# Walmart and Anthropic Launch AI Shopping Tools

> Walmart and Anthropic introduce AI shopping tools for customers as Amazon blocks third-party agents.
- Title: Walmart and Anthropic Launch AI Shopping Tools | Shortify
- Summary: Walmart and Anthropic introduce AI shopping tools for customers as Amazon blocks third-party agents. Walmart allows AI agents to shop with approval limits…
- Keywords: walmart, anthropic, ai agents, claudes duet, amazon, muse, shopping, news, world, Launch, Tools, The Straits Times
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/united-states/walmart-launches-tools-for-ai-agents-to-shop-for-customers-as-anthropic-launches-its-own
- Published: 2026-10-21T22:47:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: walmart, anthropic, ai agents, claudes duet, amazon, muse, shopping, news, world
## Walmart's AI Shopping Tools
Walmart launches Agent Profiles for customers to let AI agents shop with approval limits or spending caps.
## Anthropic Releases Claude Duet
Anthropic launches Claude Duet, an AI agent that works across connected apps and makes purchases with user approval.
## Amazon Blocks Third-Party Agents
Amazon blocks third-party shopping agents like Meta’s Muse while promoting its own AI tools.
## Muse Downloads Over 10 Million
Meta’s Muse has been downloaded more than 10 million times in the United States and Canada.
## Key takeaway

Walmart allows AI agents to shop with approval limits while Anthropic releases Claude Duet, contrasting Amazon's ban on third-party shopping agents.