Walmart Launches Its Own Agent Gateway, Allowing AI to Place Orders and Shop on Users' Behalf

Walmart announced the launch of its own agent gateway, a new MCP server that lets vetted AI agents connect to the Walmart platform, check online inventory, and place orders on users' behalf, with support for Sam's Club as well. Walmart has also developed technology to distinguish agent orders from users' own orders, and next month it will launch an agent profile feature that lets users authorize each agent individually, view its orders, and set either manual confirmation for every purchase or automatic authorization within a spending limit. Walmart has also introduced terms of use for AI agents, stipulating that agents must not act beyond the user's intent, cannot access payment information, and that violating agents will be banned from accessing the website.