# Thirsty Meeples: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

Site: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thirstymeeples.co.uk
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.)
Thirsty Meeples is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Thirsty Meeples's website. It can read what Thirsty Meeples offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/bookatablebath (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/collections/pre-order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/foodanddrinkmenubath
- Phone: +44 1865 244247
- Address: Gloucester Green 99 OX1 2DF Oxford
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Fri 11:00–00:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–00:00
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)
- Prices: 24 prices on the site, the middle one £12.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Thirsty Meeples that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Theo's (300 m): https://directindex.org/r/theoscafe.co.uk
- Gulp Fiction (390 m): https://directindex.org/r/gulpfictionbooks.com
- Black Sheep Coffee (420 m): https://directindex.org/r/blacksheepcoffee.co.uk
- Modern Art Oxford Café (440 m): https://directindex.org/r/modernartoxford.org.uk

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **24 prices on the landing page, the middle one £12.00.** 

## 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": "Thirsty Meeples",
  "url": "https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 1865 244247",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Gloucester Green 99",
    "postalCode": "OX1 2DF",
    "addressLocality": "Oxford"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.754357,
    "longitude": -1.2618893
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa-Su 09:00-24:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "coffee shop"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/bookatablebath",
  "hasMenu": "https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/foodanddrinkmenubath",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/bookatablebath",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/collections/pre-order",
        "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.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** address, phone
- **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
15 of 174 in Oxford cafes and bars. Top 9% 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: Society Cafe (D, 201 m, https://directindex.org/r/society-cafe.com); New Ground Coffee (F, 269 m, https://directindex.org/r/newgroundcoffee.com); Theo's (B, 298 m, https://directindex.org/r/theoscafe.co.uk); Kelpie (F, 300 m, https://directindex.org/r/kelpiecoffee.com); Starbucks (F, 360 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.com); Gulp Fiction (B, 393 m, https://directindex.org/r/gulpfictionbooks.com); Caffè Nero (F, 416 m, https://directindex.org/r/caffenero.com); Black Sheep Coffee (C, 416 m, https://directindex.org/r/blacksheepcoffee.co.uk); Common Ground (F, 421 m, https://directindex.org/r/commongroundoxford.com); Modern Art Oxford Café (C, 439 m, https://directindex.org/r/modernartoxford.org.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.

Recommended when people ask: "A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five." (ChatGPT, Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Shopify 48% (24% A or B, 13925 sites); This site 90.8%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/thirstymeeples.co.uk/agent-view

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for "A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five" in Oxford cafes and bars, October 2026
- "A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/thirstymeeples.co.uk.svg

## Businesses like Thirsty Meeples 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% | 90.8% |
| Sites built with Shopify in Oxford cafes and bars | 14 | 70% | 43% | 90.8% |

The best of the sites built with Shopify in Oxford cafes and bars: The Missing Bean Roastery Café (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/themissingbean.co.uk); The Rickety Press (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/dodopubs.com); The Up In Arms (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/dodopubs.com); Gulp Fiction (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/gulpfictionbooks.com); Art Café (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/artcafeoxford.co.uk).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), 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 Thirsty Meeples, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thirstymeeples.co.uk
- Book: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/bookatablebath (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/collections/pre-order (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://thirstymeeples.co.uk/pages/foodanddrinkmenubath (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa-Su 09:00-24:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1865 244247
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thirstymeeples.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/thirstymeeples.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/thirstymeeples.co.uk/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: booking page /pages/bookatablebath: booking via tablein, phone.

## 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/thirstymeeples.co.uk
- 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: yes
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/thirstymeeples.co.uk/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/thirstymeeples.co.uk/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=thirstymeeples.co.uk&force=1