{
  "id": 10496304,
  "title": "Google says it will migrate Gems, which let users create custom versions of Gemini, to \"skills\", starting Nov. 17; Google introduced skills with Gemini Spark (Abner Li/9to5Google)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/google-says-it-will-migrate-gems-which-let-users-create-custom",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-28T17:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/09/27/gemini-gems-skills/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has announced that it will migrate its Gems feature, which allows users to create custom versions of Gemini, to a new system called \"skills\" starting November 17, 2026. The company introduced skills with Gemini Spark in 2024, and they serve the same purpose as Gems at a high level, allowing users to provide Gemini with custom instructions. However, skills can be more easily invoked with a \"/\" in the prompt box, and multiple skills can be used simultaneously. To access skills, users can switch to the Gemini Spark tab or simply type a \"/\" in the chat box. Google's announcement may have been released slightly early, as the \"Learn more\" help article and \"Create skills\" button are not yet functional.",
  "summary": "In 2024, Google introduced Gems as “custom versions of Gemini.” The Gemini app will soon replace Gems with “skills.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/google-is-killing-off-geminis-gems-in-favor-of-skills",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:29:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}