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Google's search share dropped from 93% to 86%. ChatGPT hit 900M weekly users. 65% of searches end with zero clicks. And 92% of people never verify AI answers. The way we find and trust information has fundamentally changed.
What happens when an AI agent clicks "Add to Cart"? UCP defines the REST API handshake — three endpoints, structured data, and a stateless checkout flow that lets any agent complete a purchase in seconds.
Retail runs on dozens of channels, but most merchants stitch them together with duct tape. UCP replaces that patchwork with one inventory, one checkout, one customer view — so AI agents and humans share the same seamless storefront.