Guide
Gemini Gem examples for work, and the same Gems as skills
Good Gems for work each do one task you repeat: meeting notes into decisions and actions, client replies in your tone, a weekly status report, a job post, an expense check. Write each one as a skill before personal Gems turn read-only on 17 November 2026: keep the Gem's task and format as numbered steps and an output template, fold its persona and context into those steps, and add a description that starts with when to use it, under 200 characters so the same file works in Gemini and Claude. Then share the skills with the team through AI Skill Pod, where everyone gets them in their Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT (Pro, Business, Enterprise) from one invite link.
Short answer
- One task per Gem, and one per skill.
- Task and format become steps and a template.
- A "Use when" description makes it load by itself.
- Under 200 characters works in Gemini and Claude.
From Gem instructions to a skill
| In the Gem (Google's four areas) | In the skill |
|---|---|
| Persona: the role and how to respond | A line in the steps about tone; most skills don't need a role |
| Task: what to do or create | Numbered steps, plus the description's "Use when…" line |
| Context: the background | Short facts in the steps; longer ones in a file in the skill's folder |
| Format: the structure of the answer | An output template, with one example |
| Opening the Gem to use it | Nothing to open: Gemini applies the skill when the request matches |
From Gemini Apps Help, read 5 November 2026.
Five Gem examples, as skills
| The Gem | The skill's name and description |
|---|---|
| Meeting notes | meeting-minutes: "Turns meeting notes or a transcript into decisions, actions with an owner and a date, and open questions. Use when someone shares notes from a meeting." |
| Client replies | client-reply: "Drafts a reply to a client email in our tone, answering first. Use when a client's email needs an answer." |
| Weekly report | weekly-client-report: "Writes a one-screen weekly status report from notes. Use when asked for a client's weekly update." |
| Job posts | job-post: "Writes a job post from a role brief, with must-haves and the pay line. Use when hiring for a role." |
| Expense check | expense-policy-check: "Checks expense claims against our written policy, line by line. Use when someone submits expenses." |
One example to copy
Illustration: a made-up business. A small accounting firm's "Client replies" Gem said, in Google's four areas: you are a friendly accountant (persona); reply to client emails (task); we serve small shops, never give tax advice by email (context); short paragraphs, end with the next step (format). As a skill:
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name: client-reply
description: Drafts a reply to a client email in the firm's friendly, plain tone, answering first and ending with one next step. Use when a client's email needs an answer.
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# Client reply
1. Answer the client's question in the first sentence, in plain words.
2. Keep it to two or three short paragraphs, warm but not chatty.
3. Don't give tax advice by email: say we'll cover it at the next meeting and offer a time.
4. End with one next step: who does it, and by when.
## Output
Subject: [Re: the client's subject]
[The reply]
[Name], [Firm]The description is 158 characters, so the same file uploads to Gemini and to Claude. The persona became the tone in step 2; the context became step 3.
Share the skills with the team
- Before 17 November, write each Gem the team relies on as a skill and download its SKILL.md.
- Add the skills to AI Skill Pod under Add a skill, Move from a GPT or a file, and invite the team.
- Teammates in Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT (Pro, Business, Enterprise) get them from the pod; on ChatGPT Business and Enterprise an admin or owner adds the pod first. Teammates who stay in Gemini upload the SKILL.md.
AI Skill Pod is this site's product; it keeps a skill's instructions, not its files. Pod pricing: Free up to 3 members and 10 skills; Team $5 per seat a month from 3 seats.
Next step: Gems or Claude skills
If part of the team works in Claude, see what carries over and what doesn't. Gemini Gems vs Claude skills compares the two.
Skills for this
- AI practiceTurn a prompt into a skillTurns a prompt that works into a skill the whole team can reuse, with a valid name, a when-to-use description, steps, an output template, an example, and checks.
- Operations and adminMeeting minutes with action itemsTurns a transcript or rough notes into minutes: decisions, action items with one owner and a due date each, and open questions.
- Operations and adminWeekly client status reportWrites a one-screen weekly client report: status with a reason, what you need from the client, done, next, and metrics against target.
Questions
What are good Gemini Gem examples for work?
Gems that do one task you repeat: summarizing meeting notes into decisions and actions, replying to clients in your tone, writing a weekly status report, drafting job posts, and checking expense claims against a policy. Each works better as a skill, because Gemini can apply a skill in any chat when the request matches.
How do I turn a Gem into a skill?
Keep the Gem's task and format as numbered steps and an output template, move its context into the steps or a file, and add a description that starts with when to use it. Google recreates personal Gems as skills on 17 November 2026, but a rewritten description is what makes the skill load by itself.
Can the same skill work in Gemini and Claude?
Yes, if its description fits both: Gemini allows up to 1,024 characters and Claude 200 for an uploaded skill, so keep it under 200. Both read the same SKILL.md file.
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Sources
- Gemini Apps Help: Tips for creating custom Gems — read at 19:46 JST: write Gem instructions with persona, task, context and format; the Brainstormer and Coding partner examples (read 2026-11-05)
- Gemini Apps Help: About the transition from Gems to skills — read at 18:37 JST: personal Gems become skills and turn read-only on 17 November 2026; Gemini recognizes when a skill is relevant and applies it; up to 100 skills active (read 2026-11-05)
- Gemini Apps Help: Write effective skills for Gemini Apps — read at 13:49 JST: Gemini checks only the name and description to decide; one or two sentences, third person, "Use when…", up to 1,024 characters (read 2026-11-05)
- Claude Help Center: How to create custom skills — read at 19:00 JST: a skill you upload to Claude has a description of up to 200 characters (read 2026-11-05)