# The Aviary: Agent-Direct Score C (69.2%)

Site: https://www.theaviary.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theaviary.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check pending)
The Aviary is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book: https://exploretock.com/theaviary?utm_campaign=resos&utm_medium=header_button&utm_source=website_header (through tock acting for the business)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/egiftcards/alinea-group-gift-cards-406-north-sangamon-street (through toast acting for the business)
- Phone: +1-312-226-0868

## What to fix first, by points
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list lives on another site.** (+5 points) The link points to exploretock.com, so the credit and the traffic go there. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: what to paste

Structured data, one block in the page head:

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Aviary",
  "url": "https://www.theaviary.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-312-226-0868",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Fulton Market 955",
    "postalCode": "60607",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8864563,
    "longitude": -87.6520185
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo,Tu closed, We 17:00-00:00, Th 17:00-01:00, Fr 17:00-01:00, Sa 17:00-00:00, Su 17:00-00:00",
  "acceptsReservations": "https://exploretock.com/theaviary?utm_campaign=resos&amp;utm_medium=header_button&amp;utm_source=website_header",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.exploretock.com/theaviary/experience/115/5-course-cocktail-tasting-menu-with-paired-food?utm_campaign=resos&utm_medium=5course_button&utm_source=website_homepage",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://exploretock.com/theaviary?utm_campaign=resos&amp;utm_medium=header_button&amp;utm_source=website_header",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/egiftcards/alinea-group-gift-cards-406-north-sangamon-street",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt draft:

```
# The Aviary

> bar or pub in West Fulton Market 955 60607 Chicago, Chicago cafes and bars. Phone +1-312-226-0868.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://exploretock.com/theaviary?utm_campaign=resos&amp;utm_medium=header_button&amp;utm_source=website_header (through tock acting for the business)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/egiftcards/alinea-group-gift-cards-406-north-sangamon-street (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.exploretock.com/theaviary/experience/115/5-course-cocktail-tasting-menu-with-paired-food?utm_campaign=resos&utm_medium=5course_button&utm_source=website_homepage

## Opening hours

Mo,Tu closed, We 17:00-00:00, Th 17:00-01:00, Fr 17:00-01:00, Sa 17:00-00:00, Su 17:00-00:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theaviary.com/
- 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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Booking through tock on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
Rank 226 of 914 in Chicago cafes and bars (top 25%).

| What the top tenth does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 97% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 29% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 18% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Estereo FM (C, 28 m, https://directindex.org/r/estereochicago.com); Discourse Coffee (C, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/discourse.coffee); Blind Barber (C, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/blindbarber.com); The Wild Hare (B, 66 m, https://directindex.org/r/wildharemusic.com); Bisous (C, 74 m, https://directindex.org/r/bisouschicago.com); Broken Hearts (C, 128 m, https://directindex.org/r/brokenheartsbar.com); Matcha Cita (B, 136 m, https://directindex.org/r/matchacitachi.com); Coffee Bar (D, 137 m, https://directindex.org/r/emilyhotel.com); Postcard (C, 159 m, https://directindex.org/r/postcard.co); Good Ambler (B, 165 m, https://directindex.org/r/goodambler.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked and claimed businesses in each city index.

Against its peers: Sites built with Squarespace average 64% (46% A or B, 6916 sites); Sites using Tock average 73% (59% A or B, 122 sites); Sites using Toast average 74% (62% A or B, 1749 sites); this site 69.2%.

What an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/theaviary.com/agent-view

Read by AI agents 6 times this month.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| reachable | 25 | 25 |
| readable | 10 | 25 |
| actionable | 10 | 15 (action_test pending) |
| cited | 0 | 0 (probes pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare criteria)
Level 1 of 5: Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/theaviary.com
- 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

Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan: https://directindex.org/scan?url=theaviary.com&force=1