Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats Google is replacing Gems with "Skills" in Gemini chat, a format based on an open standard from Anthropic, with Gems phased out starting in November and existing ones migrating automatically. Skills are detailed, reusable prompts that users invoke by typing "/" or that Gemini runs automatically, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats. Google is replacing Gems with "Skills" in Gemini chat. Skills are detailed, reusable prompts that users invoke by typing "/" or that Gemini runs automatically. The format is based on an open standard from Anthropic. Gems will be phased out starting in November, with existing ones migrating automatically. The article Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats https://the-decoder.com/google-drops-gems-for-skills-joining-openai-and-anthropic-in-the-shift-to-agent-ready-prompt-formats/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .