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title: "How to spot agent-initiated orders | Agent Ready Checkout"
description: "How to tell agent-initiated orders in your data: Today there is no single flag. Use the channel (UCP or ACP session, Copilot or Google order source)."
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last_updated: 2026-11-04
date: 2026-11-04
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# How to spot agent-initiated orders | Agent Ready Checkout

> How to tell agent-initiated orders in your data: Today there is no single flag. Use the channel (UCP or ACP session, Copilot or Google order source).

Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/tell-agent-initiated-orders
Site: Agent Ready Checkout
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Guide

# How to tell agent-initiated orders in your data

In short

Today there is no single flag. Use the channel (UCP or ACP session, Copilot or Google order source), the token type (Shared Payment Token, single-use Link card, network agentic token), the signed agent identity at the edge, and on Mastercard the new probability score your issuer sees.

## What the sources say

-   Shopify adds ChatGPT referral attribution to orders that complete on the merchant checkout. [shopify.com](https://shopify.com/news/agentic-commerce-momentum), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Stripe sends checkout.session.completed for Agentic Commerce Suite orders. [docs.stripe.com](https://docs.stripe.com/agentic-commerce/sellers/use-cases/retail/how-it-works.md), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Mastercard's probability score indicates the likelihood that a transaction was initiated by an AI agent; testing in the US since 30 Sep 2026. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/september/new-trust-and-intelligence-services.html), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Visa requires an Agentic Payment Provider to pass cardholder name, billing and shipping address and email to the merchant. [usa.visa.com](https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/about-visa/visa-rules-public.pdf), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Muse orders at non-Link merchants arrive as single-use virtual cards scoped to the purchase. [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-helps-meta-muse-shop-with-link), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Google UCP checkout passes standard card numbers, so the payment alone does not mark the order as agentic. [support.google.com](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/16837055), read 4 Nov 2026.

## Profiles named in this guide

-   [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/acp)
-   [Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/ucp)
-   [Stripe](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/stripe)
-   [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)

## Read next

-   [Chargebacks when an agent bought](https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/chargebacks-when-an-agent-bought)
-   [What to do if you are on none of the agent surfaces](https://agentreadycheckout.com/guides/on-none-of-the-agent-surfaces)
-   [The protocol support matrix](https://agentreadycheckout.com/matrix)

## Sources

1.  [shopify.com/news/agentic-commerce-momentum](https://shopify.com/news/agentic-commerce-momentum), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [docs.stripe.com/agentic-commerce/sellers/use-cases/retail/how-it-works.md](https://docs.stripe.com/agentic-commerce/sellers/use-cases/retail/how-it-works.md), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [Mastercard trust and intelligence services](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/september/new-trust-and-intelligence-services.html), read 4 Nov 2026
4.  [Visa Core Rules and Visa Product and Service Rules, 24 October 2026](https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/about-visa/visa-rules-public.pdf), read 4 Nov 2026
5.  [Stripe helps Muse shop across the internet with Link](https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-helps-meta-muse-shop-with-link), read 4 Nov 2026
6.  [Merchant Center help: UCP-powered checkout](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/16837055), 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)