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Notes on how AI shopping agents shop on online stores, and what a merchant can change.

• Can AI shopping agents buy from my Shopify store?

  Often they can reach checkout, and Shopify now lets browser agents finish it once the shopper confirms. Where a visit stops is usually earlier: a sign-in, a fact only in a picture, a pop-up or a bot check.

• How to tell AI visits apart in your store's analytics

  Two kinds of AI traffic reach a store: people who clicked a link in an AI answer, and agents that browse for a shopper. What each leaves in your analytics, and what it does not.

• What is Web Bot Auth, and why does Shopify ask bots to sign?

  Web Bot Auth lets a bot or AI agent prove which bot it is by signing each request with a published key. How it works, what Shopify does with it, and what it means for a store.