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Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
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Shopify 把自家 WebMCP 协议（一种让网页能被 AI 助手读懂和操作的技术）扩展到了结账环节。现在，浏览器里的 AI 助手在买家授权后，不仅能搜商品、加购物车，还能直接改订单信息并完成付款。这和亚马逊、阿迪达斯封堵 AI 助手的做法正好相反。不过正文没披露他们具体测过哪些 AI 助手，也没提延迟和失败率的数据，所以实际好不好用还得观望。
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Sep 29
- TechCrunch · AIShopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Shopify extended its WebMCP protocol to checkout, so browser-based AI agents can now update orders and complete purchases with buyer authorization. This is the opposite of Amazon and Adidas blocking agents. The post doesn't disclose which agents have been tested, or latency and failure rates.
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