# The Playwright: Agent-Direct Score C (60%)

Site: https://www.theplaywright.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theplaywright.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Playwright is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Playwright's website. It can read what The Playwright offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.theplaywright.com/menus
- Phone: +16172692537
- Address: 658 E Broadway, 02127, Boston
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Playwright that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Stats Bar & Grille (600 m): https://directindex.org/r/statsboston.com
- PS Gourmet (650 m): https://directindex.org/r/psgourmetcoffee.com
- Fromage Wine Bar and Restaurant (870 m): https://directindex.org/r/fromageboston.com

## 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). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+9 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (+9 points) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps

## 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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "The Playwright",
  "url": "https://www.theplaywright.com/",
  "telephone": "+16172692537",
  "address": "658 E Broadway, 02127, Boston",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 42.33580663499211,
    "longitude": -71.03804826060525
  }
}
</script>
```

## 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.

## Where it stands
221 of 470 in Boston cafes and bars. Top 47% 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 | 96% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 46% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 27% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Deja Brew (F, 69 m, https://directindex.org/r/deja-brew.com); Cranberry Cafe (D, 70 m, https://directindex.org/r/cranberrycafe.net); Bamboo Beach Juice Bar (F, 240 m, https://directindex.org/r/bamboobeachjuicebar.com); L Street Tavern (F, 519 m, https://directindex.org/r/wickedlocal.com); Stats Bar & Grille (B, 596 m, https://directindex.org/r/statsboston.com); Amsterdam Cafe (B, 617 m, https://directindex.org/r/amsterdamcafemenu.com); PS Gourmet (C, 645 m, https://directindex.org/r/psgourmetcoffee.com); Cafe Arpeggio (F, 863 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafearpeggio.com); Fromage Wine Bar and Restaurant (A, 865 m, https://directindex.org/r/fromageboston.com); Lithuanian Kitchen (F, 930 m, https://directindex.org/r/sblca.org).

## 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 Boston cafes and bars and named 53 places. The Playwright wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/boston-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 53% (30% A or B, 24646 sites); Sites using OpenTable 65% (38% A or B, 3121 sites); This site 60%.

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

## Businesses like The Playwright in Boston cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Boston cafes and bars | 470 | 51% | 32% | 60% |
| Sites built with Wix in Boston cafes and bars | 33 | 65% | 30% | 60% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Boston cafes and bars | 21 | 68% | 38% | 60% |
| Sites built with Wix and using OpenTable in Boston cafes and bars | 3 | 62% | 0% | 60% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in Boston cafes and bars: dbar (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/dbarboston.com); Shore Leave (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/shoreleaveboston.com); The Bebop (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thebebopboston.com); OFFSUIT (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/offsuitboston.com); Sweeney's on Boylston (B 76.5%, https://directindex.org/r/sweeneysboston.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; Booking only through opentable; Ordering through an unrecognised third party), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 470 in Boston cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Playwright, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theplaywright.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.theplaywright.com/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +16172692537
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theplaywright.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): 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

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /contact: booking via opentable.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 6 | 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/theplaywright.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: no

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