Agentic Commerce Readiness Checklist: A Starting Point for 2026

This article presents a leadership checklist to prepare for rising AI agent activity in “agentic commerce,” emphasizing visibility into which agents are accessing sites and why; clear, enforceable policies (allow/monitor/rate-limit/block); privacy and compliance safeguards; business strategy and monetization options; technical readiness (structured data, fast APIs, scalable infrastructure); security and fraud detection with automated blocking; and cross-functional alignment—framed by DataDome’s 2025 findings of rapidly growing AI traffic.