Shoppers say they’d let an agent fill the cart. We sent four to try.
A third of shoppers say they’d let an AI agent fill their basket. We sent four leading AI agents to eleven big retailers to try. One got an item into the cart.
AI agents are about to ask permission. Decide what you’ll say yes to.
A new open protocol lets stores decide what AI shopping agents can see and do, step by step. Here is what it covers, what it doesn’t yet, and what to decide this month.
Do AI agents see ads?
STUDY · HOW AGENTS SHOP This week is a study issue: what happens to retail ads when AI agents do the shopping. But first, the week’s trending news. Trending news of the week 1. Shopify lets browser agents check out Shopify now lets AI agents working in a shopper’s
Connectors and JEV: Implications for Building in Agentic Commerce
What connectors and JEV mean for your shop, what happened in our shopping tests, and practical first steps for merchants and shopping-app builders.
How Agents Shop — Issue 02
The week's news and original research on AI shopping. Issue 02 | kya labs Trending news in agentic commerce Muse is opening its connector directory to developers Meta has opened Muse to developers who want to connect their services. For merchants, that creates another way for customers to find
How Agents Shop - Sep 14
How Agents Shop | kya labs How Agents Shop The week's news and original research on AI shopping. Issue 01 | 14 September 2026 | kya labs Five of 23 sites let agents in through a browser but blocked direct page requests. We tested two ways an agent can reach a