---
title: Agentic commerce
description: >-
  Learn how to build AI agents that can search hundreds of millions of Shopify
  products, manage universal carts across multiple merchants, and deliver
  seamless checkout experiences using the Shopify Catalog MCP server and web
  components.
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/agents'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/agents.md'
---

# Agentic commerce has arrived

Enable your AI agents to search across Shopify stores with Catalog and guide them through checkout—all within one unified agentic experience.

[#### Start building\
\
](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/get-started/search-catalog)

[Search the Shopify Catalog with your first agent](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/get-started/search-catalog)

***

Early access

Agentic commerce is rolling out to Dev Dashboard. [Sign up to be notified](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4DsRrfytH6CBrolSJdPKLyl-e-K2MEBDOjm-F-ZJpNy6Vtw/viewform).

![\[object Object\]](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/number-1.png)![\[object Object\]](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/number-1-dark.png)

#### Shopify Catalog for global product discovery

Agents can query all eligible Shopify merchants, apply relevant filters, and display results in interactive product cards directly in the chat using the Catalog MCP server and web components.

Customize inputs and overrides on top of the default global catalog to narrow your agent's query to only the most relevant results. Save and monitor the resulting catalog for reuse across all your agentic experiences from Dev Dashboard.

[Learn more about Catalog](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog)

![Checkout Kit overview](https://shopify.dev/assets/assets/images/agents/catalog-light-wSL3czp-.png)

![\[object Object\]](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/number-2.png)![\[object Object\]](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/number-2-dark.png)

#### Checkout with permalinks or Checkout Kit

You can create agents that guide buyers into complete secure, fully branded checkout experience.

Choose cart permalinks for quick setup, or embed checkout inline with Checkout kit for a seamless experience.

[Learn more about Checkout](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/checkout)

![Checkout Kit overview](https://shopify.dev/assets/assets/images/agents/zoomedcheckoutlight-6vMgJOBz.png)

### Add products from any store to a Universal Cart

Coming soon

Universal cart allows agents to build a cohesive buying experience within a single, unified cart, keeping products organized by merchant as buyers select items.

A buyer can add products from multiple merchants into a single unified cart, showing both the total charge and breakdowns per individual merchant. If the buyer prompts that their delivery address needs to be updated, the agent can simultaneously apply it to all merchants, updating any changes to shipping and total costs as necessary.