Vercel and Shopify make agents first-class shoppers

Vercel and Shopify have launched Vercel Shop, a Next.js-based storefront template optimized for both human users and AI agents, featuring machine-readable product data and integration with the Universal Commerce Protocol for agent-driven shopping. The updated Shopify Hydrogen SDK now supports multiple JavaScript frameworks and enables agents to search catalogs, manage carts, and initiate checkouts directly via standardized APIs.