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Glossary

Agent profile

In short

Agent profile: A JSON document an agent hosts at a well-known URL and references on each UCP request, used by Shopify to verify agents and set access. Agent profile appears in 2 sourced facts on this site, the first in Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Example: Shopify made agent profile registration self-serve on 17 Jun 2026.

Definition

A JSON document an agent hosts at a well-known URL and references on each UCP request, used by Shopify to verify agents and set access.

Example

Shopify made agent profile registration self-serve on 17 Jun 2026. shopify.com, read 4 Nov 2026.

Where it appears in the sourced facts

  • Shopify made its UCP agent access self-serve in the Spring 26 Edition developer post on 17 Jun 2026: developers register an agent profile and call the public MCP endpoint without approval. shopify.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
  • Spring '26 Edition developer post: building on Shopify's agentic commerce layer no longer requires approval; developers register an agent profile in the Developer Dashboard and call the public MCP endpoint; Catalog access needs only an API key. shopify.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Shopify.

Nearby terms

Sources

  1. shopify.com/news/spring-26-edition-dev, read 4 Nov 2026

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