Meet Remy: Google is creating a ‘24/7 personal agent’ to manage your digital life, says report

Google is working on a new ‘personal agent’ for Gemini that is designed to take actions on a user's behalf. According to a Business Insider report on 5 May, the new agent, codenamed ‘Remy’, is designed to function as a “24/7 personal agent” for work, school and everyday life.

"It elevates the Gemini app into a true assistant that can take actions on your behalf — not just answer questions or generate content," an internal description of Remy read.

Google's answer to OpenClaw?

The report says Remy sounds very similar to OpenClaw. This AI agent platform went viral earlier this year for its ability to take actions on behalf of users, such as summarising emails, managing calendars, replying to messages, and even navigating websites. The popularity of OpenClaw eventually led to its acquisition by OpenAI.

The internal document also said that Remy is deeply integrated across Google's ecosystem and can “monitor for things that matter to you, handle complex tasks proactively, and learn your preferences over time.”

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When is Remy launching?

The report says there is no public timeline for launching Remy yet. The description of the new AI project calls it a "dogfooding" project, a standard practice in the tech industry where employees test products internally before a public rollout.

However, the company is set to hold its I/O event later this month, and Remy could potentially be unveiled there. The company also has a history of showcasing its biggest AI updates at I/O, especially after it shifted Pixel phone launches to the October window.

The company recently launched its Gemini 2.5 Pro model, AI Mode in Google Search and Deep Research tool. The company showcased many AI projects that it did not immediately release, including Project Mariner, an AI agent that can use a browser to perform multi-step tasks on behalf of users.

As for the naming of the new AI agent, the report says it isn't clear why Google decided to name its new tool ‘Remy’, but the name has its origin in the Latin word Remigus, which means "oarsman" or "rower," and could be a reference to the AI agent doing a lot of work on behalf of users. The name could also be a reference to the chef rat in Pixar's Ratatouille.

An earlier report by Business Insider said that Google employees were given access to an internal AI tool called ‘Agent Smith’, which can automate tasks like coding.

The report said that Agent Smith was a reference to the popular antagonist from the movie The Matrix, in which Will Smith plays a software agent in a simulated world designed to monitor, control and maintain order, capable of acting independently and intelligently.

Moreover, the agent has a feature similar to OpenClaw, allowing employees to assign tasks to the agent and monitor progress via internal chat platforms on their mobile phones.