Google introduces Chrome ‘Skills’ feature to save and reuse AI prompts across websites

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:51:00 +0200

Google has announced a new artificial intelligence feature for its Chrome browser called “Skills,” designed to let users save and reuse AI prompts across different websites. The feature builds on Chrome’s existing integration of Google’s Gemini AI assistant, which already allows users to summarize webpages, ask questions about content, and perform basic tasks within the browser.

With Skills, users can take commonly used AI prompts—such as requests for summaries, comparisons, or content transformations—and store them for repeated use without having to retype them each time. For example, someone who frequently asks Gemini to suggest vegan substitutions while browsing recipes can save that prompt as a reusable Skill. Once saved, these Skills can be triggered in Chrome through a forward slash command or by clicking a plus button in the Gemini interface.

Skills are designed to work across multiple webpages and even across selected tabs, allowing more complex workflows. Users can also edit