NEWS · COMPANIES · #1160
Google will migrate Gemini’s “Gems” to unified “skills” on Nov. 17, 2026
Google says it will shut down the Gemini feature called “Gems” and automatically migrate users’ Gems into a new “skills” format on November 17, 2026; existing Gems will remain usable until that date and migration requires no user action. Google notes the skills UI requires entering a forward slash (/) in a task thread to select a skill.
KEY POINTS
- Google says it will shut down the Gemini feature called “Gems” and automatically migrate users’ Gems into a new “skills” format on November 17, 2026; existing Gems will remain usable until that date and migration requires no user action.
- Google notes the skills UI requires entering a forward slash (/) in a task thread to select a skill.
- This consolidates Gemini’s customization features while preserving user-created assistants, changing how users access and reuse those AI tools and signaling product-branding consolidation at Google.
WHY IT MATTERS
This consolidates Gemini’s customization features while preserving user-created assistants, changing how users access and reuse those AI tools and signaling product-branding consolidation at Google.