# Whiski: Agent-Direct Score B (81.6%)

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

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.whiskibar.co.uk/booknow/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.whiskibar.co.uk/menus/
- Phone: +44 131 556 3095

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **Structured data present (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening 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
35 of 378 in Edinburgh cafes and bars. Top 9% 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% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 26% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Royal Mile Tavern (D, 14 m, https://directindex.org/r/royalmiletavern.com); The Inn On The Mile (C, 64 m, https://directindex.org/r/theinnonthemile.co.uk); Whistle Binkies (B, 71 m, https://directindex.org/r/whistlebinkies.com); Scotsman's Lounge (F, 98 m, https://directindex.org/r/thescotsmanslounge.co.uk); The Haggis Box (D, 107 m, https://directindex.org/r/thehaggisbox.com); Caru by Candlelight (A, 108 m, https://directindex.org/r/carubycandlelight.co.uk); O’Neill's (B, 115 m, https://directindex.org/r/oneills.co.uk); Starbucks (C, 116 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.co.uk); The Banshee Labyrinth (C, 119 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebansheelabyrinth.com); Slow Progress Records & Coffee (B, 125 m, https://directindex.org/r/slowprogress.co.uk).

## 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 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); This site 81.6%.

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

## Businesses like Whiski in Edinburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 378 | 51% | 31% | 81.6% |
| Built with WordPress in Edinburgh cafes and bars | 124 | 63% | 44% | 81.6% |

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 (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 90%: 6th of 378 in Edinburgh cafes and bars, up from 35th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Whiski, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/whiskibar.co.uk
- Book: https://www.whiskibar.co.uk/booknow/ (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.whiskibar.co.uk/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-01:00; Sa-Su 09:00-01:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 131 556 3095
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/whiskibar.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/whiskibar.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): 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 | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 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/whiskibar.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: 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: 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/whiskibar.co.uk/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=whiskibar.co.uk&force=1