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WebMCP and UCP: What Your Store Needs for Agent Checkout

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

WebMCP is a browser API that lets AI agents interact with store pages, while UCP handles the backend to complete sales. A store needs both to be agent-ready: WebMCP for operability and UCP for transactability. Shopify is building UCP support, but merchants must verify their own readiness.

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The distinction between client-side agent interaction and server-side transaction completion is crucial, but most merchants are only thinking about the first half.
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