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How to get found, chosen and booked through AI assistants.
More customers are asking AI where to buy and who to hire. These guides show you what those assistants look for and how to make your business the clear choice.
44 guides · Last reviewed October 20, 2026
Agentic commerce
16 guidesWhy an available appointment can disappear before an AI books it
Availability can change while a customer decides. Make clear what is available, what is held and when a booking is confirmed.
Oct 18, 2026 · 9 minDoes an AI agent need an account to buy from you?
An assistant cannot create an account or sign in. What sits behind your login is invisible to it.
Oct 8, 2026 · 7 minWhy an AI agent can order the same thing twice
A lost confirmation can turn one purchase into two orders. Your checkout needs to recognize a repeat.
Oct 5, 2026 · 7 minWebMCP for merchants: storefront tools and checkout
Understand browser tools, Shopify's checkout extension and the checks needed before an agent can place an order.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minDelivery dates an AI agent can actually use
Explain handling, transit, cutoff times and operating days so customers can judge whether an order will arrive in time.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minHow AI agents read your return policy
Publish clear return terms, map them to supported structured fields and keep customers informed after a return or refund.
Oct 1, 2026 · 7 minPricing for AI agents, and the quote problem
A useful price includes currency, scope and the conditions that change it.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minPerplexity and Claude as shopping surfaces
Perplexity and Claude can help customers research a purchase, but their shopping and tool integrations differ.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minProduct feeds for AI agents: build a catalog buyers can rely on
A useful product feed tells a shopping platform exactly what you sell, which version is available and what it costs.
Oct 1, 2026 · 8 minHow AI agents pay: checkout, delegated tokens and x402
An AI agent can help a customer reach checkout, use a delegated payment credential, or pay for a software resource.
Oct 1, 2026 · 9 minWhat changed with ChatGPT Instant Checkout in 2026?
OpenAI changed its shopping direction in March 2026, emphasizing product discovery and merchant-owned checkout.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minWhat is Google UCP? The Universal Commerce Protocol, explained for merchants
UCP describes how compatible shopping applications and merchants exchange commerce information.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 minWhat is agentic commerce? A plain-English guide for 2026
Agentic commerce lets a shopper delegate parts of a purchase to an AI assistant.
Oct 1, 2026 · 7 minHow AI agents find, compare, and book service businesses in 2026
Finding a suitable business and securing an appointment are different tasks.
Oct 1, 2026 · 8 minACP enrollment: what merchants should check before integrating
Implementing ACP and joining a shopping platform are separate steps.
Oct 1, 2026 · 5 minUCP vs ACP vs MCP: which does your business need?
UCP and ACP describe commerce interactions; MCP connects applications to tools and data.
Oct 1, 2026 · 7 min