---
title: "UCP Manifest"
description: "CognitiveCart serves the UCP manifest at /.well-known/ucp. Learn what it exposes: abilities endpoint, checkout endpoints when Stripe is connected, and how AI crawlers use it."
url: "https://docs.cognitivecartplugin.com/features/ucp-manifest/"
---
## Where it’s served

CognitiveCart registers a rewrite rule so that requests to:

```
https://your-site.com/.well-known/ucp
```

return the manifest as JSON. Both `/.well-known/ucp` and `/.well-known/ucp/` are valid. No configuration is required—once the plugin is active and permalinks are flushed, the URL is live.

## What the manifest exposes

The manifest is a JSON object that includes:

*   **abilitiesEndpoint** — The base URL for the Abilities API (e.g. `/wp-json/cognitive-cart/v1/abilities`). Agents call this to discover what actions the store supports (list products, add to cart, get checkout URL, etc.).
*   When **Stripe is connected**: **checkoutCreateSessionEndpoint** and **checkoutCompleteUrlTemplate**. These let agents create a Stripe Checkout session and know where the customer will be redirected after payment.

Crawlers that follow the UCP/ACP specs use this URL to find your store and then call the abilities endpoint to list available operations.

## How crawlers use it

AI crawlers and agents typically:

1.  Request `/.well-known/ucp` on your domain (or discover it via a directory or link).
2.  Parse the JSON to get `abilitiesEndpoint`.
3.  Call the abilities endpoint to retrieve the list of abilities (list-products, add-to-cart, get-checkout-url, etc.).
4.  Use the documented REST routes to list products, manage cart, and optionally create checkout sessions.

The Intelligence Dashboard in CognitiveCart shows crawl health (e.g. when a known AI bot last requested the manifest) so you can confirm discovery is working.