# The Holyrood 9A: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: http://www.theholyrood.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theholyrood.co.uk
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 Holyrood 9A is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/Holyrood9a/19386 (through resdiary acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theholyrood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/H9-Food-Menu-2026.pdf
- Phone: +44 131 556 5044

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Holyrood 9A",
  "url": "http://www.theholyrood.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 131 556 5044",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Holyrood Road 9A",
    "postalCode": "EH8 8AE",
    "addressLocality": "Edinburgh",
    "addressCountry": "GB"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.9493642,
    "longitude": -3.1826687
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00; Su 09:00-00:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "01:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/Holyrood9a/19386",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theholyrood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/H9-Food-Menu-2026.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/Holyrood9a/19386",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Holyrood 9A

> bar or pub in Holyrood Road 9A EH8 8AE Edinburgh, Edinburgh cafes and bars. Phone +44 131 556 5044.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/Holyrood9a/19386 (through resdiary acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theholyrood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/H9-Food-Menu-2026.pdf

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00; Su 09:00-00:00

## About

- Website: http://www.theholyrood.co.uk/
- 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.
- **Booking through resdiary on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **ResDiary works with agents through its partners.** ResDiary's consumer terms bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automatic means of access except as expressly authorised by ResDiary; Google names ResDiary as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.resdiary.com/old/Terms. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
165 of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars. Top 44% 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 | 79% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 90% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 26% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Salt Horse (A, 177 m, https://directindex.org/r/salthorse.beer); Slow Progress Records & Coffee (B, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/slowprogress.co.uk); No.1 High Street (D, 185 m, https://directindex.org/r/no1highstreetedinburgh.co.uk); The Haggis Box (D, 197 m, https://directindex.org/r/thehaggisbox.com); Loudons (F, 212 m, https://directindex.org/r/loudons.co.uk); MacKays on the Mile (C, 217 m, https://directindex.org/r/mackaysonthemile.com); Brewdog Doghouse Bar & Terrace (B, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/brewdog.com); Rowantree (D, 253 m, https://directindex.org/r/unusualvenuesedinburgh.com); Caffè Nero (D, 260 m, https://directindex.org/r/caffenero.com); The Royal Oak (D, 263 m, https://directindex.org/r/royal-oak-folk.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 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using ResDiary 63% (32% A or B, 79 sites); This site 61.5%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/theholyrood.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like The Holyrood 9A in Edinburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 377 | 50% | 31% | 61.5% |
| Built with WordPress in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 123 | 63% | 44% | 61.5% |
| Using ResDiary in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 5 | 63% | 20% | 61.5% |
| Built with WordPress and using ResDiary in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 4 | 65% | 25% | 61.5% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using ResDiary in Edinburgh cafes and bars: Fruitmarket Cafe (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/fruitmarket.co.uk); OX184 (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/ox184.co.uk); The Southern (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/thesouthern.co.uk).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 87.7%: 14th of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars, up from 165th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Holyrood 9A, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theholyrood.co.uk
- Book: https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/Holyrood9a/19386 (vendor on own site: ResDiary; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.theholyrood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/H9-Food-Menu-2026.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00; Su 09:00-00:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 131 556 5044
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theholyrood.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/theholyrood.co.uk/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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, ResDiary: Through partners. ResDiary's consumer terms bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automatic means of access except as expressly authorised by ResDiary; Google names ResDiary as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.resdiary.com/old/Terms

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 5 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/theholyrood.co.uk
- 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: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theholyrood.co.uk/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=theholyrood.co.uk&force=1