# The Spires Cafe: Agent-Direct Score B (73.8%)

Site: https://www.thespirescafe.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thespirescafe.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 Spires Cafe is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Spires Cafe's website. It can read what The Spires Cafe offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.thespirescafe.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.thespirescafe.com/delivery (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thespirescafe.com/menu
- Phone: +44 1865 241218
- Address: 99 OX1 2DF Oxford
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 07:30–20:00; Fri 07:30–21:00; Sat 07:15–21:00; Sun 07:30–21:00
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Spires Cafe that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Red Lion (60 m): https://directindex.org/r/redlionoxford.co.uk
- Ashmolean Cafe (150 m): https://directindex.org/r/ashmolean.org
- Opera Cafe (440 m): https://directindex.org/r/operacafeoxford.co.uk
- The Story Museum Cafe (470 m): https://directindex.org/r/storymuseum.org.uk
- The Jericho Cafe (780 m): https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk

## 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

## 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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "The Spires Cafe",
  "url": "https://www.thespirescafe.com/",
  "telephone": "+44 1865 241218",
  "email": "thespirescafe@gmail.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "99",
    "postalCode": "OX1 2DF",
    "addressLocality": "Oxford"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.7543297,
    "longitude": -1.2616478
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 07:30-20:00; Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa 07:15-21:00; Su 07:30-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:15",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "british",
    "european"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.thespirescafe.com/reservations",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.thespirescafe.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thespirescafe.com/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thespirescafe.com/delivery",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</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.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
46 of 174 in Oxford cafes and bars. Top 26% 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 | 89% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 72% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 50% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: The Red Lion (A, 57 m, https://directindex.org/r/redlionoxford.co.uk); Organic Deli Cafe & Wholefoods Store (F, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/ordertab.menu); George Street Social (D, 96 m, https://directindex.org/r/georgestreetsocial.com); Ashmolean Cafe (C, 151 m, https://directindex.org/r/ashmolean.org); Art Café (B, 307 m, https://directindex.org/r/artcafeoxford.co.uk); Opera Cafe (F, 435 m, https://directindex.org/r/operacafeoxford.co.uk); The Story Museum Cafe (B, 472 m, https://directindex.org/r/storymuseum.org.uk); The Alchemist (D, 601 m, https://directindex.org/r/thealchemistbars.com); The Jericho Cafe (C, 776 m, https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk); The Grand Café (C, 789 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegrandcafe.co.uk).

## 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 Oxford cafes and bars and named 47 places. The Spires Cafe wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 54% (31% A or B, 42583 sites); This site 73.8%.

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

## Businesses like The Spires Cafe in Oxford cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Oxford cafes and bars | 174 | 58% | 34% | 73.8% |
| Sites built with Wix in Oxford cafes and bars | 14 | 75% | 64% | 73.8% |

The best of the sites built with Wix in Oxford cafes and bars: Belota Cafe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/carpentercatering.co.uk); The Gardeners Arms (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/thegardenersarms.com); Hanks Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/hanksbar.co.uk); Jacobs & Field (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/jacobsandfield.com); The Coffee Guild (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/tcgcoffee.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 95.4%, which would be first of 174 in Oxford cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Spires Cafe, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thespirescafe.com
- Book: https://www.thespirescafe.com/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.thespirescafe.com/delivery (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.thespirescafe.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 07:30-20:00; Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa 07:15-21:00; Su 07:30-21:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1865 241218
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thespirescafe.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thespirescafe.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/thespirescafe.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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/thespirescafe.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/thespirescafe.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/thespirescafe.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=thespirescafe.com&force=1