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Google replaces Gems with reusable Skills in Gemini
The Decoder Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats
Google is replacing Gems with Skills in Gemini chat, reusable prompts invoked by typing "/", with Gems phased out starting in November and existing ones migrating automatically.
Why it matters
If you saved custom Gems in Gemini, they will move to the new Skills format automatically after the phase-out begins in November.
Latest brief · Oct 19, 2026