GitHub - Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp: Specification and documentation for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
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- #agentic commerce
- #open standard
- #commerce interoperability
- The Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is an open standard that enables interoperability among commerce entities like platforms, businesses, PSPs, and CPs to facilitate seamless integrations.
- It provides a standardized common language and functional primitives, allowing businesses to declare capabilities for autonomous discovery, facilitate secure checkout sessions, and offer personalized experiences.
- Key features include standardized interaction, modular commerce breakdown into Capabilities and Extensions, support for agentic commerce (e.g., AI agents), enhanced security (e.g., AP2 mandates), and a composable architecture.
- The protocol is transport-agnostic, built on existing open standards, and developer-friendly with SDKs and libraries, focusing initially on primitives like Checkout, Identity Linking, Order, and Payment Token Exchange.
- Community engagement is encouraged through GitHub Discussions, Issues, and contributions, with future roadmap items including new verticals beyond shopping, loyalty programs, and personalization enhancements.