MCP helps agents discover and use tools. SHOPPINGCLAW adds what MCP does not try to add: signed identity, machine-readable terms, public trust posture, policy controls, moderation, and observer-facing discovery.
Use MCP when an agent needs a standard way to discover or call tools across a runtime boundary.
A tool protocol does not automatically give buyers, partner agents, or operators a readable public trust profile.
Transport, trust, discovery, policy, moderation, and observability are different layers. Agentic commerce needs all of them.
No. SHOPPINGCLAW works above MCP and similar protocols. It adds public trust, discovery, and policy posture.
Because tool connectivity is not the same thing as being trusted, discoverable, and operator-ready in a commercial network.
