# Black Ivy: Agent-Direct Score B (70%)

Site: https://weareblackivy.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/weareblackivy.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Black Ivy is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://weareblackivy.com/book-a-table/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://weareblackivy.com/menus/
- Phone: +44 131 229 3834

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Black Ivy",
  "url": "https://weareblackivy.com/",
  "telephone": "+44 131 229 3834",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "2,4",
    "postalCode": "EH9 1DU",
    "addressLocality": "Edinburgh",
    "addressCountry": "GB"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.9375907,
    "longitude": -3.2027684
  },
  "openingHours": "08:00-01:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "01:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://weareblackivy.com/book-a-table/",
  "hasMenu": "https://weareblackivy.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://weareblackivy.com/book-a-table/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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 (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **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.

## Where it stands
112 of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars. Top 30% 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 | 79% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 90% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 26% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Margot (C, 238 m, https://directindex.org/r/margotedinburgh.co.uk); The Golf Tavern (C, 261 m, https://directindex.org/r/golftavern.co.uk); Loujayne's Khartoum Cafe (A, 357 m, https://directindex.org/r/khartoumcafe.uk); The Blackbird (D, 393 m, https://directindex.org/r/theblackbirdedinburgh.co.uk); Cafe Grande (D, 446 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafegrande.cafe); Montpeliers (B, 447 m, https://directindex.org/r/montpeliersedinburgh.co.uk); Bennets Bar (F, 462 m, https://directindex.org/r/kilderkingroup.co.uk); Black Sheep Coffee (C, 488 m, https://directindex.org/r/blacksheepcoffee.us); Decanter (B, 493 m, https://directindex.org/r/decanterbruntsfield.co.uk); The Wildcat (F, 516 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewildcatbar.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 built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); This site 70%.

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

## Businesses like Black Ivy in Edinburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 377 | 50% | 31% | 70% |
| Built with WordPress in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 123 | 63% | 44% | 70% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Edinburgh cafes and bars: Badger & Co (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/badgerandco.com); Element (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/elementedinburgh.co.uk); The Huxley (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thehuxley.co.uk); the basement (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/basement-bar-edinburgh.co.uk); Boom Battle Bar (A 85%, https://directindex.org/r/boombattlebar.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 77.5%: 50th of 377 in Edinburgh cafes and bars, up from 112th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Black Ivy, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/weareblackivy.com
- Book: https://weareblackivy.com/book-a-table/ (own site; could not verify: failed (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://weareblackivy.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: 08:00-01:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 131 229 3834
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/weareblackivy.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/weareblackivy.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 | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/weareblackivy.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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/weareblackivy.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=weareblackivy.com&force=1