# The Ox: Agent-Direct Score A (93.8%)

Site: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theoxedinburgh.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Ox is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/https/wwwsevenroomscom/explore/theoxedinburgh/reservations/create/search (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/menu
- Phone: +44 131 556 9808

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Ox",
  "url": "https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/",
  "telephone": "+44 131 556 9808",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "London Street 49-51",
    "postalCode": "EH3 6LX",
    "addressLocality": "Edinburgh"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.9590414,
    "longitude": -3.1909575
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/https/wwwsevenroomscom/explore/theoxedinburgh/reservations/create/search",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/https/wwwsevenroomscom/explore/theoxedinburgh/reservations/create/search",
        "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 Ox

> bar or pub in London Street 49-51 EH3 6LX Edinburgh, Edinburgh cafes and bars. Phone +44 131 556 9808.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/https/wwwsevenroomscom/explore/theoxedinburgh/reservations/create/search (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.theoxedinburgh.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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
3 of 378 in Edinburgh cafes and bars. Top 1% 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% | yes |
| 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: Pickles (F, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/getpickled.co.uk); Vivien (C, 118 m, https://directindex.org/r/vivienedinburgh.co.uk); Coffee Cabinet (C, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecoffeecabinetedinburgh.com); Blackwood Café & Bar (B, 210 m, https://directindex.org/r/deafaction.org); Potions and Rations (B, 250 m, https://directindex.org/r/potionsandrations.co.uk); the basement (A, 278 m, https://directindex.org/r/basement-bar-edinburgh.co.uk); Stòr Coffee (C, 278 m, https://directindex.org/r/storlifestyle.co); Mather’s (F, 289 m, https://directindex.org/r/matherspub.co.uk); Santu Roastery (D, 295 m, https://directindex.org/r/santucoffee.com); The Street (C, 312 m, https://directindex.org/r/thestreetbaredinburgh.co.uk).

## 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 Squarespace 65% (47% A or B, 7027 sites); This site 93.8%.

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

Read by AI agents 6 times this month (ClaudeBot 6).

## Businesses like The Ox in Edinburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 378 | 51% | 31% | 93.8% |
| Built with Squarespace in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 43 | 65% | 35% | 93.8% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Edinburgh cafes and bars: Tolbooth Tavern (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/tolboothtavern.co.uk); Caru by Candlelight (A 87.5%, https://directindex.org/r/carubycandlelight.co.uk); Old Chain Pier (A 85%, https://directindex.org/r/oldchainpier.com); Smith & Gertrude Wine&Cheese (A 85%, https://directindex.org/r/smithandgertrude.com); The Captain Darling (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/thecaptaindarling.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 96.3%: 2nd of 378 in Edinburgh cafes and bars, up from 3rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Ox, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theoxedinburgh.com
- Book: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/https/wwwsevenroomscom/explore/theoxedinburgh/reservations/create/search (own site; verified direct, 2026-10-14)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.theoxedinburgh.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +44 131 556 9808
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theoxedinburgh.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/theoxedinburgh.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): 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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 30 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/theoxedinburgh.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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theoxedinburgh.com/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=theoxedinburgh.com&force=1