Walmart has introduced WIBEY, a super-agent platform built under its new agentic framework, just ahead of its retail-tech event Converge 2025. Designed as an intuitive invocation layer, WIBEY interprets developer intent and coordinates execution across Walmart’s agentic ecosystem. It integrates smoothly into workflows on CLI, Slack, and Visual Studio.
“WIBEY is more than just vibe coding. It has starter kits, access to enterprise APIs, and context-awareness that makes the output scalable and maintainable,” said Sravana Kumar Karnati, EVP, Global Tech Platforms, Walmart.
The platform addresses key challenges faced by Walmart’s developers, such as modernising legacy COBOL-based systems and ensuring accessibility compliance. WIBEY can analyse old code, map it to modern APIs, and suggest implementations in Java, Go, or Rust. Engineers remain in control through pull requests and test cases. According to Karnati, this shift has already achieved an 8 to 10 times improvement in resolving accessibility issues, freeing developers from repetitive tasks so they can focus on higher-value work.
To support WIBEY, Walmart’s machine learning platform Element has added new capabilities like agent-aware pipelines and standardised communication protocols. These updates are aimed at making software development and operations faster and more context-aware. “Developers don’t want to spend their time fixing repetitive bugs. WIBEY lets them supervise the process instead of grinding through it,” Karnati emphasised.
The launch of WIBEY signals a move from prompt engineering to contextual engineering. By including HR policies, APIs, system rules, and constraints, developers can generate scalable, domain-aware outputs. Karnati summed up the shift: “You can learn Golang or Rust on the job, but you can’t quickly learn the fundamentals of distributed systems at Walmart’s scale. That’s what we test for.”
This development highlights a new phase for Walmart, rewarding developers who combine strong computer science foundations with adaptability in agentic workflows.
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