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DoorDash has seen only a few hundred orders from AI agents

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DoorDash said third-party AI agents have generated only “a few hundred” orders so far, even as the company builds its own ordering tools and explores how to work with agent developers. Most customers still place orders in the DoorDash app. The gap between a fast-moving technology and a tiny volume of actual transactions makes the company’s near-term position clear: understand the new channels, but don’t mistake interest in agents for customer adoption.

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The app still leads

CEO Tony Xu gave the figure in response to an analyst’s question about orders placed through AI agents. He said the field is changing quickly and cautioned against treating hopes as reality.

DoorDash wants to learn how people use AI agents and establish working relationships with their developers. The company may also place advertising inside agents in the future.

DoorDash is building its own agents

The company has introduced several ways to order beyond its main app:

In September, DoorDash launched an agent that accepts orders through text.
In July, it introduced an agent with a command-line interface.
In June, it released the Ask DoorDash chatbot, where users can place orders using prompts and photos.

DoorDash has also introduced MCP, which lets businesses place orders through other chatbots.

Access is still contested

Websites are deciding whether to let agents access their content. Amazon blocks personal agents, while Walmart is actively opening access in an effort to attract some of its competitors’ customers.

My read is that DoorDash is preparing for a channel whose commercial value is still unproven. A few hundred orders are evidence that third-party agents can place orders, not that customers are ready to make them a major route to DoorDash.

What I’d want to know is whether those orders came from repeat users, and whether agents can bring customers DoorDash would not otherwise reach. The company’s interest in advertising inside agents points to a second question: if the channel grows, who controls the customer relationship—the delivery app or the agent?

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