{
  "schema": "arc-weekly-agent-checkout/1",
  "edition": "2026-10-13",
  "post_url": "https://www.arcreport.ai/blog/state-of-agent-checkout-2026-10-13",
  "snapshot_version": "2026-10-12.r2",
  "snapshot_date": "2026-10-12",
  "method_version": "arc-method-2026.10",
  "checks_window": {
    "from": "2026-10-07",
    "to": "2026-10-12"
  },
  "market": "United States",
  "metric": "ucp_checkout_link_returned",
  "metric_label": "returned a UCP checkout link to ARC's automated check",
  "headline": {
    "count": 650,
    "n": 1331,
    "pct": 48.8
  },
  "segments": [
    {
      "key": "shopify",
      "label": "Shopify",
      "count": 629,
      "n": 715,
      "pct": 88
    },
    {
      "key": "non_shopify",
      "label": "Not detected as Shopify",
      "count": 21,
      "n": 616,
      "pct": 3.4
    }
  ],
  "comparison": {
    "comparable": false,
    "label": "Baseline",
    "delta_pp": null,
    "matched_n": 0
  },
  "data_url": "https://www.arcreport.ai/data/2026-10-12.r2/manifest.json",
  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "ARC (arcreport.ai), snapshot 2026-10-12.r2, CC-BY-4.0",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-13T10:03:52.530Z",
  "alt_text": "Bar chart. In ARC's 12 October 2026 snapshot, 650 of 1,331 US online stores (48.8%) returned a UCP checkout link to ARC's automated check: 629 of 715 Shopify stores (88.0%) and 21 of 616 stores not detected as Shopify (3.4%). Platform is detected from public signals; 498 of the 616 have no confirmed platform. ARC's store list is curated, not a random sample of US stores. A checkout link is not a purchase. Source: ARC (arcreport.ai), CC-BY-4.0.",
  "citation": "Agentic Report Card (ARC, arcreport.ai). \"State of agent checkout, week of 12 Oct 2026.\" arcreport.ai, 13 October 2026, snapshot 2026-10-12.r2. CC-BY-4.0. https://www.arcreport.ai/blog/state-of-agent-checkout-2026-10-13",
  "summary": "In ARC's 12 October 2026 snapshot, 650 of 1,331 US stores (48.8%) returned a UCP checkout link to ARC's automated check: 629 of 715 Shopify stores (88.0%) and 21 of 616 stores not detected as Shopify (3.4%). Platform is detected from public signals; 498 of the 616 have no confirmed platform. ARC's store list is curated, not a random sample of US stores. A checkout link is not a purchase."
}