Chrome’s New ‘Skills’ Feature Lets You Save AI Prompts Across Tabs

Google is turning its Chrome browser into an efficiency machine by letting users turn AI prompts into repeatable workflows that span multiple tabs and browsing sessions.

On April 14, the company announced the release of “Skills in Chrome,” a feature that turns frequent AI prompts into one-click tools users can reuse on webpages. The update comes as rival browsers push AI-first browsing experiences, emphasizing speedy task execution over manual interactions. 

With this update, instead of repeatedly typing a familiar query, users can define it once and instantly deploy saved prompts whenever needed. The feature allows users to easily tackle tasks such as analyzing recipes or page content, summarizing pages, and comparing products.

A shift towards automated browsing

With fully agentic browsers like Comet from Perplexity handling user tasks end-to-end, Google is making a gradual, but significant shift towards turning Chrome into a browser that using it feels less like a chore and more like an intelligent assistant. 

That led Google to integrate Gemini more deeply into Chrome earlier this year.

Its latest move in that direction is the introduction of Skills. Google, in its announcement, notes that users can save AI prompts they use often for easier access the next time they need them, instead of typing everything afresh.

Google says you need to save your preferred prompt first. To do that:

• From any page in your Chrome browser, click the “Ask Gemini” icon (located at the top right side of your screen if the feature is available for you)
• Type a prompt. For example, “summarize this page,” then wait for Gemini to respond.
• Click on “Save this prompt as a skill” just under the Gemini response. You can also save previous prompts by finding them in your chat history.
• Add a name for the skill and any custom instructions you want Gemini to note when you run the prompt next.

Now that it’s saved, to run it from any page, at any time, click the Gemini icon in Chrome again. In the input box, type in a forward slash (/) or simply click the plus sign (+). Doing that will bring up all saved skills; select the one you want to run for the prompt.

What else do you need to know about Skills in Chrome?

Google allows users to edit their skills, add new instructions, choose recommended skills, or delete a skill they no longer need. Users who wish to make any edits to their skills can visit the skill library by typing chrome://skills/browse into the address bar.

For a feature this convenient, a breach could have serious consequences. To that end, Google has added security measures to ensure that humans stay in the loop when necessary while automating security processes where delays can quickly become dangerous. 

For instance, Google says the feature will benefit from Chrome’s layered protections. One such protection includes automated red-teaming. It means that Google will, from time to time, attempt to break the feature to find security vulnerabilities before an attacker does. Another ensures it automatically updates itself whenever an update is available.

An additional security measure includes adding a guardrail that requires Skills to obtain your permission before executing sensitive tasks, such as “adding an event to your calendar or sending an email.”

Who’s eligible to receive this feature?

Technically, all Chrome users will get this feature. But Google’s phased rollout means some will get it before others.

It starts in the US for Chrome users who already have Gemini in Chrome available and have set their browser language to US English. The company didn’t announce when others will get theirs, but it could be anywhere from the next few weeks to the next few months. 

For US Chrome users with Gemini enabled, you don’t need to manually update your browser, as it has been rolling out since yesterday. 

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