# The Vegan Nom: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

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

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://thevegannom.com/reservations# (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://vegan-nom---cesar-chavez.square.site/?source=pop_up&spot_id=64796&destination=order&promotion=order_online (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://thevegannom.com/food-menu
- Phone: +1-512-497-3147

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "The Vegan Nom",
  "url": "https://www.thevegannom.com",
  "telephone": "+1-512-497-3147",
  "email": "chris@thevegannom.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East Cesar Chavez Street 2324",
    "postalCode": "78702",
    "addressLocality": "Austin"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 30.2551436,
    "longitude": -97.7183365
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Su 09:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "tacos",
    "mexican"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://thevegannom.com/reservations#",
  "hasMenu": "https://thevegannom.com/food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thevegannom.com/reservations#",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://vegan-nom---cesar-chavez.square.site/?source=pop_up&spot_id=64796&destination=order&promotion=order_online",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Vegan Nom

> restaurant (tacos, mexican) in East Cesar Chavez Street 2324 78702 Austin, Austin. Phone +1-512-497-3147.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://thevegannom.com/reservations# (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://vegan-nom---cesar-chavez.square.site/?source=pop_up&spot_id=64796&destination=order&promotion=order_online (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://thevegannom.com/food-menu

## Opening hours

Tu-Su 09:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thevegannom.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 (Restaurant).** address, phone
- **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.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
31 of 654 in Austin. Top 5% 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 64% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 23% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Juan in a Million (A, 63 m, https://directindex.org/r/juaninamillion.com); Discada (B, 841 m, https://directindex.org/r/discadatx.com); Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar (D, 1188 m, https://directindex.org/r/ciscosaustin.com); Takoba (F, 1323 m, https://directindex.org/r/takobarestaurant.com); El Tacorrido: Authentic Mexican Taqueria (B, 1674 m, https://directindex.org/r/eltacorrido.com); Arandinas Mexican Restaurant (D, 1805 m, https://directindex.org/r/arandinasmexicanfood.com); Vaquero Taquero (C, 2102 m, https://directindex.org/r/vaquerotaquero.com); Alteño (B, 2154 m, https://directindex.org/r/1hotels.com); Cuantos Tacos (F, 2184 m, https://directindex.org/r/cuantostacosaustin.com); Chupacabra Cantina (F, 2404 m, https://directindex.org/r/chupacabracantina.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 using Square 69% (47% A or B, 793 sites); This site 90.8%.

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

## Businesses like The Vegan Nom in Austin

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Austin | 654 | 51% | 40% | 90.8% |
| Using Square in Austin | 13 | 73% | 62% | 90.8% |

The best of Using Square in Austin: Lynny’s (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/lynnysatx.com); Nixta Taqueria (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/nixtataqueria.com); Fresno Grill (B 82.5%, https://directindex.org/r/fresnogrills.com); Bistro Vonish (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/bistrovonish.com); Pho Please (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/phopleaseaustin.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 10th of 654 in Austin, up from 31st.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Vegan Nom, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thevegannom.com
- Book: https://thevegannom.com/reservations# (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://vegan-nom---cesar-chavez.square.site/?source=pop_up&spot_id=64796&destination=order&promotion=order_online (vendor on own site: Square; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://thevegannom.com/food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-23:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-512-497-3147
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thevegannom.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thevegannom.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/thevegannom.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 | 19 | 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/thevegannom.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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

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