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Agentic commerce

By Patrice Calvez Updated: August 2026 Read time : 2 min

Commercial transactions in which an AI agent acts on behalf of a buyer: it searches for products, compares offers, builds the cart and completes the purchase, under the user's mandate and control.

DEFINITION

Agentic commerce — Commercial transactions in which an AI agent acts on behalf of a buyer: it searches for products, compares offers, builds the cart and completes the purchase, under the user's mandate and control.

In practice

The term took hold in 2025 with the first AI-assistant checkouts, then dedicated protocols (ACP in September 2025, UCP in January 2026). Three maturity levels: the agent advises, executes with validation, or buys autonomously within a set scope.

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