{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions","json":"https://digestai.news/story/google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions.md","slug":"google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions","headline":"Google adds Skills feature to Gemini for reusable instructions","summary":"Google introduced a feature called Skills to Gemini, described in the company’s release notes as “a set of reusable instructions.” The rollout began on September 30th and is available globally for users aged 18 and up. Existing Gems will migrate to Skills, and in October users could find and add Skills and connected apps via the Customize settings.\n\nAnthropic offers a similar capability for Claude. According to its documentation, a Skill is a folder centered on a SKILL.md procedure file and can include small programs or sample files. Skills are automatically read when relevant requests arise and are available for creating Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files out of the box. Users with Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plans (when code execution is enabled) can add their own Skills via zip files, though Anthropic warns to only use trusted sources.\n\nThe author demonstrates a personal “title image” Skill that defines size 1280x670 JPEG, warm beige background, and layout details. Using this Skill, five header images were generated with consistent style, showing how repetitive tasks can be streamlined without programming knowledge.","keyPoints":["Gemini added Skills on September 30th as reusable instructions for chats","Claude skills are folders with a SKILL.md file and optional code, usable on Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise plans","The author used a title‑image skill to create header images for five articles, each 1280x670 JPEG with beige background"],"whyItMatters":"Reusable Skills let users automate repeatable AI prompts, improving consistency and efficiency for creators and businesses that rely on generative tools.","category":{"slug":"agents","name":"Agents & Tools","url":"https://digestai.news/category/agents"},"entities":{"companies":["Google","Anthropic"],"models":["Gemini","Claude"],"people":[]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:08:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T02:08:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"note.com","title":"What are AI 'Skills'? Explaining the term that appeared in both Gemini and Claude using the actual tools I use every day","url":"https://note.com/ai_dougubako/n/n0fc26427e877?hl=en","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:08:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Google adds Skills feature to Gemini for reusable instructions\", 25 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Google adds Skills feature to Gemini for reusable instructions","datePublished":"2026-10-25T02:08:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-adds-skills-feature-to-gemini-for-reusable-instructions"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}