Ecommerce and AI Shopping

Agentic Commerce

Also known as: agentic commerce

Commerce workflows where AI agents perform some tasks, such as finding offers and preparing carts.

A practical example

An agent compares variants, and the customer approves the purchase.

What should I know?

Available actions depend on integrations, permissions, and payment support.

Ecommerce and AI Shopping in practice

Prices, variants, and availability must match current offerings. Separate product discovery, cart creation, and purchase confirmation. Integrations need clear delivery, payment, and order handoff rules.

Related Semly features

See where this concept applies when working with Semly.

Stores for AI agentsExplore a channel with a catalog, purchase terms, and checkout actions for supported agents.AI ShoppingAnalyze products and competitors in AI answers to shopping questions.

Related terms

AI agentA system using a model and tools to pursue a goal within available capabilities.CheckoutCollecting and confirming the information needed to place and pay for an order.UCPAn open protocol describing and connecting agent-supported commerce operations, developed with Google and partners.

Documentation and further reading

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