Walmart introduces Agent Profiles, an Agent Gateway and AI-agent terms so agents can shop for customers with spending limits
Walmart announces Agent Profiles, a dedicated account profile for each AI agent so customers can see agent purchases separately, approve each purchase or set spending limits, and delete profiles at any time. It also describes the Walmart Agent Gateway, an MCP-based beta for companies and developers, and terms for AI agents, including that agents cannot access payment-card information and non-compliant agents will be blocked. Agent Profiles are slated to launch within the next month.
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Walmart announces Agent Profiles, a dedicated account profile for each AI agent so customers can see agent purchases separately, approve each purchase or set spending limits, and delete profiles at any time. It also describes the Walmart Agent Gateway, an MCP-based beta for companies and developers, and terms for AI agents, including that agents cannot access payment-card information and non-compliant agents will be blocked. Agent Profiles are slated to launch within the next month.
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- Agent Profiles give each agent a dedicated profile in the customer's account, letting customers view agent purchases separately.
- Customers can require approval for every purchase or set a spending limit, such as $50, $100 or $200.
- The Walmart Agent Gateway uses MCP and begins as a beta for companies and developers.
- Agents cannot receive customers' payment-card information or add or change payment methods; noncompliant agents will be blocked.
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Walmart announced Agent Profiles (launching within a month), the Walmart Agent Gateway and terms for AI agents, letting customers authorize each agent with its own profile, see its purchases separately, and require approval per purchase or set spending limits such as $50, $100 or $200. Primary page date unverified as a timestamp (page shows Oct. 21, 2026).
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The announcement sets out concrete permission, spending-limit, and data-access rules for AI agents making purchases on a major retailer's site, a template for how agentic commerce may be governed.
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