While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat | TechCrunch techcrunch.com

Walmart announced an Agent Gateway, an MCP server that lets approved AI agents search its inventory and buy items for shoppers, including at Sam’s Club. Next month, Agent Profiles will let customers track agent purchases separately and set transaction approvals or spending limits; Walmart says its rules bar agents from accessing payment details or acting beyond shoppers’ instructions, and its usual returns policy applies.