Living definition
What is Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)?
FinTech, Stablecoins & Digital Assets Agentic Commerce & Payments
- As of
- 2026-10-02
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) is an open protocol, developed by OpenAI and Stripe, that standardizes how an AI shopping agent can browse a merchant’s catalog and complete checkout on a buyer’s behalf.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-02, verified readiness is 15 (claimed 55, reported 15, gap 40) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Use ACP for a limited, version-pinned pilot when the target merchant and agent channel support it.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06