Chrome adds 'Skills' workflows

Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, turning saved Gemini prompts into one-click browser workflows that can run on the page you are viewing. (blog.google) Google said the rollout started on April 14, 2026, inside Gemini in Chrome on desktop. Users can save a prompt from chat history, then run it again by typing a forward slash or clicking the plus button. (blog.google) A Skill can run on the current page and on other tabs you choose, and Gemini in Chrome can already work across as many as 10 shared tabs. Google’s examples include recipe changes, shopping spec comparisons and scanning long documents for key information. (blog.google) (support.google.com) The basic idea is simple: instead of rewriting the same prompt every time you open a new page, Chrome stores that prompt like a reusable shortcut. Google is also launching a library of prebuilt Skills that users can save and edit. (blog.google) Skills land as Google pushes Chrome beyond a page viewer and into an AI assistant that uses the context of what is open in the browser. Google laid out that strategy in September 2025, when it said Gemini in Chrome would answer questions across tabs and connect with services including Google Docs and Google Calendar. (blog.google) The feature is not open to everyone yet. Google’s help pages say Gemini in Chrome is rolling out gradually and currently requires a signed-in user who is 18 or older, on the latest Chrome, using a supported language, on Mac, Windows or Chromebook Plus, in the United States, Canada, India or New Zealand. (support.google.com) Some of the more automated Gemini features have tighter limits. Google says “auto browse,” which can carry out multi-step tasks on the web, currently requires Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra in the United States and asks users to review a plan before the task starts. (support.google.com) Google says Skills use the same safeguards as prompts in Gemini in Chrome. If a saved workflow tries to take certain actions, such as sending an email or adding a calendar event, Chrome asks for confirmation first. (blog.google) For workplace accounts, administrators can also control access. Google’s enterprise documentation says Gemini in Chrome can be enabled or blocked through admin policies, with separate settings for whether user activity can be used to improve AI models. (support.google.com) The immediate change is small but concrete: Chrome now lets frequent Gemini users turn a good prompt into a repeatable tool, then run it again without digging through old chats. (blog.google)