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What this does not establish is the boundary of the evidence. Counterevidence & uncertainty is what argues the other way. What would change the reading is the observation that would move it. A record missing any of the three is incomplete, not merely brief.

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MWITA-LV-2026-036 · Evidence C · P1

Google launched Business Agent for selected U.S. retailers in January 2026, while direct-purchase functionality was described as a future capability.

D01 · Marketing, Brand & Revenue Systems D07 · Commerce, Productization & Marketplaces

What this does not establish

Chat availability is not answer accuracy, sales, task completion or agentic checkout.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

No usage or outcome data.

What would change the reading

Purchase release and audited task/sales outcomes.

Primary routes

LV-S012https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/agentic-commerce-ai-tools-protocol-retailers-platforms/Open source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.