Meta and Sierra's AI 'passport' extends to millions of merchants, now capable of integrating bank transfers and flight upgrades.

Beating AI News Flash: Poppy, the personal agent protocol jointly initiated by Meta and Sierra, has released version 1.0, moving from draft to large-scale application. Shopify has automatically published integration files for millions of merchants on its platform, requiring no extra action from store owners. Meta's personal AI agent Muse has also fully enabled this protocol, prioritizing Poppy every time it visits a website.

Poppy is essentially a merchant "pass" for AI Agents. Merchants only need to publish an integration specification, and AI can know which services can be called, how to log in, and which permissions users need to grant. After integration, AI can directly call the merchant's API or communicate with the merchant's customer service agent, reducing the hassle of repeatedly opening web pages and clicking buttons. Shopify has also connected Poppy with the shopping protocol UCP, where the former handles identity verification and authorization, and the latter handles product search, adding to cart, and checkout.

Fintech company Mercury allows AI to query bank balances, organize transaction records, and even initiate transfers, but fund transfers still require account approval. Turkish Airlines allows AI to query flights, retrieve booking information, find business-class upgrade opportunities, and complete upgrade payments after user confirmation.

This time, another 60 companies have joined the protocol design, including Salesforce, Zoom, Delta Air Lines, and others, bringing the total number of partners to more than 100.