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# If you are on no agent surface | Agent Ready Checkout

> What to do if you are on none of the agent surfaces: Start with the free paths: a clean Merchant Center feed for Google and Microsoft.

Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/on-none-of-the-agent-surfaces
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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Guide

# What to do if you are on none of the agent surfaces

In short

Start with the free paths: a clean Merchant Center feed for Google and Microsoft, a fast web checkout for ChatGPT referrals, and an open door for identified agents at your CDN. Then pick one checkout protocol through your platform or processor.

## What the sources say

-   OpenAI charges no fee on purchases that start in ChatGPT and finish on the merchant site. [chatgpt.com](https://chatgpt.com/merchants/), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Copilot Checkout needs a Microsoft Merchant Center account with a UCP-compliant feed or a trusted partner (PayPal, Shopify, Stripe). [about.ads.microsoft.com](https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/agentic-commerce), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Google UCP checkout is available to select merchants through an interest form. [support.google.com](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/16837055), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   BigCommerce lists the Google steps: Merchant Center in good standing, native\_commerce on eligible SKUs, a PSP that accepts Google Pay tokens, the interest form, sandbox validation. [bigcommerce.com](https://www.bigcommerce.com/articles/ecommerce/google-agentic-checkout/), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   PayPal Agent Ready and Store Sync are available by request form. [developer.paypal.com](https://developer.paypal.com/agentic-commerce-services/about), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Shopify's Agentic plan lets brands without a Shopify store list in Shopify Catalog with no monthly fee. [shopify.com](https://www.shopify.com/agentic-plan), read 4 Nov 2026.

## Profiles named in this guide

-   [Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/ucp)
-   [Stripe](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/stripe)
-   [PayPal agentic commerce services](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/paypal)
-   [ChatGPT shopping (Instant Checkout, ACP discovery, ChatGPT agent)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/surfaces/chatgpt-shopping)
-   [Microsoft Copilot Checkout](https://agentreadycheckout.com/surfaces/microsoft-copilot)
-   [Shopify](https://agentreadycheckout.com/platforms/shopify)
-   [BigCommerce (Commerce)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/platforms/bigcommerce)

## Read next

-   [Pricing and fees as published](https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/pricing-and-fees-as-published)
-   [The history of agent payments, September 2025 to November 2026](https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/history-september-2025-to-now)
-   [The protocol support matrix](https://agentreadycheckout.com/matrix)

## Sources

1.  [Power product discovery in ChatGPT (merchants page)](https://chatgpt.com/merchants/), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [Agentic Commerce, Microsoft Advertising](https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/agentic-commerce), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [Merchant Center help: UCP-powered checkout](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/16837055), read 4 Nov 2026
4.  [bigcommerce.com/articles/ecommerce/google-agentic-checkout/](https://www.bigcommerce.com/articles/ecommerce/google-agentic-checkout/), read 4 Nov 2026
5.  [developer.paypal.com/agentic-commerce-services/about](https://developer.paypal.com/agentic-commerce-services/about), read 4 Nov 2026
6.  [shopify.com/agentic-plan](https://www.shopify.com/agentic-plan), read 4 Nov 2026

Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026

## Edition

Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026.

Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [6 sources](#sources-h).

## Method

[How cells, sources and read dates are defined](https://agentreadycheckout.com/method)