# The Copper Onion: Agent-Direct Score B (75.4%)

Site: https://www.thecopperonion.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thecopperonion.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Copper Onion is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Copper Onion's website. It can read what The Copper Onion offers. To book or order, it is sent to Resy, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.thecopperonion.com/foodmenu
- Phone: +1 801-355-3282
- Address: East 300 South 111 84111 Salt Lake City
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Fri 11:30–15:00, 17:00–22:00; Sat–Sun 10:30–15:00, 17:00–22:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Copper Onion that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Cheesecake Factory (550 m): https://directindex.org/r/thecheesecakefactory.com
- Gracie's (620 m): https://directindex.org/r/graciesslc.com
- Eggsburgh (640 m): https://directindex.org/r/eggsburgh.com
- Salt Lake Brewing Company (720 m): https://directindex.org/r/squatterspubs.com
- Toaster's Cafe (750 m): https://directindex.org/r/toastersdeli.com

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through resy.** (+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/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+1 points) Missing: telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "The Copper Onion",
  "url": "https://www.thecopperonion.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 801-355-3282",
  "email": "info@copperslc.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East 300 South 111",
    "postalCode": "84111",
    "addressLocality": "Salt Lake City"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.76306,
    "longitude": -111.887169
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 10:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:30",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.thecopperonion.com/foodmenu"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Copper Onion

> restaurant (american) in East 300 South 111 84111 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City. Phone +1 801-355-3282.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.thecopperonion.com/foodmenu

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 10:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thecopperonion.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Resy works with agents through its partners.** Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms. 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
112 of 309 in Salt Lake City. Top 36% of the sites scanned in this index.

| 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) | 97% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 77% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 61% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Copper Common (C, 34 m, https://directindex.org/r/coppercommon.com); Bambara (F, 406 m, https://directindex.org/r/bambara-slc.com); The Cheesecake Factory (B, 545 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecheesecakefactory.com); Gracie's (B, 623 m, https://directindex.org/r/graciesslc.com); Eggsburgh (C, 636 m, https://directindex.org/r/eggsburgh.com); Salt Lake Brewing Company (B, 721 m, https://directindex.org/r/squatterspubs.com); HSL (D, 733 m, https://directindex.org/r/hslrestaurant.com); Toaster's Cafe (B, 748 m, https://directindex.org/r/toastersdeli.com); The Goat Head (C, 1081 m, https://directindex.org/r/slcgoathead.com); Urban Hill (B, 1231 m, https://directindex.org/r/urban-hill.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.

Recommended when people ask: "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (ChatGPT, Gemini); "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (ChatGPT, Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 32150 sites); Sites using Resy 67% (44% A or B, 2728 sites); This site 75.4%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online" and "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table" in Salt Lake City, October 2026
- "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/salt-lake-city/recommended/birthday-8
- "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/salt-lake-city/recommended/open-monday
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/thecopperonion.com.svg

## Businesses like The Copper Onion in Salt Lake City

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Salt Lake City | 309 | 62% | 48% | 75.4% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Salt Lake City | 38 | 73% | 58% | 75.4% |
| Sites using Resy in Salt Lake City | 6 | 70% | 50% | 75.4% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Resy in Salt Lake City | 4 | 70% | 50% | 75.4% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using Resy in Salt Lake City: Manoli's (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/manolison9th.com); Copper Common (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/coppercommon.com); HSL (D 53.8%, https://directindex.org/r/hslrestaurant.com).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through resy; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 20th of 309 in Salt Lake City, up from 112th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Copper Onion, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thecopperonion.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.thecopperonion.com/foodmenu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 10:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 801-355-3282
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thecopperonion.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, Resy: Through partners. Resy's terms (9 June 2025) bar automated software that crawls, harvests or scrapes the service and require written consent for other automated use; Resy opened bookings inside ChatGPT on 10 August 2026. Read 2026-10-15: https://resy.com/terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 21 | 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/thecopperonion.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

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