# The Cray: Agent-Direct Score A (90.3%)

Site: https://thecray.com.au/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thecray.com.au
Scanned: 2026-10-18 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Cray is ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by The Cray's website. It can read what The Cray offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://thecray.com.au/make-a-reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://thecray.com.au/menu
- Phone: +61 8 9479 7000

## What to fix first

- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Requests as GPTBot (http_429) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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 Cray",
  "url": "https://thecray.com.au/",
  "telephone": "+61 8 9479 7000",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Mount Alexander Road 859-861"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -37.7560148,
    "longitude": 144.9175659
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://thecray.com.au/make-a-reservation",
  "hasMenu": "https://thecray.com.au/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thecray.com.au/make-a-reservation",
        "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 main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
200 of 2421 in Melbourne. Top 8% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 91% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 54% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 29% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Meat Papi Restaurant Essendon (F, 145 m, https://directindex.org/r/linkin.bio); 2 Fat Greeks (C, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/2fatgreeks.com.au); Noglu (F, 185 m, https://directindex.org/r/noglu3040.com.au); 3 Salamis (C, 187 m, https://directindex.org/r/3salamis.au); BoDruM (B, 202 m, https://directindex.org/r/bodrumessendon.com.au); Khao Hom Thai (B, 234 m, https://directindex.org/r/khaohomthaiessendon.com.au); Indian Tukka (C, 727 m, https://directindex.org/r/indiantukkaonbuckley.com.au); Nala Bheema Australia Indian Restaurant (C, 727 m, https://directindex.org/r/nalabheemaaustralia.com.au); Goofy's Pizza (A, 784 m, https://directindex.org/r/goofyspizza.com.au); Il Caminetto (C, 967 m, https://directindex.org/r/ilcaminetto.com.au).

## 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 12 everyday questions about Melbourne and named 56 places. The Cray wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/melbourne/recommended


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

## Businesses like The Cray in Melbourne

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Melbourne | 2421 | 57% | 35% | 90.3% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Melbourne: Afghan Central Restaurant (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/afghancentral.com.au); Añada (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/anada.com.au); BAMBU Asian Eating House (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/eatbambu.com.au); Cafe Marina and Pizzeria (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cafemarinapizzeria.com.au); Captain Kitchen Kebab & Fish (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/captainkitchen.com.au).

With the two fixes above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 2,421 in Melbourne.

This site appears in 2 cities (2 places on thecray.com.au). https://directindex.org/brand/thecray.com.au

## The direct record
What agents get for The Cray, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thecray.com.au
- Book: https://thecray.com.au/make-a-reservation (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-18, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://thecray.com.au/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +61 8 9479 7000
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thecray.com.au/book, https://directindex.org/go/thecray.com.au/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

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /contact: phone; menu page /menu: menu schema.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/thecray.com.au
- 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

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