MCP UI: Breaking the text wall with interactive components (2025) - Shopify

MCP UI extends the Model Context Protocol to enable AI agents to return fully interactive UI components. It solves the critical challenge that commerce experiences require visual and interactive elements like product selectors, image galleries, and cart flows. This open-source protocol allows agents to embed commerce components while maintaining control through an intent-based messaging system, delivering shopping experiences that go far beyond traditional text-only AI interactions.

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