Tom’s Trends and Predictions for Agentic Commerce April 2026

It’s April 2026 and these are the trends to be watching in Agentic Commerce. And it may not be in the places you’re expecting. Is your company’s strategy ready?

1. Websites are still alive and well? AI-originated traffic converts better than search, and ChatGPT pivots from ‘Instant Checkout’ to merchant referral model
2. Merchant’s own AI agents are starting to click with customers
3. You are probably sleeping on the full breadth of B2B agentic opportunity
4. Skills and CLIs are the new MCP. Where’s yours?
5. The wild ride of OpenClaw gives us a glimpse of what truly native agent-to-agent marketplaces can look like

Looking for deeper dives on any of these? follow for coming updates, or just reach out and set up a call!