--- title: "Walmart: retailer profile | Agent Ready Checkout" description: "Walmart: Retailer that sold via ChatGPT Instant Checkout, built a UCP experience in Gemini, runs the Sparky assistant. Matrix status, facts and sources." canonical: https://agentreadycheckout.com/retailers/walmart site: "Agent Ready Checkout" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Retailers" --- # Walmart: retailer profile | Agent Ready Checkout > Walmart: Retailer that sold via ChatGPT Instant Checkout, built a UCP experience in Gemini, runs the Sparky assistant. Matrix status, facts and sources. Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/retailers/walmart Site: Agent Ready Checkout Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 Retailer profile # Walmart In short Retailer that sold via ChatGPT Instant Checkout, built a UCP experience in Gemini, runs the Sparky assistant, and in Oct 2026 announced Agent Profiles, an MCP Agent Gateway beta and terms for AI agents. Announced but not yet live: UCP. Walmart announced an OpenAI partnership starting with customers shopping Walmart through ChatGPT using Instant Checkout. ## Fact sheet Type Retailer Operator Walmart Inc. Homepage [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com) Matrix reach 0 live, 0 pilot, 1 announced, 0 not supported, 11 with no statement found ## The column in full: every protocol | Protocol | Status | Note | Source and read date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ACP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | UCP | announced | Walmart and Google announced a Walmart-built Gemini shopping experience using UCP on 11 Jan 2026; no Walmart or Google page found says it is live | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | AP2 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Visa TAP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Visa IC | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Mastercard Agent Pay | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Agent Pay for Machines | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Amex ACE | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | x402 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | MPP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Link for agents | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | Verifiable Intent | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 | | | | 0 live or pilot of 12 | | | | ## Sourced facts - Walmart announced an OpenAI partnership starting with customers shopping Walmart through ChatGPT using Instant Checkout. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10/14/walmart-partners-with-openai-to-create-ai-first-shopping-experiences), read 4 Nov 2026. - Walmart and Google announced a Walmart-built shopping experience accessible in Gemini using the Universal Commerce Protocol, launching first in the US. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/01/11/walmart-and-google-turn-ai-discovery-into-effortless-shopping-experiences), read 4 Nov 2026. - Walmart announced Agent Profiles (launching within a month) so customers authorise each agent with its own profile, approval per purchase or a spending limit such as $50, $100 or $200. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers), read 4 Nov 2026. - Walmart is building the Walmart Agent Gateway using MCP, starting as a beta for companies and developers. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers), read 4 Nov 2026. - Walmart terms for AI agents: customers approve agent purchases by default, agents never receive payment-card data or change payment methods, and agents that break the terms will be blocked. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers), read 4 Nov 2026. - The Paypers reported Walmart dropped OpenAI Instant Checkout in favour of deploying Sparky inside AI platforms. [thepaypers.com](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/walmart-drops-openai-checkout-and-deploys-sparky-on-ai-platforms), read 4 Nov 2026.Trade press ## In the vendors section - [Walmart](https://agentreadycheckout.com/vendors/walmart), retailer profile ## Sources 1. [corporate.walmart.com](https://corporate.walmart.com), read 4 Nov 2026 2. [corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10/14/walmart-partners-with-openai-to-create-ai-first-shopping-experiences](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10/14/walmart-partners-with-openai-to-create-ai-first-shopping-experiences), read 4 Nov 2026 3. [corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/01/11/walmart-and-google-turn-ai-discovery-into-effortless-shopping-experiences](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/01/11/walmart-and-google-turn-ai-discovery-into-effortless-shopping-experiences), read 4 Nov 2026 4. [corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers), read 4 Nov 2026 5. [thepaypers.com/payments/news/walmart-drops-openai-checkout-and-deploys-sparky-on-ai-platforms](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/walmart-drops-openai-checkout-and-deploys-sparky-on-ai-platforms), read 4 Nov 2026 Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026 ## Edition Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026. Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [5 sources](#sources-h). ## Method [How cells, sources and read dates are defined](https://agentreadycheckout.com/method)