Required interaction
Identify state created before checkout
Record required_customer_input, pre-checkout state, product configuration, consent, and validation that cannot be safely inferred.
Checkout compatibility audit
Audit Shopify AI Agent Checkout Compatibility Before Bypassing the Storefront
A shorter agent checkout is not compatible when the skipped product or storefront step creates required transaction state. Record what must happen, what can be delegated, and where a human is required.
Current product boundaryThe Shopify monitor operates in read-only OBSERVE during the private pilot. It does not process payments or hold funds.
THE OPERATING MODEL
The storefront can be a state-creation surface, not decoration.
Product options, personalization, booking availability, capacity, notice rules, subscriptions, delivery constraints, consent, loyalty, and upsells can all shape a valid transaction before checkout. A direct path must preserve those constraints or redirect.
Authentication adds another boundary. Customer-account OTP, step-up verification, or non-delegable approval may require a human even when the remaining cart and checkout operations are technically automatable.
WHAT THE RECORD MUST SHOW
Compatibility depends on required state, input, and authority.
Inventory and slots
Preserve availability locks
Treat inventory reservation, booking capacity, slot selection, and min/max notice rules as transaction constraints rather than optional UI.
Human authentication
Expose automation blockers
Record human_auth_required, step_up_auth, delegable_auth, and HUMAN_REQUIRED instead of attempting to bypass a protected step.
EVIDENCE FLOW
Classify the checkout path before automating it
- 01Inventory product and store dependencies
- 02Identify required customer input
- 03Record pre-checkout state and locks
- 04Evaluate authentication and delegation
- 05Compare with a versioned channel capability profile
- 06Return compatible, redirect, review, or cannot-bypass
CLEAR PRODUCT BOUNDARY
Direct checkout must not silently discard required transaction state.
The audit is an evidence-based compatibility finding, not a promise that every product can use agent checkout. In the current pilot it does not modify Shopify themes, checkout, customer accounts, inventory, or live orders.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Understand the evidence before changing the workflow.
What does cannot-bypass mean?
It means an interaction creates required state or satisfies a control that the assessed direct flow cannot currently preserve.
Can an OTP step be automated?
Not by assumption. The audit records whether authentication is human-required, step-up, and delegable for the specific flow.
Does AgentGateFee alter Shopify checkout compatibility?
No. It compares store dependencies with versioned capability evidence and reports a read-only finding.
START WITH EVIDENCE