# The Brig: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://thebrigdc.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thebrigdc.com
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.)
The Brig is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.thebrigdc.com/reservations-event-inquires (on the business's own site)
- Phone: +1 202-675-1000

## What to fix first
- **Menu or price list lives on another site.** (+5 points) The link points to gotab.io, so the credit and the traffic go there. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (no points, still worth doing) Check that the provider keeps you as the merchant of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Brig",
  "url": "https://thebrigdc.com",
  "telephone": "+1 202-675-1000",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "8th Street Southeast 1007",
    "postalCode": "20003",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.8778261,
    "longitude": -76.9952839
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-01:30; Su 11:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "15:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "01:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.thebrigdc.com/reservations-event-inquires",
  "hasMenu": "https://gotab.io/loc/thebrig",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thebrigdc.com/reservations-event-inquires",
        "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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address, phone
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (B then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
61 of 464 in Washington, DC cafes and bars. Top 13% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 38% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 17% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Betsy (C, 493 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebetsyusa.com); Civic (C, 528 m, https://directindex.org/r/salonforthecity.com); As You Are (F, 531 m, https://directindex.org/r/asyouaredc.com); Trouble Bird (B, 590 m, https://directindex.org/r/troublebirddc.com); Le Pain Quotidien (C, 807 m, https://directindex.org/r/lepainquotidien.com); Peregrine Espresso (D, 820 m, https://directindex.org/r/peregrineespresso.com); The Eastern (B, 830 m, https://directindex.org/r/easternwinebar.com); The Wells (B, 885 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewellsdc.com); Smoke & Mirrors (B, 958 m, https://directindex.org/r/smokeandmirrorsrooftop.com); Trusty's (F, 977 m, https://directindex.org/r/trustysfullservedc.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 83%, 2026-10-15 83%.

Against its peers: Sites built with Wix 58% (35% A or B, 3255 sites); This site 83.1%.

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

## Businesses like The Brig in Washington, DC cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 464 | 48% | 34% | 83.1% |
| Built with Wix in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 17 | 73% | 65% | 83.1% |

The best of Built with Wix in Washington, DC cafes and bars: Buddy's (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/buddysdc.com); Mikko (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/chefmikko.com); ESP Tea & Coffee (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/espteaandcoffee.com); Quincy Hall (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/quincyhallbar.com); Childhood Cafe (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/childhoodcafe.com).

With the two fixes above (Menu or price list lives on another site; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 4th of 464 in Washington, DC cafes and bars, up from 61st.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Brig, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thebrigdc.com
- Book: https://www.thebrigdc.com/reservations-event-inquires (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://gotab.io/loc/thebrig (external; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-01:30; Su 11:00-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-675-1000
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thebrigdc.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thebrigdc.com/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 14 | 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/thebrigdc.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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/thebrigdc.com/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=thebrigdc.com&force=1