# ucp

Guides the agent through finding store products and placing orders via CLI. Useful for shopping from merchants that support UCP.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · ★ 7604
- Author: Shopify · official OpenAI repository
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/shopify/skills/ucp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ucp

## What it does

This skill guides the agent through commerce tasks using the `ucp` binary. It runs item searches across a shared merchant catalog and retrieves package tracking by order ID. When a shop does not handle protocol checkouts, the agent hands the transaction over to the merchant website.

The CLI binary `ucp` must be installed locally. Store-specific commands with `--business <url>` require a local identity created with `ucp profile init --name <local-profile-name>`. Without the `ucp` executable in your path, every operation fails immediately.

To prevent validation mistakes, the agent queries store capabilities before sending data. The `ucp discover` command reports supported operations. Adding `--input-schema` reveals the exact payload format required for checkout and shipping.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill ucp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ucp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill ucp -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ucp/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ucp/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ucp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins ucp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ucp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/shopify/skills/ucp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ucp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/shopify/skills/ucp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find products across multiple seller catalogs
- build shopping carts with regional settings
- track delivery progress using an order ID
- inspect supported merchant actions and field schemas
- set up a local buyer identity using `ucp profile init`

## Example prompts
- Find running shoes under $80 across merchants
- Create a cart on `store.example.com` and add running shoes
- Check order status for `98765` on `merchant.com`

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## Other versions with the same name
- [ucp · vercel-labs](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/vercel-labs-ucp.md) — 905 installs

From the same set: [openai/plugins](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/openai/plugins.md) — 596 cards

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