Restaurants can now accept orders placed directly from ChatGPT and Claude thanks to Square's new, low-fee, no setup integration
THE SO WHAT
Square wiring restaurants directly into ChatGPT and Claude is agent-to-POS integration hitting the real world—no dev team required. If you run local or multi-location retail, you now need a plan for how your menu, inventory, and hours show up when the customer’s agent does the ordering.
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