Most US storefronts not AI ready
According to a new report, fewer than four in 10 U.S. public e-commerce storefronts can complete a purchase made by an AI agent from start to finish.
The report is based on an analysis of 3 million digital merchants in the U.S. and uses a free tool called “Ready, Set, Agent” to evaluate any public storefront against 80 live checks and returns a graded agentic commerce readiness report in seconds.
The analysis found that 15 percent of storefronts can support cart and checkout but still have gaps in how agents discover and interpret the store, while 12 percent are readable by agents but do not yet expose a complete transaction path. The remaining 37 percent sit on platforms that have not yet been scanned.
The “Ready, Set, Agent” tool evaluates each storefront using 80 live probes across 11 categories, with every check tied to a step an agent must complete to make a purchase. The tool first determines whether agents can find and access the store, then evaluates whether they can read the catalog and understand the information required to make a purchase decision.
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During its beta period, retailers ran more than 8,600 on-demand scans through “Ready, Set, Agent,” signaling early interest in understanding and improving AI agent readiness. The assessment separates the infrastructure handled by commerce platforms from the elements merchants control directly.
The profiles are: Superagent (36 percent), Special Agent (15 percent), Field Agent (12 percent), and Sleeper Agent (37 percent).
Each profile gives merchants a clear starting point for improving their stores. For example, Superagent stores support the full agent shopping journey, while Field Agent stores have an incomplete path to purchase. By understanding which capabilities are already in place and where the gaps sit, retailers can prioritize changes to improve their agentic commerce readiness.
As Singhal noted, “a lot of retailers are further along than they realize because the commerce infrastructure beneath their storefront has already evolved.” By leveraging tools like “Ready, Set, Agent,” retailers can take the first step towards improving their position in the emerging world of agentic commerce.
