# AgentReady Updated: 2026-08-09 > AgentReady is structured data for Shopify stores. It audits what machines can read, writes missing structured data from real store facts, publishes after merchant approval, verifies its own output on the live storefront, and monitors it for drift. It does not guarantee rankings, citations, or recommendations. ## Canonical product pages - [AgentReady](https://joinagentready.com/): Primary product and entity page. - [Structured data for Shopify](https://joinagentready.com/features/structured-data): Confirmed Schema.org facts and storefront validation. - [Shopify AI visibility](https://joinagentready.com/shopify): Shopify-specific catalog and schema workflow. - [Shopify Sidekick integration](https://joinagentready.com/shopify-sidekick): Read-only AgentReady tools inside Sidekick. - [Pricing](https://joinagentready.com/pricing): The audit and dashboard are free; paid plans publish and maintain structured data. - [AI answer monitoring (research preview)](https://joinagentready.com/ai-answers): Dated research preview, July 2026. Limited to approved research stores; not currently sold as a product. - [AI content engine (research preview)](https://joinagentready.com/reach): Dated research preview, July 2026. Store-grounded content drafting; limited to approved research stores; not currently sold as a product. - [App and sign-in](https://app.joinagentready.com): Authenticated AgentReady workspace. - [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/agentreadyapp): Install, pricing, and verified reviews. ## Tools and evidence - [Free Shopify AI Readiness Checker](https://joinagentready.com/tools/shopify-ai-readiness-checker): Public diagnostic with no account. - [Free Shopify Catalog Readiness Checker](https://joinagentready.com/tools/shopify-catalog-readiness-checker): Catalog eligibility diagnostic. - [Proof](https://joinagentready.com/proof): Dated receipts and stated limitations. - [Labs](https://joinagentready.com/labs): Owned projects with dated evidence, explicit relationships, and visible gaps. - [Documentation](https://joinagentready.com/docs): Setup, scoring, schemas, monitoring, and billing. - [Glossary](https://joinagentready.com/glossary): Defined AI-commerce and AEO terms. ## Original research - [State of AI Shopping Readiness 2026](https://joinagentready.com/reports/shopify-ai-readiness-benchmark): Original study of 2,704 live Shopify storefronts scored on how readable they are to AI shopping assistants, with per-vertical benchmarks across 12 categories, the methodology, and full percentile curves. ## Selected guides The links below are a curated reading list. The full corpus is available in llms-full.txt and sitemap.xml. - [None of Them Are Stores: What the New Catalog API Apps Mean for Your Shopify Products](https://joinagentready.com/blog/apps-built-on-shopify-catalog-api-merchants): Shopify's president just showcased apps built on the Catalog API, and none of them are stores. Each one is a new surface where your products show up or don't. - [Shopify Sidekick App Extensions, Explained: What They Mean for Your Store](https://joinagentready.com/blog/shopify-sidekick-app-extensions-explained): Shopify's built-in AI assistant can now pull answers and actions from the apps you install. Here's what Sidekick app extensions are and why they matter. - [robots.txt vs llms.txt vs agents.md: What Each File Does (and Which You Need)](https://joinagentready.com/blog/robots-txt-vs-llms-txt-vs-agents-md): Compare robots.txt, llms.txt, and agents.md on Shopify: crawler access, discovery, agent facts, and which files your store needs. - [Why Is AI Showing the Wrong Price or Availability for My Products?](https://joinagentready.com/blog/why-ai-showing-wrong-price-availability-shopify): An AI assistant quoted an old price or said you were out of stock when you are not. Here is why that happens on Shopify, and how to make the data match reality. - [What Is Shopify Magic? Every AI Feature, and Where It Helps Your Store](https://joinagentready.com/blog/what-is-shopify-magic-ai-features-guide): Shopify Magic is the free AI woven through your admin. Here's every place it shows up, what it does well, and where its output needs a human edit to rank. - [How to Customize Your Shopify agents.md in Two Minutes](https://joinagentready.com/blog/customize-shopify-agents-md): Generate a brand-specific agents.md from your live store, paste it into your theme once, and re-paste when AgentReady flags a change. You own the file outright. - [Why Your Shopify Products Don't Show Up in AI Shopping (and How to See Exactly Why)](https://joinagentready.com/blog/why-shopify-products-dont-show-up-in-ai-shopping): If ChatGPT or Gemini never recommends your Shopify products, the cause is usually Shopify's Global Catalog. Here is how to find the exact reason. - [Recharge vs Loop vs Skio After the $105M Acquisition (2026)](https://joinagentready.com/blog/recharge-vs-loop-vs-skio): Recharge bought Skio in April 2026, which reframes the whole comparison. The take-rate math at real volumes, and where Loop's independence now matters. - [Stay AI Review: The Retention-First Subscription Platform (2026)](https://joinagentready.com/blog/stay-ai-review): Stay AI's five engines explained, the real pricing, what its case studies actually claim, and who should pick it over Recharge, Loop, or Skio. - [The Best Shopify Schema Markup Apps in 2026, Honestly Compared](https://joinagentready.com/blog/best-shopify-schema-apps-2026): Five schema apps, real pricing, and fit-based picks: Google Shopping depth, hands-on editing, suite value, and the AI-agent layer. We build one of them. - [Shopify Scripts vs Shopify Functions: What Changed and Why It Is Better](https://joinagentready.com/blog/shopify-scripts-vs-shopify-functions): A plain comparison of Shopify Scripts and Functions: what carries over, what changes, and why the forced move is an upgrade, not just a rewrite. - [Structured Data for Shopify: A Practical Product Schema Guide](https://joinagentready.com/blog/structured-data-for-shopify-product-schema-guide): How to write correct Product JSON-LD on Shopify, including offers, variants, GTINs, and the mistakes that quietly disqualify you from rich results. ## Proof - [How we practice what we check](https://joinagentready.com/proof): Real AI-readiness scans of our own properties, gaps included, with a live re-scan. - [AgentReady Labs](https://joinagentready.com/labs): Owned sites we run through AgentReady exactly as a customer would, with every change and measurement published. - [SprueSentry](https://joinagentready.com/labs/spruesentry): Lab site (spruesentry.com) run through AgentReady in public. - [GrailHawk](https://joinagentready.com/labs/grailhawk): Lab site (grailhawk.com) run through AgentReady in public. - [ShelfHound](https://joinagentready.com/labs/shelfhound): Lab site (getshelfhound.com) run through AgentReady in public. - [AgentReady](https://joinagentready.com/labs/agentready): Lab site (joinagentready.com) run through AgentReady in public. - [William Painter](https://joinagentready.com/labs/williampainter): Lab site (williampainter.com) run through AgentReady in public. ## Indexes - [Blog index](https://joinagentready.com/blog): All published guides. - [Long-form corpus (llms-full.txt)](https://joinagentready.com/llms-full.txt): Full product summary and article index. - [Sitemap (XML)](https://joinagentready.com/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable URL list. - [Robots](https://joinagentready.com/robots.txt): Crawler policy (allows GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended). - [Caffeine and Commerce](https://caffeinecommerce.com/): The separate Shopify Partner agency that created AgentReady.