# The Companion: Agent-Direct Score B (81.5%)

Site: https://www.thecompanionatl.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thecompanionatl.com
Scanned: 2026-10-22 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Companion is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Companion's website. It can read what The Companion offers. To book or order, it is sent to DoorDash, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.thecompanionatl.com/menu
- Phone: +1 404-228-1632
- Address: Marietta Road Northwest 2316
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sun 11:30–22:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Companion that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- One Luv Cafe Atl We Are Cashless!! We Accept Card, Apple Pay & Good Pay @ Our Self Serve Kiosks! (860 m): https://directindex.org/r/airkayaks.com
- The Corner Grille Upper Westside (930 m): https://directindex.org/r/tcgrestaurants.com
- Westside Pizzeria + Bar (940 m): https://directindex.org/r/westsidepizzeria.com
- Yumbii @Moores Mill (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/yumbii.com
- Z!Eats (1.3 km): https://directindex.org/r/zoup.com

## What to fix first
- **Ordering only through doordash.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps

## 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.
- **DoorDash works with agents through its partners.** DoorDash's consumer terms (13 August 2026) allow access only by means DoorDash authorizes and bar automated means without written permission; agents order only through its CLI and MCP limited betas. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://help.doordash.com/legal/document?type=cx-terms-and-conditions&region=US&locale=en-US. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Atlanta.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 69% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 50% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: One Luv Cafe Atl We Are Cashless!! We Accept Card, Apple Pay & Good Pay @ Our Self Serve Kiosks! (B, 858 m, https://directindex.org/r/airkayaks.com); The Corner Grille Upper Westside (A, 928 m, https://directindex.org/r/tcgrestaurants.com); Westside Pizzeria + Bar (C, 940 m, https://directindex.org/r/westsidepizzeria.com); B's CRACKLIN' BBQ (F, 1170 m, https://directindex.org/r/bscracklinbbq.com); Yumbii @Moores Mill (B, 1176 m, https://directindex.org/r/yumbii.com); Z!Eats (B, 1284 m, https://directindex.org/r/zoup.com); CraveWell Juicery & Cafe Westside Village (B, 1299 m, https://directindex.org/r/cravewellcafe.com); Juniper Cafe (B, 1325 m, https://directindex.org/r/juniper-cafe.com); the Woodall (B, 1331 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewoodallwestside.com); Desta Ethiopian Kitchen (A, 1396 m, https://directindex.org/r/destaethiopiankitchen.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.

The assistants were asked 22 everyday questions about Atlanta and named 121 places. The Companion wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/atlanta/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Popmenu 75% (67% A or B, 728 sites); Sites using DoorDash 63% (40% A or B, 670 sites); This site 81.5%.

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

## Businesses like The Companion in Atlanta

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Popmenu in Atlanta | 52 | 89% | 87% | 81.5% |
| Sites using DoorDash in Atlanta | 5 | 63% | 20% | 81.5% |
| Sites built with Popmenu and using DoorDash in Atlanta | 1 | 82% | 100% | 81.5% |

The best of the sites using DoorDash in Atlanta: Campagnolo (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/campagnoloatl.com); Marcel (C 61.1%, https://directindex.org/r/marcelatl.com); LO KEE (C 55.4%, https://directindex.org/r/lokeeatl.com); Zeke's Kitchen & Bar - West Midtown (D 49.2%, https://directindex.org/r/zekeskitchenandbar.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Companion, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thecompanionatl.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.thecompanionatl.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 404-228-1632
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thecompanionatl.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): 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, DoorDash: Through partners. DoorDash's consumer terms (13 August 2026) allow access only by means DoorDash authorizes and bar automated means without written permission; agents order only through its CLI and MCP limited betas. Read 2026-10-15: https://help.doordash.com/legal/document?type=cx-terms-and-conditions&region=US&locale=en-US

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: almost no text without JavaScript.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/thecompanionatl.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- Content Signals in robots.txt: yes
- 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

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