Use Gems in Gemini Apps

You can create and save Gems to customize responses in Gemini Apps to your specific needs.

What you need

Gemini Advanced:

Important: When you create or chat with a Gem, remember that you agreed to Google's Terms of Service, including the Prohibited Use Policy. Be sure not to violate others' rights. Use your discretion before you rely on, publish, or use content that Gemini Apps generate. Users with a work or school account that has a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, or Gemini Education add-on are subject to different terms. Learn more about how to use Gemini Apps on your work or school Google Account.

Learn how to get started with Gems

Use the Gems guide to get ideas for how to use Gems, learn how to get a quick start with premade Gems, and find suggestions for writing great Gem instructions.

Get started

Important:

  • You can only create, edit, or delete custom Gems in the Gemini web app. You can use Gems in the Gemini web and mobile apps.
  • For now, you can’t generate images when using a Gem. 
  • For now, Gems can’t be used with Gemini Live.
  • The Learning coach premade Gem doesn’t currently support language learning. 

Create a Gem

In the Gemini web app

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the bottom left, tap Gem manager .
  3. Tap New Gem.
  4. Enter a name for your Gem. 
  5. Optional: Enter instructions for your Gem. 
    • Tip: Adding instructions is highly recommended.
  6. Tap Save.

Other optional steps to improve your Gem

Use Gemini to re-write your instructions
After a few words, you can click Use Gemini to re-write instructions to have Gemini Apps create more comprehensive instructions for most topics. It may take a few seconds for the generated instructions to appear.
Upload files to give your Gem more context

Important: For now, this feature is available in English only.

You can add files to give your Gem more context or to reference specific docs in your chats with the Gem. Learn more about supported file types and limits. 

After you add instructions, you can upload files. Under Knowledge, tap Add files .

  • To upload a file from your device: tap Upload files.
  • To add a file from your Google Drive: tap Drive .
    • To add files from your Drive, you need to have Gemini Apps Activity on and connect Google Workspace to Gemini Apps. If it’s not connected, you'll get the option to connect it. Learn about your data and the Google Workspace extension.
    • If you add a file from your Drive, Gemini will use the most recent version of the file. If you make changes to the file, these changes will be reflected in your Gem.

Tip: You may need to scroll down to find the Knowledge section. 

Preview your Gem
  1. In the text box on the right, enter a prompt to preview the Gem and make edits to the instructions as needed.
  2. Tap Update.

Use a Gem in a chat

In the Gemini web app

  1. Go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu .
  3. Under Gems, select the Gem you want to use. 
  4. In the text box at the bottom, enter your question or prompt.
  5. Tap Submit .
 

In the Gemini mobile apps

  1. On your Android phone, open Gemini .
  2. Next to Chats & Gems, tap More . 
  3. Under Gems, tap the Gem you want to use. 
  4. In the text box at the bottom, enter your question or prompt.
  5. Tap Submit .

Pin and unpin Gems

In the Gemini Apps menu, the Gems you have used or created most recently will appear at the top of your Gems. You can pin Gems to move them to the top.

In the Gemini web app

  1. Go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu .
  3. Under Gems, find the Gem you want to pin or unpin. 
  4. Next to the Gem, tap More .
    • To pin the Gem, tap Pin .
    • To unpin the Gem, tap Unpin .
 

In the Gemini mobile apps

  1. On your Android phone, open Gemini .
  2. Next to Chats & Gems, tap More . 
  3. Under Gems, find the Gem you want to pin or unpin. 
  4. Next to the Gem, tap More .
    • To pin the Gem, tap Pin .
    • To unpin the Gem, tap Unpin .

Edit a Gem

  1. Go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu .
  3. Under Gems, find the Gem that you want to edit.
  4. Tap More  and then Edit .
  5. Make edits. 
  6. Tap Update.

Delete a Gem

  1. Go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu .
  3. Under Gems, find the Gem that you want to delete.
  4. Tap More  and then Delete .

Why Gemini Apps might remove a Gem

Gemini Apps may remove Gems when our systems detect a possible violation of Google's Terms of Service, including the Prohibited Use Policy.

Users with a work or school account that has a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, or Gemini Education add-on are subject to different terms. Learn more about how to use Gemini on your work or school Google Account.

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