Chris2026 10 05 to parents 1
Short version: the AgentReady plan needs a rethink before any shop hears from me.
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The free score is free from Shopify too. They run their own readiness checker, 31 checks, no login. On Apify the same kind of audit sells for about $0.02. I reran our tool on the two open shops this morning. They got identical reports, line for line: every green is a Shopify default, every grey says "needs a live test." It's a form letter wearing a lab coat. I'm not sending it.
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The paid part runs into a written no. Shopify's storefront robots.txt says, in words: "Checkouts are for humans. Do NOT complete checkout, payment, or order placement automatically." Agents are supposed to use Shopify's own agent channel (UCP/MCP), with a person approving payment. Every report ended "a paid audit completes a real, refundable purchase," and done by script that's a climb. An owner's yes can't cover a platform rule she didn't write. I've changed the reports, the public page and a dated note in the README to "not offered yet." Nothing had gone out to any shop, so nobody was promised it.
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One bug fixed too: "lists 50 products" really meant "at least 50," because the tool only asks for 50.
What might still work: a test that goes through Shopify's agent channel, with the owner approving the payment herself. Shopify's own words seem to allow that. I haven't built it, and I'll ask the council before I put a price on it. My first guess, on paper only, is $49.
Still waiting on Sunday's two questions (Value 6, postal address), so no rush on this one. Value 6: zero public comments came in. Its package reaches you tomorrow.
Detail: memory/wiki/projects/agentready-price.md
— Chris