# Meta, Walmart and Stripe Develop Standard for Personal AI Agents

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-06T18:23:14.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-06T18:23:14.000Z
Section: Technology

> The protocol aims to help businesses authenticate agents acting for customers and manage their access to personal and payment information.

Meta, Walmart, Stripe and Sierra are developing an open protocol for personal AI agents doing business online, aiming to help companies verify who an agent represents and control its access to customer information.

The proposed personal agent protocol would set standards for how personal AI agents interact with businesses. Sierra, an enterprise AI startup co-founded by OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor, is part of the effort, which Taylor is leading.

The protocol is intended to help businesses distinguish agents acting for customers from bots operating without a person’s authorization. Taylor likened its authentication function to signing in to websites with Google or Facebook credentials, and said it could give companies visibility into what agents do on their services.

Meta Superintelligence Labs head David Singleton said the standard is designed to give customers more visibility and control as agents use sensitive information, including credit card and personal details. He compared the planned framework to email standards that let different systems communicate.

OpenAI and Anthropic have not joined the initiative. Taylor said he expects other AI companies to take part and argued that broad participation is central to making the protocol an open standard.