Gemini is getting rid of Gems, and its replacement aims to make repetitive work a lot easier

Gemini's skills are a new feature that lets you save frequently used instructions and run them without repeating prompts. These skills are now available globally in Gemini chat and will be introduced to Google Workspace clients soon. Once a skill is created, you can easily access it by typing "/skill name" in the prompt bar. This feature can streamline tasks such as generating custom skills from past chats and automatically running them with matching prompts.

You can also combine multiple skills to work on larger projects, like using a writing style skill with brand guidelines to produce on-brand content. Additionally, skills can now include reference files such as text documents, PDFs, or images. In the upcoming weeks, skills will gain features similar to Gems, like the ability to share with others and incorporate files from Google Drive and Gemini Notebook.

Starting November, support for Gems will be discontinued, followed by the removal of Opal in November and Gems for Workspace education in June. If Gems are phased out, they will automatically convert into skills. Gemini skills are accessible across all Google AI subscription tiers, with U18 access coming soon.