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Walmart announced it will allow users' own AI agents to shop on its website. According to a report on October 22, 2026, Walmart launched Agent Profiles, Walmart Agent Gateway, and terms of use for AI agents, letting customers shop at Walmart and Sam's Club through apps and agents of their choice, with built-in permissions, controls, and protections. The report said Agent Profiles will launch next month, and customers can authorize a separate profile for each agent, choose per-transaction approval or set spending limits such as $50, $100, or $200, and can disable permissions or delete profiles at any time. Agent Gateway is built on MCP and is currently open as an invite-only beta for enterprises and developers, claiming to provide real-time product and fulfillment data, reduce requests and token consumption, and include safeguards such as category restrictions and rate limits. Another report said Walmart developed technology to distinguish agent orders from users' own orders, and stipulates that agents must not act beyond the user's intent and cannot obtain payment information, and violating agents will be banned from accessing the website.
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Personal agents launch in droves, most apps unwilling to open their entry points
Anthropic released a standalone mobile app Claude Duet on October 21, which can monitor email and calendars, chase bills, and place orders and make payments after user approval; it is based on Opus 5.5 and is free of extra charge during the preview period. The article compares similar personal agents such as Meta Muse and OpenAI dots, noting that they all have their own computers in the cloud and take over email, calendars, and wallets. Meanwhile, Amazon blocked Muse, Doubao's screen automation was rejected by more than 150 apps, and Walmart Agent Gateway and Doubao SAEP attempt to use protocols such as MCP to let apps proactively decide whether to allow agents.
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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.
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Walmart Launches Agent Profiles and Agent Gateway to Set Permissions for AI Shopping Agents
Walmart announced the launch of Agent Profiles, the Walmart Agent Gateway, and terms for AI agents, enabling customers to shop at Walmart and Sam's Club through apps and agents of their choosing, with built-in permissions, controls, and protections. Agent Profiles will launch next month; customers can authorize a separate profile for each agent, choose per-transaction approval or set spending limits such as $50, $100, or $200, and can revoke permissions or delete profiles at any time. The Agent Gateway is built on MCP and is currently available as an invite-only beta for enterprises and developers; it claims to provide real-time product and fulfillment data, reduce requests and token consumption, and includes safeguards such as category restrictions and rate limits.
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Walmart launches Agent Gateway, opening shopping to AI agents
Walmart has released Agent Gateway, an MCP-based server that lets approved AI agents search Walmart's online inventory and place orders on users' behalf, covering Walmart and Sam's Club. Next month it will also launch Agent Profiles, letting users create a separate profile for each agent, view its spending records individually, and choose per-transaction approval or set spending limits. Walmart has also drafted dedicated terms for AI agents, defining their operating boundaries, with non-compliant agents banned from accessing the site; this contrasts with Amazon's move to start blocking AI agents from making purchases on users' behalf.
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Walmart to Open Its Site to AI Agents Shopping on Users' Behalf Next Month
Walmart announced that starting next month it will allow users to connect their own AI agents to its website to shop on their behalf, and will offer Agent Profiles features including purchase approval, budget caps, and separate views of agent orders. Walmart connects agents through an Agent Gateway based on the Model Context Protocol, saying this avoids obstacles in browser-based operations and does not expose users' full shopping history or personal information to agents. Walmart also stipulates that agents must not act beyond the user's intent and must not change payment methods, and violators will be banned—a contrast to Amazon's blocking of the Perplexity shopping agent and Meta Muse.
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