The house that explains itself

The house that explains itself · Alexa+ as the resident agent of a rental · simulated Echo Show

The house that explains itself

An Echo Show on the kitchen counter of a short-term rental. The guest — a stranger to the house — talks to it. Alexa+ answers with the host's own instructions, restocks what runs out, books repairs around the booking calendar, and remembers it all the next morning. The host never has to.

“How do I turn on the hot tub?”
Reads the host's own steps and shows the host's picture. Ask about the wifi and you get a QR card.
“The coffee pods are out.”
Checks the cupboard, orders a refill to the property from the host's supplier, tells you where the spare box is, posts to the host's feed.
“The shower is dripping.”
Opens a ticket, picks the host's plumber, offers the first slot that isn't a check-in day, books it on your yes — and tomorrow it remembers.

Who it's for: hosts, who already put an Echo in every unit and answer the same twenty questions by text at 11 pm. The guide is written once and reused across every stay.

Under the hood: everything runs through a self-hosted MCP server (spec 2025-11-25, Streamable HTTP) at /mcp. Open “MCP calls” on the right to watch. Demo data only — no real store, no card.

GitHub Friction log

Entry for Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon — Alexa+ track. Simulated experience; the real surface is the MCP server.

Lakeview Cabin

Guest mode · checkout Thu 11 am

“Alexa, how do I turn on the hot tub?”