Google adds AI Skills to Chrome — save prompts for any site

Google is expanding Gemini integration with Chrome browser: the company is adding a feature called Skills that lets users save AI prompts and reuse them across any websites. The feature builds on top of the existing Gemini integration in the browser and adds a personalization layer — the assistant starts to remember how you prefer to work and offers the right scenarios at the right time. Gemini arrived in Chrome in 2024: initially it could be invoked from the address bar, then Google added an assistant sidebar.

However, each interaction started from scratch — users had to enter similar requests again and again. Skills solves this problem: once you configure a prompt, it becomes a named skill available from the context menu or sidebar on any browser page. There are many practical applications.

Set up a prompt to "summarize the article in three points" — it appears next to any long text. Save an instruction to "translate into English and check business tone" — use it in email, Google Docs, or any online editor. Create a skill to "gather key data from the page into a table" — and it works on a news site, job listings page, or any other resource.

Skills essentially transforms Gemini from a one-time assistant into a personalized assistant that's always at hand and requires no context switching. For Google, this is strategically important in competition with Microsoft, which consistently embeds Copilot in Edge and the entire Microsoft 365 suite. Chrome holds about 65% of the global desktop browser market against 13% for Edge — if Skills proves truly useful, Google gets a direct channel to hundreds of millions of users without needing to change services or install extensions.

Microsoft bets on deep integration with Office; Google responds through the browser, Android, and Workspace. There are also implementation questions. Saved skills will be tied to a Google profile and sync across devices — convenient, but prompts will thus enter the company's infrastructure.

For corporate users this is especially sensitive: prompts often contain confidential instructions about internal processes, communication style, or product specifics. It remains unclear how Google will handle this data, whether Skills will be available in incognito mode, and if corporate control through Google Workspace Admin is provided. Details about availability have not been disclosed: it's unknown whether all Chrome users will get Skills for free or only Google One AI Premium subscribers, how flexible the skill editor will be, and whether they can be shared with colleagues.

Based on the announcement, the feature is at an early stage — full release is expected later in 2026. Skills fits into the broad trend of personalization of AI tools. Users are tired of universal chatbots that need to be taught context anew each time.

Apple Intelligence offers customizable scenarios for Siri, OpenAI develops long-term memory in ChatGPT, startups build platforms for managing prompts within teams. Google holds a unique position: the browser as an entry point is already installed on most users — it just needs to become smart enough that users won't want to return to competitors.