cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use ARC data or methods, please cite it as below."
title: "ARC Agent Commerce Index: open benchmark of whether AI agents can actually buy"
type: dataset
authors:
  - family-names: Bryn
    given-names: Andy
  - name: "ARC (arcreport.ai)"
version: "arc-method-2026.10"
date-released: "2026-10-07"
license: CC-BY-4.0
url: "https://www.arcreport.ai/data"
repository: "https://www.arcreport.ai/CITATION.cff"
abstract: "Weekly, dated, CC-BY-4.0 measurements of agentic commerce: protocol signals (UCP, MCP, WebMCP) per store, a cross-protocol matrix, and ARC browser cart test outcomes. Method changes are logged at https://www.arcreport.ai/methodology/changelog."
keywords:
  - agentic commerce
  - benchmark
  - UCP
  - MCP
  - WebMCP
  - dataset