Question 1

What is agentic commerce?

Accepted Answer

Agentic commerce is a new buying channel where AI agents (like Google AI Mode, Gemini, ChatGPT, or custom agents) discover products, compare options, and complete purchases on behalf of customers. It requires structured protocols (UCP, ACP, AP2) so agents can read product data, understand your catalog, and execute transactions.

Question 2

What is UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol)?

Accepted Answer

UCP is Google's new open standard for agentic commerce that enables seamless purchases through AI surfaces like Google AI Mode and Gemini. It includes a /.well-known/ucp manifest for agent discovery, checkout sessions for cart management, and multi-protocol support. UCP was co-developed with 20+ partners including Shopify, Stripe, and Visa.

Question 3

What is ACP (Agentic Commerce Protocol)?

Accepted Answer

ACP is OpenAI's protocol that defines how agents fetch product feeds, request product details, process carts, complete checkouts, and communicate with merchant endpoints.

Question 4

Which ecommerce platforms do you support?

Accepted Answer

AgentCart works with any setup including Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, PrestaShop, OpenCart, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, custom APIs, headless systems, marketplaces, and CMS-based stores.

Question 5

How fast can I become UCP-ready?

Accepted Answer

In most cases, under 10 minutes. AgentCart handles UCP manifest generation, endpoint hosting, and protocol compliance automatically so your store can sell through Google AI Mode and Gemini.

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