# The Joint: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: http://www.thejointob.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thejointob.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 Joint is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Joint's website. It can read what The Joint offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Tock.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.exploretock.com/the-joint-sushi-tapas-ocean-beach (through tock acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/the-joint-ob-4902-newport-avenue (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: http://www.thejointob.com/menu
- Phone: (619) 222-8272
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Prices: 3 prices on the site, the middle one $5.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Joint that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Village Kabob (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/village-kabob.com
- Little Chef (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/littlechefcatering.us
- Soi OB (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/soiob.com
- Johnny Mañanas (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/johnnymananas.com
- Shawarma House (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/shawarmahousesd.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No working HTTPS.** (+3 points) The page is only served over plain http. Browsers and agents rank it lower or refuse it.
- **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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **3 prices on the landing page, the middle one $5.00.** In San Diego, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $13.95.

## 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 Joint",
  "url": "http://www.thejointob.com/",
  "telephone": "(619) 222-8272",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 32.7460359,
    "longitude": -117.2493425
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "tapas",
    "sushi"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.exploretock.com/the-joint-sushi-tapas-ocean-beach",
  "hasMenu": "http://www.thejointob.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.exploretock.com/the-joint-sushi-tapas-ocean-beach",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/the-joint-ob-4902-newport-avenue",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Joint

> restaurant (tapas, sushi) in San Diego. Phone (619) 222-8272.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.exploretock.com/the-joint-sushi-tapas-ocean-beach (through tock acting for the business)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/the-joint-ob-4902-newport-avenue (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: http://www.thejointob.com/menu

## About

- Website: http://www.thejointob.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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through tock on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Tock works with agents through its partners.** Tock's terms (12 February 2026) prohibit robots, scripts, scrapers and automated systems except software expressly licensed by Tock; Google names Tock as an AI Mode booking partner. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.exploretock.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
1141 of 2243 in San Diego. Top 51% 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 | 94% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 62% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 37% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Village Kabob (A, 9 m, https://directindex.org/r/village-kabob.com); Little Chef (D, 12 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlechefcatering.us); Soi OB (C, 20 m, https://directindex.org/r/soiob.com); Johnny Mañanas (C, 37 m, https://directindex.org/r/johnnymananas.com); Shawarma House (A, 44 m, https://directindex.org/r/shawarmahousesd.com); Hot Diggity Dog (F, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/hotdiggitydogs.com); Mr. Moto Pizza House (C, 73 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrmotopizza.com); Mad Munch Grilled Cheezer Co. (D, 81 m, https://directindex.org/r/madmunchcheezers.com); Old Townhouse Restaurant (B, 83 m, https://directindex.org/r/oldtownhouserestaurant.com); Dougie's Best Philly Cheesesteaks (F, 97 m, https://directindex.org/r/dougiesbest.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 San Diego and named 100 places. The Joint wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/san-diego/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using Tock 73% (63% A or B, 782 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (62% A or B, 6097 sites); This site 61.5%.

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

## Businesses like The Joint in San Diego

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in San Diego | 2243 | 55% | 36% | 61.5% |
| Sites using Tock in San Diego | 32 | 73% | 63% | 61.5% |

The best of the sites using Tock in San Diego: George's At The Cove (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/georgesatthecove.com); Madcap Inc (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/madcapmarin.com); Buon Appetito (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/buonappetitosandiego.com); Soichi Sushi (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/soichisushi.com); Barrio Star (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/barriostar.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No working HTTPS), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 241st of 2,243 in San Diego, up from 1141st.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Joint, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thejointob.com
- Book: https://www.exploretock.com/the-joint-sushi-tapas-ocean-beach (vendor on own site: Tock; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/the-joint-ob-4902-newport-avenue (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: http://www.thejointob.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (619) 222-8272
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thejointob.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thejointob.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/thejointob.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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Tock: Through partners. Tock's terms (12 February 2026) prohibit robots, scripts, scrapers and automated systems except software expressly licensed by Tock; Google names Tock as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.exploretock.com/terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 22 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 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/thejointob.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: no

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