A Reddit demo argues online stores should expose carts and pricing through MCP
gelembjuk · reddit · 2026-07-22
A Reddit discussion asks why online stores do not expose their catalogs and carts through MCP so AI assistants can access personalized pricing instead of only public web listings.
- The author says they built a small demo using a stateless PHP MCP server.
- Their proposal is simple: a homepage <meta> tag could point to an MCP endpoint.
- Anonymous browsing could stay public, while authenticated users would let assistants see loyalty pricing and personalize shopping flows.
- The post is less a product announcement than a practical protocol question about how e-commerce and AI agents should connect.
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