Amazon's next Alexa project 'Moonraker' aims to handle complex multi-step tasks autonomously

Amazon is reportedly working on a new Alexa project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would give the voice assistant more advanced agentic capabilities, building beyond what the recently announced Alexa+ can do, according to Gizmodo and internal documents seen by Business Insider.

While Alexa+ can already handle tasks like ordering food, Moonraker seeks to significantly expand those autonomous abilities, enabling the assistant to complete more complex, multi-step operations without user intervention, Engadget reported.

EngadgetAmazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant

"Moonraker seeks to significantly expand those autonomous capabilities."

That expansion marks a clear step toward a truly proactive assistant, one that could manage errands and scheduling with minimal prompts.

"handle multi-step tasks more effectively."

Both reports point to Amazon's ambition to stay competitive in the increasingly crowded AI assistant space, where rivals like Google and Apple are also pushing for more independent, agentic features.