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Google Chrome Updated With AI Powered 'Skills' Feature That Lets Users Execute AI Tasks With a Click

Google Chrome Updated With AI-Powered 'Skills' Feature That Lets Users Execute AI Tasks With a Click

Google’s new Skills in Chrome feature lets users create and edit one-click AI prompts for Gemini.

Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 15 April 2026 10:48 IST

Google Chrome Updated With AI-Powered 'Skills' Feature That Lets Users Execute AI Tasks With a Click

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Google says users can use the feature for shopping and productivity tasks

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Highlights

Google recently launched Gemini in Chrome
Skills in Chrome work with Gemini AI
Saved skills appear in the Gemini in Chrome sidebar

Google integrated its Gemini AI chatbot in Chrome earlier this year to bring agentic AI capabilities to its browser, competing directly with Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser. The new functionality was initially available in select regions and was later rolled out to a wider user base globally, allowing users to ask queries about the webpage they are on, conduct context-based research, or look for a specific product online directly from the Chrome browser. Now, the Mountain View company has introduced a new feature, called Skills in Chrome, which lets users enter preset queries and commands with a single click for frequently used queries, aiming to save time and user effort.

Gemini Powers Google Chrome's Skills Feature

In a blog post, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced that it is updating its browser with the Skills in Chrome functionality. The company said that users will now be able to create preset commands and queries for Gemini in Chrome. These commands can then be entered with a single click, eliminating the need for users to type their frequently used AI queries and commands. The company calls these AI command presets “Skills”.

After writing an AI prompt in the Gemini in Chrome sidebar, users can save that particular query as a Skill by scrolling to the end of the page after Gemini has generated an answer. When a user taps on the Save this prompt as a Skill button, a small dialogue box opens.

Google’s Personal Intelligence Is Now Rolling Out to More Users

Users can then edit the prompt and set the name of the Skill. After this, they must tap the Save button to add it to their library. Next time a user wants to use the prompt, they can simply type “/” followed by the name of the Skill. Alternatively, they click on the “plus” symbol and choose a Skill.

Moreover, the tech giant is also creating its own library of Skills in Chrome. Hence, users who do not wish to create their own queries can directly use preset commands written by Google. The company said that it has created Skills, asking Gemini AI to break down the ingredients of a product on the user's screen. They can also use the Google-created Skill, asking the AI chatbot to look for the “perfect gift” online, comparing prices from multiple platforms based on a user's budget.

The Mountain View company also highlighted that early testers used Skills in Chrome for creating personally curated and contextualised “workflows” for a range of tasks, including health and wellness, shopping, and productivity. The tech giant said that the testers were using Skills for “quickly calculating protein macros for any recipe”, “generating side-by-side spec comparisons across multiple tabs”, and “scanning lengthy documents for important information”.

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Further reading: Google, Google Gemini AI, Google Chrome, Google Skills in Chrome, AI

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Dhruv Raghav is currently working as a Senior Sub Editor at Gadgets360. He has previously covered the North American financial markets as a Headline News Correspondent for a major news agency. After taking a sabbatical to prepare for the Civil Services examination, he returned to journalism to cover tech policy, with a special focus on AI laws and online gaming regulation. Now, he is back in Gadgets360 to write features and edit stories. To unwind, he likes to spend time with his PS5, listening ...More