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title: "Agentic checkout: plain-language definition | Am I Ready for Agents?"
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# Agentic checkout: plain-language definition | Am I Ready for Agents?

> Agentic checkout: A purchase completed inside an AI assistant or by an agent, with the merchant still selling the item. Dated and sourced.

Source: https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/agentic-checkout
Site: Am I Ready for Agents?
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# Agentic checkout

## In short

Agentic checkout is the case where a customer's agent finishes the purchase and you remain the seller. Read on in Whether an agent may complete a purchase. Google said UCP enables direct checkout for hundreds of thousands of brands across Google (16 Sep 2026).

## Definition

A purchase completed inside an AI assistant or by an agent, with the merchant still selling the item.

## A dated example

-   Read 4 Nov 2026
    
    Google said UCP enables direct checkout for hundreds of thousands of brands across Google (16 Sep 2026).
    
    [Google: holiday shopping updates (16 Sep 2026)](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/shopping/google-shopping-updates-holiday-shopping/), read 4 Nov 2026
    

## Where it matters

It is the case where a customer's agent finishes the purchase and you remain the seller.

-   [Whether an agent may complete a purchase](https://amireadyforagents.com/decisions/agent-completes-purchase)

## Related terms

-   [Merchant of record](https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/merchant-of-record)The business legally selling the item, responsible for payment, refunds and customer service.
-   [UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol)](https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/ucp-universal-commerce-protocol)Google's open standard, built with retailers and Shopify, that lets AI surfaces such as AI Mode and Gemini check out with a merchant.
-   [ACP (Agentic Commerce Protocol)](https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/acp-agentic-commerce-protocol)An open standard from OpenAI and Stripe for agents to check out with merchants; the basis of ChatGPT's commerce features.

## Sources

1.  [Google: holiday shopping updates (16 Sep 2026)](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/shopping/google-shopping-updates-holiday-shopping/) (blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/shopping/google-shopping-updates-holiday-shopping), read 4 Nov 2026.

Last reviewed 4 November 2026

Reviewed 4 November 2026. [1 source](#sources), each with the day it was read.