# 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.

## Why it matters

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

## Sources

- [Google Labs: Google Labs launches Skills in Gemini and sunsets Opal](https://x.com/GoogleLabs/status/2105352889665564838)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-09-30. https://dstilled.ai/story/612fa9cf-c364-4c78-8791-54a1c5dd67b8