Google Chrome: AI Skills Turn Prompts Into One-Click Tools

Google today unveiled a new feature for the Chrome browser that could change the way we use AI in everyday work. Skills allow users to save their most useful AI prompts as reusable tools — with a single click.

How Do Skills Work?

Skills use Gemini integrated into Chrome. Users can save a prompt directly from their chat history and then invoke it by typing ”/” or clicking the ”+” button in the Gemini interface. The system asks for confirmation before performing certain actions such as adding calendar events or sending emails.

A key advantage is that Skills work across multiple tabs simultaneously and sync across all Chrome desktop devices where the user is signed in.

Practical Examples

Google highlights several use cases:

• Health: Calculating protein and macronutrients in recipes
• Shopping: Generating specification comparisons for products open in different tabs
• Productivity: Extracting key information from lengthy documents
• Ready-made Skills library: Breaking down product ingredients, selecting gifts based on budget and recipient interests

Users can also download ready-made Skills from a template library and customize them by editing the underlying prompt.

Availability

Skills are rolling out today, April 14, 2026, on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS platforms for users with English (US) language in Gemini in Chrome. Gradual expansion to other languages and platforms is expected.