# MCP is the storefront

The Model Context Protocol gives assistants a typed interface to your business: list_services, get_quote, create_order, check_status. Pair MCP tools with x402 pricing and your site stops being a brochure and becomes a vending machine for agents.

Canonical: https://robauto.ai/learn/agentic-commerce-101/13

_Agentic Commerce 101: How Agents Buy and Sell — lesson 13 of 20 (DEFINITION)_

The Model Context Protocol gives assistants a typed interface to your business: list_services, get_quote, create_order, check_status. Pair MCP tools with x402 pricing and your site stops being a brochure and becomes a vending machine for agents.

Source: [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io?utm_source=robauto)

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