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  "schema_version": "1.2.0",
  "found": true,
  "domain": "shopify.com",
  "aliases": [
    "myshopify.com"
  ],
  "brand": "Shopify",
  "slug": "shopify",
  "category": "retail",
  "status": "open",
  "status_label": "Open access",
  "evidence": "official_docs",
  "recommended_action": "use_official_route",
  "advice": "Agents can use the site for the listed tasks. Prefer the listed official route(s) where there are any, rather than driving the website.",
  "allowed_actions": {
    "browse": "yes",
    "shop": "yes",
    "book": "not_applicable",
    "login": "limited"
  },
  "official_routes": [
    {
      "type": "mcp",
      "type_label": "MCP server",
      "name": "Shopify UCP / MCP endpoint (/api/ucp/mcp) and Global Catalog MCP",
      "status": "live",
      "url": "https://shopify.dev/docs/agents"
    },
    {
      "type": "ucp",
      "type_label": "UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol)",
      "name": "Universal Commerce Protocol (Google AI Mode / Gemini checkout)",
      "status": "live",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/merchant/ucp",
      "note": "UCP co-developer"
    },
    {
      "type": "a2a",
      "type_label": "A2A / agent protocol",
      "name": "Personal Agent Protocol",
      "status": "planned",
      "url": "https://personalagentprotocol.org/docs/0.1/spec",
      "note": "Shopify is one of the industry partners developing it. Draft spec published Oct 9, 2026; Shopify hasn't launched support yet."
    }
  ],
  "agents_affected": [],
  "summary": "Shopify opened its merchant network to agents. Developers can register an agent profile and use Shopify's public UCP/MCP endpoints to search the catalog, build carts and create checkouts. Individual merchants can opt out.",
  "observed": [
    "Shopify's agent docs describe a self-serve UCP/MCP endpoint and Global Catalog.",
    "Shopify catalogs are available to Muse and ChatGPT by default; merchants can remove access.",
    "Shopify co-developed UCP and Personal Agent Protocol."
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Build commerce agents with UCP",
      "publisher": "Shopify Developers",
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "url": "https://shopify.dev/docs/agents"
    },
    {
      "title": "Agentic commerce for every developer: The Spring '26 Edition",
      "publisher": "Shopify",
      "date": "2026-06-17",
      "url": "https://www.shopify.com/news/spring-26-edition-dev"
    },
    {
      "title": "Selling on ChatGPT",
      "publisher": "Shopify Help Center",
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "url": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/agentic-storefronts/chatgpt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Websites are closing their doors to AI agents",
      "publisher": "The Verge",
      "date": "2026-10-17",
      "url": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013195/ai-agents-blocked-web"
    },
    {
      "title": "Introducing Personal Agent Protocol",
      "publisher": "Sierra",
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "url": "https://sierra.ai/blog/introducing-personal-agent-protocol"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sharing a draft of Personal Agent Protocol",
      "publisher": "Sierra",
      "date": "2026-10-09",
      "url": "https://sierra.ai/blog/poppy"
    },
    {
      "title": "Personal Agent Protocol specification, version 0.1",
      "publisher": "Personal Agent Protocol",
      "date": "2026-10-09",
      "url": "https://personalagentprotocol.org/docs/0.1/spec"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "change": "added",
      "status": "open",
      "note": "Initial record."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-04",
      "change": "updated",
      "status": "open",
      "note": "Personal Agent Protocol route now points to the published draft spec (Oct 9, 2026); note and sources updated. Access status unchanged."
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/brands/shopify/",
  "api_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/domains/shopify.com.json",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not guaranteed and not legal advice. Not affiliated with Shopify. Always follow the site's own terms. See https://agentsallowed.io/disclaimer/"
}