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Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) avatar

Universal Commerce Protocol

Open protocol specification for agent-driven checkout and commerce

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What it is

A specification, JSON schemas, and documentation for a shared protocol that lets AI agents, apps, merchants, and payment providers transact without one-off integrations. It defines capabilities such as checkout, identity linking via OAuth 2.0, order lifecycle webhooks, and payment token exchange, plus extensions like discounts and fulfillment. Merchants publish a profile of supported capabilities that platforms discover, and the protocol can run over REST, MCP, or A2A. Developers building shopping agents or exposing a store to them use it as the reference for their integrations.

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3,435 GitHub stars.
3,435

Forks
480
Commits
330
Contributors
65
Language
Python
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
December 2025
First release
January 2026
Self-hostable
No
Tags
  • authentication
  • e-commerce
  • documentation
  • ai-agents

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 20, 2026
  • Hacker NewsUniversal Commerce ProtocolJan 11, 2026 · 11 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“"A community is a garden, not a building. It requires tending, not just construction." 🌿 We’ve been tending to something new called UCP—a common language to…”Jan 12, 2026 · 9 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsUniversal Commerce ProtocolJan 12, 2026 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsUniversal Commerce ProtocolJan 11, 2026 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsUniversal Commerce ProtocolMay 19, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Stage 2: UCP (Commerce) 🛒 The Universal Commerce Protocol lets shopping agents talk to any merchant. It bundles payments (AP2) so your agent can actually…”Feb 18, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Universal CommerceProtocol : The common language for platforms, agents and businesses”Apr 29, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“For devs and CTOs: The goal is moving from human-readable sites to agent-executable APIs. If your tech stack is still optimized for "10 blue links," you’re…”Jan 12, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)