What is the UCP Discovery Flow?

AI agents' 7-step checklist to find and buy from stores: DNS/HTTPS, manifest, parse, capabilities, probe, negotiate, transact. Fail early

How do I add UCP to my Shopify store?

Serve JSON manifest at /.well-known/ucp with HTTPS endpoints for checkout (minimum). Use ucp.dev schemas; test endpoints with HEAD requests.

Not yet—agents are 20% of queries. But non-UCP stores drop to <1% visibility. It's SEO for bots.

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You nailed your Shopify theme. But ChatGPT's 'running shoes under $150' query? Crickets. AI agents demand UCP compliance—or you're out.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 3 min read

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