Google to Replace Gems in Gemini with Skills

Google is moving Gemini from Gems to a new skills format: starting November 17, 2026, personal Gems will begin automatically rebuilding into skills, Gems will be disabled for Workspace business and non-profit accounts in March 2027, for educational accounts in June 2027, and Opal mini-apps will be removed in November 2026.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-30Updated 2026-09-30

2026-09-30 Coding Anthropic

🛠 Google to Replace Gems in Gemini with Skills

Google is moving Gemini from Gems to skills: starting November 17, 2026, personal Gems will begin automatically rebuilding into skills; until migration, they remain available. Gems will be disabled for Workspace business and non-profit accounts in March 2027, for educational accounts in June 2027, and Opal mini-apps will be removed in November 2026.

🌍 The skills format mirrors Anthropic Agent Skills: a declarative SKILL.md is connected by name and description. A potentially portable standard for describing repeatable operations is being cemented, while Gems (2024), Opal, and Labs versions are being phased out in a single migration cycle.

👤 A skill is invoked with “/” in any chat, Gemini can connect it automatically, up to 100 skills can be active simultaneously. A skill is created in a dialogue or by uploading SKILL.md: text, code, configs, PDFs, and images up to 100 MB will be accepted; Word, Excel, and scripts with external sites — no.

Source 1: https://9to5google.com/2026/09/27/gemini-gems-skills/

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