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Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Publisher description: Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.
TechCrunch | Sep 28, 2026 | Sarah Perez
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Shopify previously supported WebMCP for its storefronts and carts, allowing browser-based AI agents to comb through a Shopify retailer’s inventory, search for products, and add them to a cart. Shopping with an agent shouldn’t feel like watching paint dry. 🥱 Today, we’re launching WebMCP support for checkout, including Shop Pay, for all eligible Shopify merchants. Top AI agents like Muse and Instinct already have direct partnerships with Shopify for agentic commerce.
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