AI Commerce & Agentic Search
Model Context Protocol, agentic commerce protocols (ACP/UCP), AI-driven product discovery, and how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude shape merchandising in 2026.
6 articles
Scaling Shopify Storefront MCP in Production
A technical guide to shopify storefront mcp production, covering authentication, caching, rate limiting, and multi-tenancy for engineering teams.
Agentic Commerce Protocols: ACP, MCP, UCP
ACP, MCP, and UCP are the three protocols that now mediate how AI agents buy from Shopify, BigCommerce, and enterprise stores. A plain-English map with what each is, who owns it, and what merchants should actually implement in April 2026.
Shopify MCP Servers: A Merchant Implementation Guide
Shopify ships four MCP servers in 2026. What each one does, how to enable it for your store, how to verify it works from Claude and Cursor, and what a custom MCP server actually costs to build.
Optimising Shopify for AI Search: ChatGPT & Perplexity
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode now recommend products directly. Here is what actually changes in your Shopify data model, feeds, and on-page signals — and what is still marketing fluff.
Building Search That Actually Converts
How to build eCommerce search and filtering that helps customers find products fast. Practical advice from real implementations.
AI Search Isn't Magic: What Actually Works
We've tested plenty of AI search tools. Here's what we've learned about what actually improves eCommerce search and what's just expensive hype.