# The Clay Oven: Agent-Direct Score A (86.2%)

Site: https://www.theclayoven.net
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theclayoven.net
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Clay Oven is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://theclayoven.net/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theclayoven.net/menu
- Phone: +44 131 447 9724

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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 (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": "FastFoodRestaurant",
  "name": "The Clay Oven",
  "url": "https://www.theclayoven.net",
  "telephone": "+44 131 447 9724",
  "email": "info@TheClayOven.net",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Morningside Road 176",
    "postalCode": "EH10 4PU",
    "addressLocality": "Edinburgh",
    "addressCountry": "GB"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.9291119,
    "longitude": -3.2097442
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Su 17:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "indian"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://theclayoven.net/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://theclayoven.net/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Clay Oven

> fast food restaurant (indian) in Morningside Road 176 EH10 4PU Edinburgh, Edinburgh. Phone +44 131 447 9724.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://theclayoven.net/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theclayoven.net/menu

## Opening hours

Tu-Su 17:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theclayoven.net
- 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 (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
59 of 524 in Edinburgh. Top 11% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 78% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 59% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Masti (B, 334 m, https://directindex.org/r/masti.uk); Morningside Spice (B, 358 m, https://directindex.org/r/morningsidespice.co.uk); Abduls (C, 499 m, https://directindex.org/r/abdulstakeaway.co.uk); Bombay Bistro by Mandeep (C, 1243 m, https://directindex.org/r/bombaybistro.uk); Chaskaa (A, 1399 m, https://directindex.org/r/chaskaaindian.co.uk); Tuk Tuk (B, 1463 m, https://directindex.org/r/tuktukindianstreetfood.com); Gurkha (A, 1596 m, https://directindex.org/r/gurkhaedinburgh.com); Kebabish (C, 1679 m, https://directindex.org/r/ukbackorder.uk); Potoba (D, 1850 m, https://directindex.org/r/potoba.co.uk); Chaakoo Bombay Café (D, 1906 m, https://directindex.org/r/hugedomains.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.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); This site 86.2%.

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

Read by AI agents 8 times this month (ClaudeBot 8).

## Businesses like The Clay Oven in Edinburgh

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh | 524 | 50% | 40% | 86.2% |
| Built with WordPress in Edinburgh | 153 | 72% | 64% | 86.2% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Edinburgh: Minami (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/minami-sushi.co.uk); Chaskaa (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/chaskaaindian.co.uk); McLarens (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/mclarensonthecorner.co.uk); The Radhuni (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/theradhuni.co.uk); The Chop House (A 92.5%, https://directindex.org/r/chophousesteak.co.uk).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 6th of 524 in Edinburgh, up from 59th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Clay Oven, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theclayoven.net
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://theclayoven.net/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://theclayoven.net/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Su 17:00-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 131 447 9724
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theclayoven.net/order, https://directindex.org/go/theclayoven.net/menu

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 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/theclayoven.net
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theclayoven.net/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=theclayoven.net&force=1