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  "markdown": "Co-founder, Walmart.\n\nSam Walton co-founded Walmart with his brother Bud Walton in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, and started Sam's Club in 1983. He died in 1992.\n\n## What Sam builds\n\n- [Walmart Agent Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/walmart-agent-gateway.md), graded F, 8.4/100, in Shopping, returns \u0026 refunds. Walmart Agent Gateway is Walmart's announced MCP interface for AI agents that shop Walmart and Sam's Club for a customer. Announced on 21 October 2026, it starts as a beta by request for companies and developers, with no public endpoint. Co-founder, Walmart, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Bud Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bud-walton-2/), Co-founder, Walmart\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Sam Walton?\n\nSam Walton co-founded Walmart with his brother Bud Walton in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, and started Sam's Club in 1983. He died in 1992.\n\n### What does Walmart Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Walmart Agent Gateway from Walmart Inc.. Walmart Agent Gateway is Walmart's announced MCP interface for AI agents that shop Walmart and Sam's Club for a customer. Announced on 21 October 2026, it starts as a beta by request for companies and developers, with no public endpoint.\n\n### How are Sam's tools graded?\n\nWalmart Agent Gateway is graded F, 8.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://corporate.walmart.com/about/contact\n- https://corporate.walmart.com/\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Walton\n\nNot the same person as [Sam Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-walton/) (Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Walmart Inc.)), as far as the research can tell.\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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