Google Labs launches Skills in Gemini and sunsets Opal

Skills lets Gemini users automate repetitive tasks and save custom instructions directly inside chat.

• The Opal experiment will shut down on November 17, 2026.
• Skills incorporates functionality learned from the Opal experiment and Gems made by Labs.

Gemini users gain built-in workflow automation and custom instruction capabilities directly in chat as Google consolidates its experimental tools.

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• Google Labs: Google Labs launches Skills in Gemini and sunsets Opal

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