Walmart has unveiled Agent Gateway, a new system designed to enable to autonomously shop and make purchases on its e-commerce platform. The system includes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to manage transactions and Agent Profiles that allow authorized agents to operate independently while tracking their purchasing activity.
This move signals Walmart's bet on agentic commerce, where autonomous AI systems act on behalf of users or businesses to complete shopping tasks. The infrastructure gives AI agents structured access to Walmart's shopping systems while maintaining oversight and separation between different agents' activities.
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