Free open check: can an AI agent reach checkout on this store? Advisory; ARC stops before payment.
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claude mcp add --transport http ask https://www.arcreport.ai/api/ask{
"mcpServers": {
"ask": {
"url": "https://www.arcreport.ai/api/ask"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ask": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.arcreport.ai/api/ask"
}
}
}Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://www.arcreport.ai/api/askTools 25 found in our last check
before_checkoutCall this right before your agent tries to check out at a store, or when a user asks "can my agent check out at <store>?". Returns a one-line answer, reaches_checkout, best_route (the best saved way in), up to 3 blockers, checked_at, the Agent Readiness Grade (grade, with expire…
find_storesCall this when you need to pick a store for a product need and want one where a saved check shows an agent reached checkout. Filters: category or q (shopper words), min_grade (optional, default none), limit (default 5). Returns total, the store hosts with checked_at and grade, a…
why_blocked_and_fixCall this after before_checkout says reaches_checkout is false, or when an agent got stuck at a store and you want the reason and the fix. Returns why (the saved blockers), fix (the store page's recorded fix, or "not recorded"), next_step and links to the full record. Example: w…
report_outcomeCall this right after your agent tried to check out at a store, whatever happened, so the next agent knows. Free, no login. Omit contributor_key and ARC issues one; send it on later reports. No personal data: emails, phones, addresses, card numbers and IPs are rejected or stripp…
store_recordCall this when a user asks what ARC recorded for a store, or you need the citable store page. Returns the store page's verdict, checked_at, category, the recorded fix and links to the page, its JSON and Markdown. Example: store_record({"store":"allbirds.com"}) → {"verdict":"…","…
compareCall this when you must choose between a few stores for the same item and want the one where an agent is most likely to reach checkout. Pass 2 to 10 store domains or URLs. Returns one short row per store (reaches_checkout, best_route, checked_at, grade), and pick: among stores w…
precheckCheck if an AI agent can reach checkout on a store before trying. Call this first when the task is "can I check out at <store>?", "will my agent get through checkout on <store>?", "best way to check out on <store>" or "is <store> agent-ready?". One call per store, before you han…
precheck_bulkThe precheck read for up to 100 store domains or URLs in one call. Returns one precheck object per input, in order, each with an input field, plus routes[]: the best known ways in for an agent (ucp, ucp_mcp, storefront_mcp, cart_link, browser), best evidence first, each with che…
find_agent_ready_storesFind stores where a saved check shows an AI agent can reach checkout, for running shoes, beauty, clothing, home goods, or another product need. Use it for 'where can my agent check out for running shoes?' or 'which stores let an agent reach checkout for <category>?'. Reads real…
can_agent_checkoutCall when you need a saved checkout-link check for any public store URL, not only Index brands. Use it for 'what stops an agent at <store> checkout?' or 'which checkout route works on <store>?' when you also want the one fix. Saved HTTP checkout check for a public homepage or pr…
ask_arcRead whether an AI agent can reach checkout for a brand the ARC Index already lists. Use it for 'is <brand> agent-ready?', 'how does <brand> score on ARC?' or 'which <category> brands do agents get furthest with?'. For any store URL, call precheck first. No login and no new scan…
agent_commerce_adoptionRead ARC's agent commerce adoption counts, category and commerce platform rates from saved HTTP checks, including Checkout WebMCP among measured Shopify checkouts, with unknown and not checked separate; shopper approval required. Curated sample, not all e-commerce. snapshotUcpBy…
product_data_checkFree latest saved product data and return/shipping policy check from the store's pages and structured data. Reads history only; no store fetch or model call. A missing result is not a zero.
google_checkout_readinessRead saved public Google agentic checkout readiness checks for a store. Free; no new scan or paid calls. Merchant Center feed eligibility cannot be checked from outside. Not Google approval or certification.
get_agent_factsRead free ARC agent facts for a store or product with no login. Returns TypeSafe Jev typed decisions (use-case mention, price clarity, agent-friendly description, cart-blocker suspicion, readiness score) from an HTTP scrape. Not a browser session and not any third-party agent pr…
list_category_agent_factsList free ARC agent facts by category (beauty, footwear, apparel, …) with no login. Ranked by newest real Jev scores. JSON: GET /api/agent-facts?category=beauty
dataset_infoLatest open ARC dataset snapshot (start with store_answers: one plain answer per store on whether AI agents can find products and get a checkout link): immutable versioned download URLs plus latest/ aliases (CSV and Parquet), row counts, method version and licence (CC-BY-4.0, at…
protocol_matrixRead ARC's neutral Protocol Matrix: for UCP, ACP, PAP, WebMCP, MCP and agent payment protocols, how many checked stores declare, validate, answer and return a checkout link, with evidence labels (Measured / Inferred / Not measured). Saved checks only; no store requests or model…
agent_leaderboardRead ARC's open agent leaderboard: cart success over the fixed ARC-100 v1 test set for each agent path ARC measures (ARC browser shoppers A-E, the UCP path, the storefront MCP path), with n, dates, evidence labels and Wilson 95% intervals, plus unverified outside submissions. Sa…
submit_leaderboard_runSubmit your agent's run against ARC-100 v1 to ARC's open leaderboard. Free. The run is listed as 'unverified' until ARC re-runs a sample. Format: arc-leaderboard-submission/v1 (see /leaderboard/spec). Runs must stop before payment. Limit 5 per network per day. Same as POST /api/…
submit_storeAdd stores to ARC's free, open agent-commerce directory (CC-BY dataset). Pass url for one store or hosts for up to 50. Each new host is validated (live HTTPS, not parked, not redirecting to another brand); accepted hosts are queued for ARC's plain-HTTP rails checks (UCP, WebMCP,…
store_cardRead a public store card and saved brand claim. No outbound fetch or model calls. Brand statements are from the brand and not measured by ARC; claims never change scores.
validate_ucp_profileValidate a Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) business profile against the published UCP JSON Schema (current release) and spec rules: authority binding, https endpoints, orphaned extensions and, for a URL, hosting headers (no redirects, Cache-Control public max-age>=60). Pass ur…
get_benchmarkARC Agent Shopping Index pilot results (pilot, not a ranking): whether 3 AI models, called through the OpenRouter API (not the consumer apps), reached a checkout step on their own on 35 non-Shopify stores, stopped before payment, with no accounts. Two runs: per model, hand-verif…
generate_fixesStarter files and snippets for the failed Agent Readiness Grade audits of one store: robots.txt allow rules for AI agents and crawlers, a UCP profile skeleton (or the Shopify setting path), Product JSON-LD with price and stock placeholders, and an llms.txt. Built only from ARC's…
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| Endpoint | https://www.arcreport.ai/api/ask (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | ai.arcreport/ask |
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