{
  "service": "Agent Outposts",
  "logging": "Intent registrations are logged in aggregate (brand, intent, result counts, hashed caller id) for demand statistics. No raw IP addresses are stored; free-text fields are stored only as provided.",
  "disclaimer": "Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Taco Bell. This Outpost is a demand registry operated by Agent Outposts; door-state data is compiled from public sources (evidence linked per claim) and is not provided, reviewed, or endorsed by Taco Bell.",
  "outpost": "tacobell",
  "brand": "Taco Bell",
  "category": "QSR",
  "status": "collecting_demand",
  "headline": "Yum!'s Byte platform is internal/franchise-gated with no public API; externally Taco Bell is reachable only via its human app/web or DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub.",
  "wall_summary": "Taco Bell's parent Yum! publishes no public developer API, and its Byte platform is internal and franchise-gated. Externally Taco Bell is reachable only via its human app/web or via DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub, its named delivery providers.",
  "door_state_version": "census-2026-11-01",
  "door_state": {
    "inventory": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Only store/item availability proxy on tacobell.com/app and aggregators; Byte by Yum! inventory tooling is internal/franchise-gated, not an external door."
    },
    "menu_browse": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Parent Yum! Brands publishes no public developer API/portal (Byte by Yum! is internal, gated to franchise/supplier/partner integrations, per API Evangelist profile of Yum's own public surface). DoorDash Taco Bell stores show full menus; evidence URL is Taco Bell's own robots.txt per protocol, aggregator listing corroborates."
    },
    "ordering": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Ordering via Taco Bell app/web (human) or DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub; franchisee communications name those three as delivery providers. No self-serve ordering API."
    },
    "prices": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "DoorDash listings state prices are set by the merchant and may differ for delivery/pickup; no direct price API."
    },
    "tracking": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Tracking in the Taco Bell app or aggregator used; no tracking API found."
    }
  },
  "official_channels": [
    {
      "name": "DoorDash marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Ordering requires a DoorDash account; prices are set by the merchant and may differ for delivery versus pickup.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "name": "Uber Eats marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Ordering requires an Uber Eats account.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "name": "Grubhub marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Ordering requires a Grubhub account.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "name": "Taco Bell app / web ordering",
      "kind": "human_channel",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Human-operated app/web channels only, with no self-serve ordering API; tracking is in the Taco Bell app or the aggregator used.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "name": "Byte by Yum!",
      "kind": "partner_program",
      "covers": [],
      "gate": "Internal and gated to franchise, supplier and partner integrations only; it is not an external or consumer door.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
    }
  ],
  "agent_native": {
    "api_catalog": false,
    "llms_txt": false,
    "mcp_server": false
  },
  "bot_posture": {
    "summary": "robots.txt 200 (Disallow /food/*, /order/*, /profile/ etc., AhrefsBot fully disallowed); llms.txt and api-catalog 404; no public API terms",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.tacobell.com/robots.txt"
  },
  "alternatives": {
    "menu_browse": {
      "count": 0,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "prices": {
      "count": 0,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "inventory": {
      "count": 0,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "count": 0,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "count": 0,
      "access": "register_intent"
    }
  },
  "alternatives_policy": "Ranked by fit only. Placement is never sold.",
  "register_intent": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.agentoutposts.com/outposts/tacobell/intent",
    "body": {
      "intent": "one of: menu_browse | prices | inventory | ordering | tracking",
      "detail": "optional context for the brand (max 500 chars), e.g. the task you were trying to complete. Never include personal data — no names, addresses, or order details.",
      "agent_label": "optional self-declared agent name (max 80 chars). Never put personal data in this field.",
      "est_frequency": "optional, e.g. '40/day'",
      "notify": "'poll' (default) or 'webhook'",
      "notify_url": "required when notify = 'webhook'"
    },
    "returns": "A receipt: ticket, queue position, live demand snapshot, alternatives for your intent, and (poll mode) a notify URL that reports door-state changes.",
    "limits": "100 intent registrations per caller per day"
  }
}