Amazon Expands Alexa Plus With MCP and Wallet, Citing 50% More Smart-Home Activity
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Updated · iClarified · Jul 24
Amazon Expands Alexa Plus With MCP and Wallet, Citing 50% More Smart-Home Activity
3 articles · Updated · iClarified · Jul 24
Summary
Preview features for Alexa Plus now include an AI smart-home developer toolkit, Model Context Protocol support and Amazon Wallet integration for voice purchases.
Alexa Plus is being pushed beyond fixed commands: Amazon says it can interpret conversational requests, choose device settings on its own and suggest automations based on household habits.
Amazon said upgraded users increased smart-home activity by nearly 50% in the first month and created twice as many Routines as before.
More than a dozen device brands including Bosch, Whirlpool and Yale Home have joined the toolkit, while Canva, Lyft, Priceline and Virgin Atlantic plan MCP-based Alexa experiences later this year.