BigCommerce

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

Build a fully custom headless storefront on a documented storefront API or first-party frontend framework C

Headless

Launch a polished storefront from professionally designed themes and customize layout, sections, and branding without code C

Themes

Manage the full commerce lifecycle programmatically — create products, edit orders, issue refunds, trigger fulfillments — through the admin API C

Admin api

Customize checkout — fields, branding, discounts, and validation logic — through supported extension points rather than forking checkout C

Checkout

Extend my store from a marketplace of vetted apps and extensions covering the long tail of features C

Apps

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

Take payments with the platform's integrated processing — published card rates, payouts, and fraud tooling — without wiring a third-party gateway C

Processing

A shopping agent can discover my store's products and build carts through a documented agent-commerce endpoint on the store (MCP/UCP), not by scraping C

Agentic checkout

Model products with variants, options, and custom fields/metafields that fit my catalog, not a fixed template C

Catalog

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

Self-host the core product G

Sell B2B and wholesale — customer-specific price lists, volume pricing, quotes or net-terms invoicing — alongside DTC G

B2b

Build custom apps and extensions with official SDKs, scaffolding tooling, and a documented review/distribution path G

App dev

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

An agent can take an order through its post-purchase lifecycle — status, fulfillment, returns — via documented APIs and webhooks without a human in the admin C

Agent ops

Bulk import, export, and edit the catalog — CSV or API — without touching products one at a time C

Catalog ops

Customize storefront code with a documented templating layer, local preview, and version-controlled theme deploys C

Theme dev

Choose among third-party payment gateways and charge in multiple currencies when the built-in option doesn't fit C

Processing

List and sync products to external channels — marketplaces, social commerce, shopping feeds — from one catalog C

Channels

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

Sell internationally with localized storefronts, multi-currency pricing, translations, and duties handled G

Global

Buyers can pay with accelerated wallets — Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, platform one-click — without re-entering details C

Checkout

Inject custom backend logic — discounts, shipping rules, validation — as serverless functions or hooks that run inside the platform C

Functions

My products are discoverable by AI agents and answer engines through a cross-merchant catalog or feed built for agents C

Agent discovery

Read the product's source under an open license G

Checkout shows live carrier rates and I can buy labels and track shipments from the platform C

Shipping

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

Control data retention and deletion G

Inventory tracks across multiple locations with stock adjustments and fulfillment from the right warehouse C

Inventory

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

Sales tax and VAT are calculated automatically per jurisdiction, with rates kept current and reports I can file from C

Taxes

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

Sell in person with a point-of-sale that shares the same catalog, inventory, and customers as my online store C

Pos

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

Abandoned carts and checkouts trigger recovery emails or links so I can win the sale back C

Conversion

Manage content — pages, blogs, media — alongside my products from the same admin C

Content