Google is building a fully autonomous personal agent codenamed “Remy” that can take actions on behalf of users across Google’s service ecosystem, according to an internal document and two people familiar with the project.
Remy runs inside a staff-only version of Google’s Gemini app. Employees have been testing the agent internally. An internal description reads: “Remy is your 24/7 personal agent for work, school, and daily life, powered by Gemini. It elevates the Gemini app into a true assistant that can take actions on your behalf, not just answer questions or generate content.”
The tool goes beyond Google’s existing “Agent Mode” features, which can perform multi-step tasks but vary by subscription tier and region. Remy, by contrast, is described as deeply integrated across Google services with the ability to “monitor for things that matter to you, handle complex tasks proactively, and learn your preferences over time,” according to Business Insider.
A Google spokesperson declined to comment. No public launch timeline has been disclosed.
The OpenClaw Parallel
The comparison to OpenClaw is immediate. Both systems aim to act autonomously on a user’s behalf across messaging, research, and daily tasks. OpenClaw went viral earlier this year, and OpenAI hired its creator, Peter Steinberger, in February. Google’s Remy appears to be the company’s most direct response to that category.
Google has lacked a broadly available, fully autonomous agent product. Its I/O event later this month is expected to showcase the next wave of AI products, with agents as a major focus. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has repeatedly described his vision for a comprehensive digital assistant.
The Naming
The internal document describes the project as “dogfooding,” a standard practice at tech companies where employees test products before external launch. The name “Remy” derives from the Latin “Remigius,” meaning “oarsman” or “rower.” It is also the name of the chef rat in Pixar’s Ratatouille, and as Seeking Alpha noted, Google may be referencing both.
What Google I/O Could Reveal
The timing puts Remy squarely in the frame for a public reveal at Google I/O later this month. Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are all racing to own the autonomous agent layer. Microsoft is developing OpenClaw-style functionality inside Copilot. OpenAI has Codex and is integrating OpenClaw’s creator’s work. Google now has Remy. The race among major platforms has shifted from whether to ship personal agents to which one ships a production-ready version first.