# The Workman's Friend: Agent-Direct Score C (66.2%)

Site: http://www.theworkmansfriend.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theworkmansfriend.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 Workman's Friend is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Workman's Friend's website. It can read what The Workman's Friend offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SpotOn.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=53739&callback_url=http://theworkmansfriend.com/# (through spoton acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/theworkmansfriend/v3# (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://theworkmansfriend.com/charlotte-the-workman-s-friend-food-menu
- Phone: +19802248234
- Address: 1531 Central Ave, 28205, Charlotte
- Its menu mentions: vegan options

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Workman's Friend that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Qahwah House (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/qahwahhouse.com
- The Bohemian (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/thebohemianclt.com
- Burial Beer Co. (150 m): https://directindex.org/r/burialbeer.com
- Whiskey Warehouse (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/whiskeywarehouse.com
- Common Market (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/commonmarketisgood.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
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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 Workman's Friend",
  "url": "http://www.theworkmansfriend.com/",
  "telephone": "+19802248234",
  "address": "1531 Central Ave, 28205, Charlotte",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 35.2204702,
    "longitude": -80.81228799
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=53739&callback_url=http://theworkmansfriend.com/#",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/theworkmansfriend/v3#",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Workman's Friend

> local business in 1531 Central Ave, 28205, Charlotte, Charlotte cafes and bars. Phone +19802248234.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=53739&callback_url=http://theworkmansfriend.com/# (through spoton acting for the business)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/theworkmansfriend/v3# (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://theworkmansfriend.com/charlotte-the-workman-s-friend-food-menu

## About

- Website: http://www.theworkmansfriend.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 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 through spoton on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
167 of 399 in Charlotte cafes and bars. Top 42% 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 35% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Coaltrane's Char Grill (F, 34 m, https://directindex.org/r/coaltraneschargrill.com); Snug Harbor (D, 104 m, https://directindex.org/r/snugrock.com); Qahwah House (B, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/qahwahhouse.com); Thomas Street Tavern (F, 119 m, https://directindex.org/r/thomas-street-tavern.com); The Bohemian (C, 139 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebohemianclt.com); Burial Beer Co. (B, 145 m, https://directindex.org/r/burialbeer.com); Petra's (F, 158 m, https://directindex.org/r/petrasbar.com); Whiskey Warehouse (B, 177 m, https://directindex.org/r/whiskeywarehouse.com); Common Market (B, 179 m, https://directindex.org/r/commonmarketisgood.com); The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters (C, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/giddygoat.com).

## 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 Charlotte cafes and bars and named 57 places. The Workman's Friend wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/charlotte-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using SpotOn 78% (69% A or B, 1837 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (61% A or B, 5253 sites); This site 66.2%.

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

## Businesses like The Workman's Friend in Charlotte cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Charlotte cafes and bars | 399 | 55% | 33% | 66.2% |
| Sites using SpotOn in Charlotte cafes and bars | 27 | 76% | 59% | 66.2% |

The best of the sites using SpotOn in Charlotte cafes and bars: Carolina Steel Sports Bar (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/carolinasteelsportsbar.com); Lincoln Street Kitchen & Cocktails (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/lincolnstreetkitchen.com); Platform Sports (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/platformsportsclt.com); Craft Growler Shop & Tasting Room (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/craftgrowlershop.com); 5400 Bar and Grill New Page (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/tcb54.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 35th of 399 in Charlotte cafes and bars, up from 167th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Workman's Friend, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theworkmansfriend.com
- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=53739&callback_url=http://theworkmansfriend.com/# (vendor on own site: SpotOn; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/theworkmansfriend/v3# (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://theworkmansfriend.com/charlotte-the-workman-s-friend-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +19802248234
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theworkmansfriend.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/theworkmansfriend.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/theworkmansfriend.com/menu
- Agents and people followed 5 direct links to this business this month (5 by AI agents).

## 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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, SpotOn: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/theworkmansfriend.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: no

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