Google Is Replacing Gemini Gems With Skills
If you have spent time building a custom Gem in Google Gemini, there is a change coming that you need to know about. Google is retiring Gems and moving them into a new system called Skills. But there is some good news: your work is not simply being deleted. Google says it will automatically convert existing Gems into Skills, starting November 17, 2026, for personal Google accounts. Until a Gem is migrated, users can continue using it. So, what exactly is changing?
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