What do Shopify, AI agents, and a humble text file have in common?

In this episode, we dive deep into the surprising influence of robots.txt, a simple but powerful website file, and its growing role in the future of e-commerce and AI.

📌 You'll learn:

• What robots.txt really does (and doesn't do)
• How Shopify lets merchants customize it (and why that matters)
• The implications of Shopify’s quiet move to set AI agent boundaries
• Why a single comment in that file is shaping conversations about automation, trust, and the future of online retail

We explore official Shopify docs, insights from Modern Retail, Digiday, and Power Commerce, and discuss how Shopify is drawing a line between ethical AI integration and unauthorized automation.

💡 Whether you're a Shopify merchant, SEO strategist, or just AI-curious, this episode connects the dots between backend code and big-picture commerce.

📍 Tune in now and discover how technical rules are redefining digital trust in an AI-powered world.