AI Commerce Is Here.
First Movers Win.
Google launched UCP with Shopify, Stripe, and 20+ partners. OpenAI launched ACP with Stripe. The stores connected to these protocols first get indexed first.
Two protocols now define AI commerce. Google's UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol) and OpenAI's ACP (Agentic Commerce Protocol, built with Stripe) are how AI agents discover, compare, and buy products on behalf of customers. Think of it as SEO for the AI era — except instead of ranking on a search results page, your products show up inside conversations.
Shopify stores are getting connected automatically to both protocols. WooCommerce, Magento, and BigCommerce stores are not. That means your competitors on Shopify are already visible to ChatGPT and Gemini while your catalog isn't.
The window to be first in your category is right now. Once competitors connect, you'll be playing catch-up.