Google Develops Internal AI Agent 'Remy' as Answer to Autonomous AI Assistants

May 8, 2026

Google employees are testing an internal AI agent codenamed Remy, described as a 24/7 personal agent that runs in a staff-only version of Google's Gemini app. Remy can take actions on users' behalf, monitor for things that matter, handle complex tasks proactively, and integrate across Google's services. Google is expected to demonstrate its next wave of AI products at its I/O event later in May 2026. OpenAI hired OpenClaw's creator in February 2026.

Remy AI agent development

▪Remy is described as a 24/7 personal agent that can take actions on the user's behalf.
▪Remy can integrate with a range of Google's other services.
▪Remy runs in a staff-only version of Google's Gemini app.
▪Business Insider learned about Google's Remy AI agent from an internal document and two people familiar with the matter.
▪The name Remy has origins in the Latin word Remigius, meaning oarsman or rower.
▪Google is working on an AI agent codenamed Remy.
▪A Google spokesperson declined to comment on Remy.
▪Remy is the name of the assistant chef rat in Pixar's Ratatouille.

Autonomous agent capabilities

▪Remy can monitor for things that matter to users, handle complex tasks proactively, and learn user preferences over time.
▪Remy elevates the Gemini app into a true assistant that can take actions on the user's behalf, not just answer questions or generate content.
▪Remy is described as being deeply integrated across Google.

Internal employee testing

▪An internal document describes Remy as a dogfooding project.
▪Google employees have been testing Remy internally.

AI agent industry competition

▪Google has been rolling out Agent Mode and other related features that can perform multi-step tasks, with access varying by subscription tier and region.
▪Google does not yet have a widely available, fully autonomous AI agent product.
▪OpenAI hired OpenClaw's creator in February 2026.