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Smarter Agents. Standardized Access. Zero Rebuilds. Introducing the Algolia MCP Server for Agentic commerce. Great AI agents start with great data access. That's why we built the MCP Server, a production-ready foundation that gives ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and custom AI apps standardized, live access to your product catalog, no separate integration for each. With the Algolia MCP Server, developers can: → Connect once, query pricing, inventory, and catalog context anywhere → Skip rebuilding retrieval logic for every model → Ship with guardrails and cost controls built in From product search to live merchandising rules, agents can now reason over real commerce data, no custom integration, no duplicated logic. Swipe ➡️ through to see how it works, straight down to the config.

Building an AI agent is easy. Making it drive revenue is where most retailers get stuck. Retailers have stopped debating whether to build agentic shopping. The question now is how to make it convert. Amazon Web Services (AWS)'s Agentic Shopping Assistant (ASA), powered by Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore, gets agents into production. Algolia brings the shopper-facing experience and catalog intelligence that turn those agents into revenue. Together, that's the complete stack, from agent infrastructure to the retrieval layer that gets shoppers (and the agents shopping for them) to the right product. See it in action at RetailClub AI Festival. Visit the Algolia kiosk in the AWS section. 📍 Huntington Beach, CA 📅 September 23–24 Learn more + book a demo: https://bit.ly/4ciRze9

The search behind some of the world's biggest brands? That's Algolia. In this BBC News Talking Business interview, our CEO Stephen Lynch breaks down what Algolia actually does. From powering nearly 2 trillion searches a year to helping 18,000+ companies and 500,000 developers build AI-powered discovery experiences, here's why search is just the beginning. ▶️ Watch the full BBC interview: http://bit.ly/45ivOHk

The “best” AI model might not be the best model for your agent. After all, the smartest model on paper doesn’t always win in production. Model choice is a balancing act between cost, latency, and quality. And optimizing for one can mean compromising on another. We explore how to navigate these tradeoffs, why retrieval matters, and how to choose the right model for the job. Find out what to consider before your agent hits production ⤵

Algolia is now a native integration on the Vercell Marketplace. That means developers can provision an Algolia application straight from the Vercel dashboard, the same way they provision a database. No separate Algolia sign-up, no second invoice, no API keys to copy between tools. Credentials land in your project's environment variables automatically, and usage shows up on your existing Vercel bill. A few details worth knowing... → Free tier up to 10,000 transactions/month, with pay-as-you-go Grow and Grow Plus plans above that → Optional Algolia Crawler setup for your Vercel domain during the install wizard → Agent Studio works with the Vercel AI SDK, so a conversational search interface is a useChat hook away → A Next.js starter template ships with search-as-you-type, highlighting, and keyboard navigation out of the box Piyush Patel, our Chief Ecosystem Officer, put it well: "Developers shouldn't have to leave their workflow to add world-class search to their application. This partnership reflects where we see the ecosystem heading: infrastructure that works together by default, for the humans and the agents building on it." Available today to every Vercel customer.

Steven Chung joins Algolia as Chief Revenue Officer. Veronica Servantez joins as Chief Marketing Officer. Both have strong experience in enterprise software and have helped build and grow leading businesses. They’re joining us at a key time for Algolia. For more than ten years, we’ve led the search category. Now, we’re expanding our focus from helping people find the right results to powering the intelligence behind AI-native applications and agents. Steven will lead our global revenue team as we grow enterprise adoption and expand our partnerships around the world. Veronica will head global marketing as we shape and build the market for Retrieval Intelligence. We’re excited to have two outstanding leaders join us for this next chapter. Welcome Steven and Veronica.

🛒✨ Ready to transform your digital aisles with AI-powered shopping? Join us in Las Vegas for Groceryshop, the premier event for grocery and CPG innovation! At booth # 1225, we’ll show you how Algolia helps grocers turn natural shopping intent into personalized meal ideas, complete shopping lists, intelligent substitutions, and relevant recommendations that drive bigger baskets and stronger customer loyalty. From inspiration to checkout, see how conversational AI-powered discovery can make grocery shopping faster, easier, and more profitable. 📅 September 22–24 | 📍 Las Vegas, NV 🍕 Plus, stop by our booth for a chance to win a Breville Smart Oven® Pizzaiolo! Learn more + book your personalized demo at #Groceryshop2026 → https://bit.ly/4gvltxe

AI is changing the path from browse to buy. But are retailers keeping pace? We partnered with The Retail Hive to find out. The new Search & Discovery Barometer reveals where retailers stand today: → 52% still rely on out-of-the-box, third-party tools for search → Just 8% feel ready for AI agents to navigate their sites on shoppers’ behalf → Investment remains split across personalization, semantic search, and AI recommendations, with no clear frontrunner As John Stewart, VP, Corporate Communications at Algolia, notes in the report: retailers know where discovery is headed, the real challenge is execution. Explore the findings + our 5-point playbook for retail leaders: https://bit.ly/4deDfnk

Grocery loyalty is up for grabs. As prices climb, shoppers are rethinking where, what, and how they buy. Our latest Ecommerce AI Pulse surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers and found: → 75% are stressed about grocery bills → 44% don’t necessarily have a go-to grocery store → 48% would be more likely to shop with a grocer that implements AI → 71% of parents say they would use an AI shopping agent But there’s a catch. Consumers won’t trust AI if the shopping experience behind it can’t get the basics right. The opportunity for grocers starts with better product discovery, accurate inventory, relevant alternatives, and AI grounded in reliable product data. See what the findings reveal about inflation, AI, and the fight for grocery shopper loyalty. ⤵

AI is moving fast, but that doesn't mean you need to have everything figured out today. Featured guest Emily Pfeiffer, Principal Analyst at Forrester, joined Algolia to talk about where AI-powered product discovery is really headed. Her advice? Ditch the FOMO. Fix the fundamentals first. Because the brands winning at this aren't moving fastest. They're building on solid ground. 3 things to focus on now: → Better product data → Conversational search → Small experiments, not full catalog overhauls The future of shopping is still being written. Start with the fundamentals. They'll matter more than whatever's trending next. Full convo with Emily in the comments ⤵