# VERSUS: Agent-Direct Score B (76.9%)

Site: https://www.versusboston.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/versusboston.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.)
VERSUS is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.versusboston.com/menu
- Phone: +1-617-482-1213

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through eventbrite.** (+12 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Eventbrite's terms do not allow agents; a direct form on your own site would.** (+12 points) Eventbrite's terms of service (20 August 2025), section 13.1: users agree not to scrape, crawl or employ any automated means to extract data from the sites; the separate API terms cover developer apps, not agent booking. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/251210/eventbrite-terms-of-service/. An agent that books or orders there acts against the vendor's terms; a form or booking page on your own domain has no such limit. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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

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

```
# VERSUS

> bar or pub in Province Street 42 02108 Boston, Boston cafes and bars. Phone +1-617-482-1213.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.versusboston.com/menu

## Opening hours

Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th 15:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00; Su 15:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.versusboston.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 (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (B then)
- Fixed: No booking or ordering path at all
- New: Booking only through a marketplace; The booking vendor's terms did not allow agents

## Where it stands
66 of 249 in Boston cafes and bars. Top 27% 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% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 92% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 28% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 8% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Hub Pub (F, 42 m, https://directindex.org/r/thehubpub.com); Better Sorts Social Club (D, 91 m, https://directindex.org/r/bettersortsboston.com); Ogawa Coffee (F, 155 m, https://directindex.org/r/ogawacoffeeusa.com); The Alley Bar (F, 172 m, https://directindex.org/r/thealleybar.com); Emmet's (C, 203 m, https://directindex.org/r/emmetsirishpubandrestaurant.com); Carrie Nation (B, 222 m, https://directindex.org/r/carrienationcocktailclub.com); Café Bonjour (D, 258 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafebonjourboston.com); Bon! (D, 258 m, https://directindex.org/r/bonspecialtycoffee.com); The Well (C, 263 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewellcoffeehouse.com); Wig Shop (B, 263 m, https://directindex.org/r/wigshopboston.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.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 75%, 2026-10-14 77%.

Against its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 65% (47% A or B, 7027 sites); This site 76.9%.

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

## Businesses like VERSUS in Boston cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Boston cafes and bars | 249 | 55% | 37% | 76.9% |
| Built with Squarespace in Boston cafes and bars | 53 | 74% | 57% | 76.9% |
| Using Eventbrite in Boston cafes and bars | 1 | 77% | 100% | 76.9% |
| Built with Squarespace and using Eventbrite in Boston cafes and bars | 1 | 77% | 100% | 76.9% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Boston cafes and bars: Brassica Kitchen + Cafe (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/brassicakitchen.com); Caffé Ducali (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/duca.li); Comfort Kitchen (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/comfortkitchenbos.com); Shojo (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/shojoboston.com); A Sanctuary Cafe (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/asanctuarycafe.com).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through eventbrite; Eventbrite's terms do not allow agents; a direct form on your own site would) the score would be about 100%: first of 249 in Boston cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for VERSUS, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/versusboston.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.versusboston.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th 15:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00; Su 15:00-23:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-617-482-1213
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/versusboston.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
- Vendor terms for agents, Eventbrite: No. Eventbrite's terms of service (20 August 2025), section 13.1: users agree not to scrape, crawl or employ any automated means to extract data from the sites; the separate API terms cover developer apps, not agent booking. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/251210/eventbrite-terms-of-service/

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 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/versusboston.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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/versusboston.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=versusboston.com&force=1