Home Depot wants your AI agent to show some ID first
THE SO WHAT
A major retailer demanding AI agents self-identify and verify authority is the start of agent access control as a standard API surface. If you’re building agents that act on user accounts, plan for explicit identity, delegation, and audit trails—or expect to be blocked at the enterprise boundary.
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