Gemini Gems are turning into skills, with work accounts moving in 2027
Google is replacing Gems in the Gemini app with skills. A skill is a set of saved instructions that you call by typing / and its name in any chat. Gemini can also apply a skill by itself when it fits your prompt, and you can use more than one skill in the same chat.
The dates depend on your account. For personal Google accounts of people 18 or over, Gems become read only on November 17, 2026 and are removed on December 17. Workspace business, enterprise and non-profit accounts move in March 2027, and education accounts in June 2027. Google will turn each Gem into a skill automatically.
Some files will not move with it. Skills have a 100 MB file limit, and Google removes the largest files first. Audio, video, GitHub files, archives and old Office formats such as .doc and .xls are not carried over. For now, skills do not work with Canvas, Deep Research and some other tools that Gems can use.
What it means for your work
- If you use a work account: Your Gems keep working for now. List the ones your team depends on before March.
- If a Gem uses files: Save the knowledge files in a supported format now, such as .docx instead of .doc.
- If you also use Gemini at home: Recreate your most-used personal Gems as skills before November 17.
For more on Gemini at work, see our Google Gemini review.