Gap note
Shop MCP gaps
Shop MCP gap note, checked 2026-10-29. It quotes primary pages on settlement, spend controls, revocation, composition, license, governance, cross-company use, and refunds. A not documented line uses the read date. The note does not rank the listing. Omitted means that dimension was not checked for this note.
Last verified 2026-10-29
Sources
Shop MCP listing · Protocol compatibility · Spend controls · Gaps JSON · See what changed this week
| Dimension | Status |
|---|---|
| Settlement asset | Documented |
| Spend controls | Mixed |
| Revocation | Mixed |
| Protocol composition | Documented |
| License | Mixed |
| Governance body | Documented |
| Cross-company use | Documented |
| Refunds and disputes | Documented |
Settlement asset
Documented
Card. For each payment the buyer approves, Shop Pay issues a single use payment credential. The agent can complete the purchase in the merchant's card checkout.
shop.dev · Read 2026-10-29
Card. For a store off Shopify, an approved spend request returns card details for that purchase, paid by the buyer's saved card.
Approve a purchase outside Shopify · Read 2026-10-29
Spend controls
Documented
Per purchase cap: approval_limit is the most the issued card can be charged.
Approve a purchase outside Shopify · Read 2026-10-29
Period budget: the buyer can set a weekly, monthly, or total budget on Allow agent to pay for me.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
Approval of every purchase by default. Allow agent to pay for me is optional.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
Not documented
Not documented as of 2026-10-29. A payee or merchant allowlist for the budget setting. The help page describes a weekly, monthly, or total budget and does not state a payee or merchant allowlist.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
Revocation
Documented
The buyer can disconnect an agent in Connections at any time. Disconnecting does not delete information already shared.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
The Allow agent to pay for me permission can be revoked at any time.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
cancel_spend_request cancels the spend request only. It does not cancel or refund a purchase, or revoke a card that was already issued.
Approve a purchase outside Shopify · Read 2026-10-29
Not documented
Not documented as of 2026-10-29. A way to revoke a one time card already issued for a spend request. The approvals page says cancel_spend_request does not revoke a card that was already issued.
Approve a purchase outside Shopify · Read 2026-10-29
Protocol composition
Documented
shop.dev says the API speaks UCP through MCP.
shop.dev · Read 2026-10-29
The Fall 26 Edition says WebMCP tools on Liquid and Hydrogen storefronts and checkout let a browser agent search products, update the cart, and complete checkout once the buyer approves.
Shopify Fall 26 Edition for developers · Read 2026-10-29
shop.dev says a Link wallet integration can set LINK_API_BASE_URL and LINK_AUTH_BASE_URL to https://mcp.shop.com/api/link.
shop.dev · Read 2026-10-29
License
Documented
MIT. The GitHub license API reported this SPDX identifier for the shop CLI repository on 2026-10-29.
shop CLI repository · Read 2026-10-29
Not documented
Not documented as of 2026-10-29. A license for the hosted Shop MCP service. shop.dev does not name one. The MIT license applies to the shop CLI repository.
shop.dev · Read 2026-10-29
Governance body
Documented
Shopify publishes the Fall 26 Edition that introduces Shop.dev.
Shopify Fall 26 Edition for developers · Read 2026-10-29
The shop CLI repository is in the Shopify GitHub organization.
shop CLI repository · Read 2026-10-29
Cross-company use
Documented
Shop integrations are for personal, individual shopping use only, unless separately authorized by Shopify.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
Refunds and disputes
Who handles a refund when an agent pays
Documented
The store remains responsible for fulfilling the order and for returns, refunds, warranties, and product support.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
If the buyer approved a purchase, or gave the agent permission to make it, an attempt to dispute the transaction might be unsuccessful.
Using Shop with AI agents and agentic platforms · Read 2026-10-29
Questions
- What does not documented mean?
- Not documented means the cited page does not state the fact. The line names that page and the day it was read. It is not a claim that the fact is false.
- What does omitted mean?
- Omitted means this note has no checked source for that dimension. The dimension was left out rather than filled in.
- Does the index rank these products?
- No. The table can be sorted by name, by dimension status, or by checked date. Sort order is not a score.
- Where is the machine readable file?
- GET /data/gaps.json. The file includes every note, the cited sources, and the read dates.