How Validation Works

This engine analyzes your commerce payload against multiple standards simultaneously to answer one question: Is this safe to ship today, maintain tomorrow, and consume by AI agents?

The Pipeline

1. JSON Integrity
2. Schema Validation
3. Semantic Rules
4. Agent Readability
5. Scoring

Validators

Google Merchant UCP

Strict enforcement of Google's Universal Commerce Protocol requirements. Checks for mandatory fields like ID, Title, and valid Price structures.

Community UCP

Forward-looking compatibility checks based on ucp.dev community standards. Flags unknown fields that might cause ingestion warnings.

Agent LLM Readiness

Ensures your data is readable by AI agents. Penalizes deep nesting (>4 levels), ambiguous descriptions, and non-explicit pricing that confuses LLMs.

Generic Marketplace

Baseline checklist for conservative marketplace ingestion. Ensures fundamental identity and value propositions are present.

Scoring Model

Every validator starts with 100 points. Points are deducted for every issue found.

Errors
-20 to -25 pts
Warnings
-5 pts
Agent Issues
-5 to -10 pts
90-100
Safe
70-89
Minor Risk
50-69
High Risk
< 50
Likely Failure

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