.za

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as GPTBot (challenge:attention required), ClaudeBot (challenge:attention required) 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
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "BeautySalon",
  "name": "Sorbet",
  "url": "https://www.sorbetnailbars.co.za",
  "telephone": "011%20202%207940",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "4th Avenue",
    "addressLocality": "Parkhurst"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -26.1403818,
    "longitude": 28.0173954
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://sorbetgroup.zenoti.com/webstoreNew/services",
        "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).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Price list of services is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Appointments through zenoti on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 91% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 19% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 97% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 18% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 53% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Aesthetics Room (C, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/theaestheticsroom.co.za); Domrepublic (F, 118 m, https://directindex.org/r/domrepublic.love); Miss Salon London Beauty Shop (F, 123 m, https://directindex.org/r/mslondon.co.za); Buddha Spa (D, 302 m, https://directindex.org/r/buddhaspa.co.za); SkinGoddess (D, 306 m, https://directindex.org/r/claude.ai); Puri Thai Massage (C, 326 m, https://directindex.org/r/purithai.com); Revive Skin and Body and Hair Salon (D, 332 m, https://directindex.org/r/netlify.app); salon_geisha (F, 463 m, https://directindex.org/r/geisha.co.za); NakedCherry Waxing (B, 499 m, https://directindex.org/r/nakedcherry.co.za); ElysiansCreations (D, 522 m, https://directindex.org/r/elysiancreations.co.za).

## 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: "A manicure and pedicure tomorrow, where can I book?" (Gemini); "A men's haircut without an appointment this afternoon. Who takes walk-ins?" (Gemini); "A facial this weekend, somewhere I can book online." (Gemini); "Gel nails for Friday. Where can I book online?" (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236086 sites); Sites using Zenoti 64% (40% A or B, 745 sites); This site 68.2%.

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

## Named by Gemini for 4 questions, including "A manicure and pedicure tomorrow, where can I book?" in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons, October 2026
- "A manicure and pedicure tomorrow, where can I book?" (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/johannesburg-salons/recommended/manicure
- "A men's haircut without an appointment this afternoon. Who takes walk-ins?" (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/johannesburg-salons/recommended/walk-in-cut
- "A facial this weekend, somewhere I can book online." (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/johannesburg-salons/recommended/facial
- "Gel nails for Friday. Where can I book online?" (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/johannesburg-salons/recommended/gel-nails
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/sorbet.co.za.svg

## Businesses like Sorbet in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons | 308 | 53% | 18% | 68.2% |
| Sites using Zenoti in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons | 12 | 73% | 50% | 68.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Zenoti in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons | 8 | 69% | 25% | 68.2% |

The best of the sites using Zenoti in Johannesburg hairdressers and beauty salons: Medellin Gentlemen Groomers Stoneridge (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/medellin.co.za); Camelot Spa at The Polofields (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/camelotspa.co.za); Camelot Spa at Villa d'Este (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/camelotspa.co.za); Sorbet Hairbar (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/salonssorbet.co.za); Doctor Juan Bester Medical Aesthetics (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/lightsculpt.co.za).

This site appears in 3 cities (8 places on sorbet.co.za). https://directindex.org/brand/sorbet.co.za

## The direct record
What agents get for Sorbet, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/sorbet.co.za
- Book: https://sorbetgroup.zenoti.com/webstoreNew/services (vendor on own site: Zenoti; found by the scan of 2026-10-25, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.sorbet.co.za/salon-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 011%20202%207940
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/sorbet.co.za/book, https://directindex.org/go/sorbet.co.za/menu
- Agents and people followed 2 direct links to this business this month (2 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): 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
- Vendor terms for agents, Zenoti: Not stated. Zenoti's terms (17 April 2026) bind the businesses that use it, not the people who book: section 4.1(j) bars robots, bots, spiders and scrapers from monitoring or copying the services and section 5.6 allows API integrations only under a written agreement; each business sets its own consumer terms, so an agent booking for a client is not addressed here. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.zenoti.com/trust/terms-and-conditions

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /contact-us/: phone.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 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/sorbet.co.za
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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/sorbet.co.za/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/sorbet.co.za/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=sorbet.co.za&force=1