# The Nine: Agent-Direct Score C (66.2%)

Site: https://theninesydney.com.au/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theninesydney.com.au
Scanned: 2026-10-16 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Nine is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of The Nine. It can read what The Nine offers. To book or order, it is sent to DoorDash, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://theninesydney.com.au/menu/
- Phone: +61 493 276 795

## What to fix first
- **Ordering only through doordash.** (+12 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "The Nine",
  "url": "https://theninesydney.com.au/",
  "telephone": "+61 493 276 795",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Glenayr Avenue 163"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -33.8882828,
    "longitude": 151.2709491
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00; Sa-Su 08:00-15:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "15:30"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://theninesydney.com.au/menu/"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Nine

> cafe or coffee shop in Glenayr Avenue 163, Sydney cafes and bars. Phone +61 493 276 795.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://theninesydney.com.au/menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00; Sa-Su 08:00-15:30

## About

- Website: https://theninesydney.com.au/
- 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.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **DoorDash works with agents through its partners.** DoorDash's consumer terms (13 August 2026) allow access only by means DoorDash authorizes and bar automated means without written permission; agents order only through its CLI and MCP limited betas. Read 2026-10-15: https://help.doordash.com/legal/document?type=cx-terms-and-conditions&region=US&locale=en-US. 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
285 of 699 in Sydney cafes and bars. Top 41% 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% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 94% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 41% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 18% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Funky Pies (A, 25 m, https://directindex.org/r/funkypies.com.au); DIPSY (A, 35 m, https://directindex.org/r/dipsy.au); Bondi Boulangerie (F, 81 m, https://directindex.org/r/bondiboulangerie.com.au); The Shop & Wine Bar (F, 146 m, https://directindex.org/r/theshopandwinebar.com.au); Makuto (C, 157 m, https://directindex.org/r/makutobondibeach.com); Getrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore (B, 220 m, https://directindex.org/r/gertrudeandalice.com.au); Skittle Lane (F, 265 m, https://directindex.org/r/skittlelane.com); Beach Road Hotel (C, 269 m, https://directindex.org/r/beachroadhotel.com.au); Gusto Espresso Bar (B, 359 m, https://directindex.org/r/gustoespressobar.com.au); Sonoma Bakery (C, 376 m, https://directindex.org/r/sonomabakery.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 59% (32% A or B, 54721 sites); Sites using DoorDash 60% (33% A or B, 235 sites); This site 66.2%.

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

## Businesses like The Nine in Sydney cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Sydney cafes and bars | 699 | 57% | 34% | 66.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Sydney cafes and bars | 242 | 65% | 43% | 66.2% |
| Sites using DoorDash in Sydney cafes and bars | 1 | 66% | 0% | 66.2% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using DoorDash in Sydney cafes and bars | 1 | 66% | 0% | 66.2% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Sydney cafes and bars: Cardea (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cardeasydney.com.au); Kuro (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/kurosydney.com); Lapstone Hotel (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/lapstonehotel.com.au); Blackbird Café (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/blackbirdcafe.com.au); Conservation Hut (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/conservationhutcafe.au).

With the two fixes above (Ordering only through doordash; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 10th of 699 in Sydney cafes and bars, up from 285th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Nine, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theninesydney.com.au
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://theninesydney.com.au/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00; Sa-Su 08:00-15:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +61 493 276 795
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theninesydney.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
- Vendor terms for agents, DoorDash: Through partners. DoorDash's consumer terms (13 August 2026) allow access only by means DoorDash authorizes and bar automated means without written permission; agents order only through its CLI and MCP limited betas. Read 2026-10-15: https://help.doordash.com/legal/document?type=cx-terms-and-conditions&region=US&locale=en-US

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 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/theninesydney.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: 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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/theninesydney.com.au/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theninesydney.com.au/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=theninesydney.com.au&force=1