Google Gemini adds custom skills and external app integration
On October 30 Google’s Gemini team announced a “Gemini Drops” update that adds two productivity‑focused features. Custom Skills let users save frequently used instructions and run them repeatedly, which can streamline tasks such as weekly report formatting or consistent summarisation. The update also introduces external app integration, allowing users to mention apps in chat so Gemini can call…
What you can do with it
AI at Work →Generate weekly reports with Gemini
What you get You can pull data from external apps.
Runs saved prompts repeatedly and calls external apps from chat.
- Who for
- marketers
- Cost
- Price not stated
- Effort
- minutes
Use it for
- Generate weekly reports
- Format summaries consistently
- Pull data from external apps
Watch out May not be available to all accounts yet
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Key points from the news
- Gemini “Custom Skills” let users save and reuse prompts for repetitive tasks
- Gemini now supports calling external apps from chat via mentions
- OpenAI will block detailed weapon‑attack info and auto‑end violent conversations in ChatGPT
The same day OpenAI said it is rolling out safety enhancement measures for ChatGPT aimed at protecting younger users and limiting violent content. The changes include blocking detailed information about past attacks, automatically terminating chats that show signs of violence, tightening weapon‑information restrictions for teen accounts, and publishing a Community Safety Report in early 2027 covering the second half of 2026. Developers embedding ChatGPT in educational tools may need to review the new content‑filtering standards.
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[10/31 Today's AI News] Gemini announces external app integration and custom skill features, OpenAI releases safety enhancement measures
note.com · 30 October 2026
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