@patrickc We provide ecom capabilities to agent builders: global catalog with unified schema + checkout on any site: https://t.co/ReLL2qeRJx
+ retail extension to MCP: https://t.co/Jn6kpEkkW3
Introducing: rMCP, a retail extension to Model Context Protocol.
Specifically:
1. A universal catalog schema.
2. Identity provisions for agent, human and verifiable delegation.
3. Spec for cart, checkout, CRM and post-purchase operations.
https://t.co/CFP7YBaHQV
Consumer agents are going to intermediate shopping. Ecommerce sites will become irrelevant much faster than you think.
Agents will crush the "experience bar" set by even the best storefronts. They can integrate new tech (eg virtual try-ons) overnight and learn faster than any a/b test.
Retailers can sit and watch: Perplexity, ChatGPT, etc. will cut retailers off from the direct relationship that fuels LTV.
Or they can take the lead and align on a Retail-Model-Context-Protocol: With a clean unified schema for catalogs, open search / reco endpoints and stable identity schemes for both agents and humans.
This can make agents a boon for ecommerce. A real manifestation of the "omni channel" dream rather than its assassin.
Today, we're launching our public beta: dev infrastructure for agentic commerce.
Starting with a cross-brand/retailer MCP server: unbounded catalog, checkout and fine-tuned models.
https://t.co/ReLL2qejTZ