Gems
A custom AI assistant feature introduced by Google for Gemini, analogous to OpenAI's GPTs and Anthropic's Projects. Gems allow users to preconfigure a model's role, behavioral rules, and knowledge context via system prompts, enabling reusable, specialized AI assistant configurations.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Gems are exiting the stage of history: starting November 17 they are moved into Settings; enterprise accounts will be unable to create, edit, or use Gems as early as March 1, 2027.
Workspace Studio has already prohibited adding new "Ask a Gem" steps, and existing steps can still be used until the deadline.
Gems is a dedicated Gemini conversation with a manual and files, which can be named, given a description, assigned instructions, and connected to a knowledge base (files, Drive, code, or Notebook)
Gems is essentially a system prompt persistence mechanism, belonging to the same category of design as OpenAI's GPTs and Anthropic's Projects
Google is about to discontinue Gems, the feature in Gemini used to build task-specific agents.
Google will introduce a new mechanism called Skills to replace Gems.
The Gems feature allows users to create dedicated AI personas or assistants for specific tasks (such as writing, coding, and fitness planning), with each Gem carrying preset instructions and context.
Gems are essentially Gemini instances pre-configured with instructions, and can link to a live Google Doc as a knowledge base, enabling the knowledge base to update automatically with the document.
All Facts (8)
Workspace Studio has already prohibited adding new "Ask a Gem" steps, and existing steps can still be used until the deadline.
50%UnverifiedGems is a dedicated Gemini conversation with a manual and files, which can be named, given a description, assigned instructions, and connected to a knowledge base (files, Drive, code, or Notebook)
50%UnverifiedGems is essentially a system prompt persistence mechanism, belonging to the same category of design as OpenAI's GPTs and Anthropic's Projects
50%UnverifiedThe Gems feature allows users to create dedicated AI personas or assistants for specific tasks (such as writing, coding, and fitness planning), with each Gem carrying preset instructions and context.
50%UnverifiedGems are essentially Gemini instances pre-configured with instructions, and can link to a live Google Doc as a knowledge base, enabling the knowledge base to update automatically with the document.
50%UnverifiedGems are exiting the stage of history: starting November 17 they are moved into Settings; enterprise accounts will be unable to create, edit, or use Gems as early as March 1, 2027.
50%UnverifiedGoogle is about to discontinue Gems, the feature in Gemini used to build task-specific agents.
50%UnverifiedGoogle will introduce a new mechanism called Skills to replace Gems.
50%