one agent to work, one agent to judge. thatβs how we solve hallucinations. by setting strict rubrics and using evaluator agents, we move from "maybe it worked" to "call it done." certainty is the new feature.
#aiengineering#softwarearchitecture#agenticworkflow#webdev
Agentic commerce on Shopify isn't a prompt problem. It's an auth boundary.
Agents reason about commerce. They never define their own permissions.
UCP + MCP governance + scoped creds + signed requests + checkout approval:
https://t.co/9lzWghUGGA
1/4
you're not stuck on model quality.
you're stuck on glue.
agents that can't reach postgres without a bespoke script.
agents that can't talk to another team's agent without slack and a human in the middle.
3/4
mental model: MCP is the device driver. A2A is the network protocol.
each agent plays both roles: A2A server to peers, MCP client to tools.
deterministic capability you own is a tool.
another team's reasoning system is a peer. don't flatten that.
2/4
the stack finally settled on two layers:
β’ MCP (vertical): agents to tools and data
β’ A2A (horizontal): agents to agents
ACP folded into A2A. don't start new work on standalone ACP.
rust + shopify functions. building custom checkout logic without the lag. no more script editor. just native performance for your complex discount rules. build it right.
i'm moving more logic into rust-based shopify functions lately. the performance gain is massive compared to the old script editor. execution stays under 10ms even with heavy discounting logic, keeping the checkout fast for customers. if you're on shopify plus, this is the standard for extensibility.
have you migrated your legacy scripts to functions yet?
#shopifydev #rustlang #ecommerce #shopifyplus