# The Gardeners Arms: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://www.thegardenersarms.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thegardenersarms.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 Gardeners Arms is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Gardeners Arms's website. It can read what The Gardeners Arms offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.thegardenersarms.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thegardenersarms.com/menu
- Phone: +44 1865 559814
- Address: Plantation Road 39 OX2 6JE Oxford
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Tue 17:00–21:00; Wed–Sat 12:00–14:30, 17:00–21:00; Sun 12:00–20:00
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Gardeners Arms that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Victoria (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/victoria-jericho.com
- The Coffee Guild (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/tcgcoffee.com
- The Jericho Cafe (240 m): https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk
- The Rickety Press (340 m): https://directindex.org/r/dodopubs.com
- Barefoot Coffee & Cake (370 m): https://directindex.org/r/barefootoxford.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (no points, but worth doing) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. 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.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Oxford cafes and bars.

| 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 | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 72% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 50% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Victoria (B, 140 m, https://directindex.org/r/victoria-jericho.com); The Coffee Guild (A, 203 m, https://directindex.org/r/tcgcoffee.com); Lynrace Popina (D, 225 m, https://directindex.org/r/lynrace.com); The Jericho Cafe (C, 237 m, https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk); Jericho Tavern (B, 286 m, https://directindex.org/r/thejerichooxford.co.uk); The Rickety Press (A, 340 m, https://directindex.org/r/dodopubs.com); Barefoot Coffee & Cake (C, 374 m, https://directindex.org/r/barefootoxford.co.uk); Viny's Cafe (C, 379 m, https://directindex.org/r/vinys-cafe.co.uk); The Harcourt Arms (B, 386 m, https://directindex.org/r/harcourtarmsjericho.co.uk); The Royal Oak (B, 413 m, https://directindex.org/r/theroyaloakoxford.co.uk).

## 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 Oxford cafes and bars and named 47 places. The Gardeners Arms wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 52% (28% A or B, 48660 sites); This site 95.4%.

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

## Businesses like The Gardeners Arms in Oxford cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Wix in Oxford cafes and bars | 14 | 75% | 64% | 95.4% |

The best of the sites built with Wix in Oxford cafes and bars: Belota Cafe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/carpentercatering.co.uk); Hanks Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/hanksbar.co.uk); Jacobs & Field (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/jacobsandfield.com); The Coffee Guild (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/tcgcoffee.com); The Oxo Bar (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/oxobar.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Gardeners Arms, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thegardenersarms.com
- Book: https://www.thegardenersarms.com/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.thegardenersarms.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Tu 17:00-21:00; We-Sa 12:00-14:30, 17:00-21:00; Su 12:00-20:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1865 559814
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thegardenersarms.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thegardenersarms.com/menu
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## 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 | 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/thegardenersarms.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

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