{
  "service": "Agent Outposts",
  "logging": "Intent registrations are logged in aggregate (brand, intent, result counts, hashed caller id) for demand statistics. No raw IP addresses are stored; free-text fields are stored only as provided.",
  "disclaimer": "Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Walmart. This Outpost is a demand registry operated by Agent Outposts; door-state data is compiled from public sources (evidence linked per claim) and is not provided, reviewed, or endorsed by Walmart.",
  "outpost": "walmart",
  "brand": "Walmart",
  "category": "Grocery & warehouse",
  "status": "collecting_demand",
  "headline": "Strong partner/affiliate and seller APIs, but no consumer shopping, checkout or tracking API - agents get product data only as approved affiliates.",
  "wall_summary": "Walmart's doors are real but built for businesses, not shoppers: product data, prices and availability flow through the Affiliate API on Walmart I/O and through seller-side Marketplace APIs, each behind an approval gate. There is no consumer shopping, checkout or order-tracking API at all — an agent buying for a principal hits a full wall on ordering and tracking.",
  "door_state_version": "census-2026-11-01",
  "door_state": {
    "inventory": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/",
      "note": "Ambiguity: walmart.io lists sellers managing 'items, orders, prices, inventory' via Marketplace APIs - that is seller inventory management. No consumer-facing stock/availability API was found; consumer availability check is Walmart.com/app only.",
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Walmart Marketplace APIs (seller-side)"
    },
    "menu_browse": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/",
      "note": "Walmart I/O says affiliates can 'access full range of information and metadata about products available on Walmart.com' via custom API calls; access requires becoming a Walmart Affiliate, not self-serve consumer API.",
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Walmart Affiliate API via Walmart I/O (walmart.io)"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/",
      "note": "No consumer shopping/checkout API. Walmart I/O describes Immersive Commerce for approved partners to integrate commerce in games/apps, and Marketplace order management for sellers - neither is a sanctioned agent door to place a consumer grocery order.",
      "state": "human_only",
      "via": "Walmart.com / Walmart app (human checkout); partner-only Immersive Commerce API noted on walmart.io"
    },
    "prices": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/",
      "note": "Product/price data is exposed to approved affiliates; Marketplace APIs on same portal are seller-side price management, not a public consumer price API.",
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Walmart Affiliate API via Walmart I/O"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/",
      "note": "Order APIs on the developer portal are seller order-management. No consumer order-tracking API found after checking Walmart I/O and developer.walmart.com seller docs surfaced in search.",
      "state": "human_only",
      "via": "Walmart.com / Walmart app"
    }
  },
  "official_channels": [
    {
      "name": "Walmart Affiliate API (Walmart I/O)",
      "kind": "partner_program",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory"
      ],
      "gate": "Access requires becoming an approved Walmart Affiliate via Walmart I/O (walmart.io); exposes product information/metadata, prices and availability data. Not self-serve and carries no consumer checkout.",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Walmart Marketplace APIs",
      "kind": "seller_program",
      "covers": [],
      "gate": "Seller-side only: marketplace sellers manage their own items, orders, prices and inventory. Not a consumer shopping door.",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Immersive Commerce API",
      "kind": "partner_program",
      "covers": [],
      "gate": "Approved partners only, for integrating commerce into games/apps per Walmart I/O. Not a sanctioned agent door for placing a consumer grocery order.",
      "evidence_url": "https://walmart.io/"
    }
  ],
  "agent_native": {
    "api_catalog": "unverified",
    "llms_txt": "unverified",
    "mcp_server": false
  },
  "bot_posture": {
    "summary": "unverified - robots.txt fetch failed with browser service 429 rate limit on 2026-11-01; no inference drawn",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.walmart.com/robots.txt"
  },
  "alternatives": {
    "menu_browse": {
      "count": 2,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "prices": {
      "count": 2,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "inventory": {
      "count": 2,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "count": 2,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "count": 1,
      "access": "register_intent"
    }
  },
  "alternatives_policy": "Ranked by fit only. Placement is never sold.",
  "register_intent": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.agentoutposts.com/outposts/walmart/intent",
    "body": {
      "intent": "one of: menu_browse | prices | inventory | ordering | tracking",
      "detail": "optional context for the brand (max 500 chars), e.g. the task you were trying to complete. Never include personal data — no names, addresses, or order details.",
      "agent_label": "optional self-declared agent name (max 80 chars). Never put personal data in this field.",
      "est_frequency": "optional, e.g. '40/day'",
      "notify": "'poll' (default) or 'webhook'",
      "notify_url": "required when notify = 'webhook'"
    },
    "returns": "A receipt: ticket, queue position, live demand snapshot, alternatives for your intent, and (poll mode) a notify URL that reports door-state changes.",
    "limits": "100 intent registrations per caller per day"
  }
}