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The Agentic Commerce Protocols: UCP, ACP, and AP2
Adam Silva
12 min read
2,500 wordsThree new protocols — UCP, ACP, and AP2 — define how AI agents discover merchants, execute checkouts, and authorize payments. Here's everything you need to know about the infrastructure powering agentic commerce.

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Key topics covered in this article:
- UCP
- ACP
- AP2
- agentic commerce
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