The effort began Oct 6 with founding partners including Walmart, Shopify, Stripe, Genesys, Instinct, and Rocket to move away from bots that simulate human browsing by clicking web pages. A v0.1 specification due later this month will implement OAuth-based sessions and allow businesses to restrict agents to read-only access by default. The protocol provides a secure alternative for merchants at a time when major platforms like Amazon have moved to block autonomous agents from their sites.
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Sierra and Meta Release First Draft of Personal Agent Protocol and Add 35 Partners
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A demo recently showcased Meta's Muse AI assistant collaborating with a mortgage agent to pre-approve a home loan, illustrating a new way for autonomous bots to engage with companies. On Oct 9, the consortium led by Sierra and Meta published the initial draft of the Personal Agent Protocol and added 35 new design partners to help refine how AI agents are recognized and authenticated by merchants. The open standard is intended to give consumers more control over their data and prevent companies from facing the technical chaos of unstandardized AI bot traffic.
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