Anthropic open-sources commerce agents, claims 35% bigger carts and 60% more purchases
xiaohu · x · 2026-09-03
Anthropic released a runnable open-source reference implementation of commerce agents built on Claude, claiming retailers using the shopping agent see cart values rise up to 35% and purchase completion rise 60%.
Key contents:
- Two agents: a consumer-facing Shopping Agent and an operator-facing Merchant Agent
- 10 skills covering search, purchase research, planning, customer service, personalization, ops analytics, catalog, inventory, pricing/promos, and campaigns
- Four runnable verticals: retail, travel, telecom, and entertainment ticketing, each with storefront and back office
- Runs via Messages API, Claude Agent SDK, or Managed Agents over shared libraries
- Ships 7 local Python packages, 8 web apps, shared backend, frontend components, tests, deploy scripts, and a Claude Code plugin for building agents, adding workflows, writing evals, and reviewing existing agents
Related event: Anthropic Open-Sources Claude Commerce Agents Blueprints(11 posts)→
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