SKU.md field notes
Notes on publishing precise, source-aware product context for automated commerce.
The platform series explores merchant-owned product knowledge using SKU.md 1.0.0-beta. Articles labeled v0.8, v0.9, or v0.10 preserve their historical context.
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Platform perspectives
v1.0.0-betaHow BigCommerce merchants can preserve product conditions and public sources across channels, then test SKU.md with one well-documented product.
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Platform perspectives
v1.0.0-betaHow Shopify merchants can connect materials, care, and suitability guidance to public sources while keeping live shopping in Shopify.
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v1.0.0-betaHow WooCommerce merchants can connect product pages, care articles, and manuals as source-backed knowledge, then publish a focused SKU.md pilot through WordPress.
BLOG / sku-md-adoption-flywheel.mdx
v0.10A realistic publisher–validator–consumer path using generators, platform defaults, conformance, reference consumers, cases, and governance.
BLOG / does-llms-txt-or-sku-md-help-seo.mdx
v0.10Separate crawlability, content quality, agent readability, platform adoption, and ranking—and define honest 30/60/90-day measurements.
BLOG / ai-commerce-authority-handoffs.mdx
v0.10Map four explicit handoffs from SKU.md to live Catalog, MCP or UCP, page WebMCP actions, Checkout, and order systems.
BLOG / product-facts-claims-disclosures-evidence.mdx
v0.10Separate product knowledge classes, source_url, verified_at, body consistency, review decisions, and untrusted free text.
BLOG / productgroup-variant-sku-gtin.mdx
v0.10Model product families, option combinations, market and language documents, stable URLs, SKU, and GTIN without guessing missing identity.
BLOG / schema-valid-but-not-published-ready.mdx
v0.10Diagnose ten exact failures between local Schema success and a publicly valid SKU.md resource, with a deterministic repair flow.
BLOG / sku-md-platform-publishing-guide.mdx
v0.10Compare strict root publication and compatibility paths across four commerce platforms, with official sources and recheck boundaries.
BLOG / publish-your-first-sku-md.mdx
v0.10Prepare, generate, publish, and verify a root /sku.md with direct HTTP 200, text/markdown, canonical identity, and online checks.
BLOG / stable-product-knowledge-vs-live-commerce-data.mdx
v0.10Classify durable facts, historical observations, dynamic offers, personalized conditions, and binding transaction state.
BLOG / llms-txt-vs-agents-md-vs-sku-md.mdx
v0.10A practical matrix for Sitemap, Product JSON-LD, llms.txt, agents.md, SKU.md, live catalogs, MCP, UCP, and Checkout.
BLOG / what-is-sku-md.mdx
v0.10Define SKU.md, its document family, the Readable–Queryable–Executable Web, and the authority boundaries it does not cross.
BLOG / llms-txt-history-agent-readable-web.mdx
v0.10A dated history of llms.txt, Markdown access, AGENTS.md, and what SKU.md should learn without overstating adoption.
BLOG / introducing-sku-md-webmcp-readiness.mdx
v0.10A merchant guide to using SKU.md WebMCP Readiness to separate static discovery, runtime evidence, visible page action, and live commercial authority.
BLOG / sku-md-v0-10-ucp-product-knowledge.mdx
v0.10How SKU.md v0.10 complements UCP with merchant-hosted, auditable product knowledge while Catalog and Checkout remain authoritative for live commerce.
BLOG / sku-md-v0-10-webmcp-product-knowledge-and-page-actions.mdx
v0.10How SKU.md v0.10 gives agents durable, auditable product knowledge before a visit while WebMCP exposes current, user-visible actions after the page is open.
BLOG / sku-md-v0-9-interoperability-conformance.mdx
v0.9What changes in v0.9, how to migrate without changing the wire format, and how validators, consumers, and publishers share an evidence-based contract.
BLOG / sku-md-v0-8-layered-architecture.mdx
v0.8From discovery and product truth to capability declarations and checkout, this guide explains how SKU.md v0.8 separates merchant-hosted control from platform-gated authority.
BLOG / introducing-sku-md-v0-8.mdx
v0.8A practical overview of the publisher-owned product context layer, its document family, and its trust boundaries.