Gems

Gems

A Gem is a saved setup you can call again instead of rebuilding it every session. Each one holds a name, instructions, an optional default tool, and up to ten reference files. Gems are free on every plan, including the free one.

• Open Gems in the navigation drawer and create a new one;
• Write the instructions – who Gemini is here, what the work is, and how the output should look;
• Set a default tool if the Gem always uses the same one, such as deep research for a research Gem;
• Attach the reference files it should consult;
• Save it, then start chats directly from the Gem.

When a Notebook Fits Better

Ten files is the ceiling for a Gem. If your reference material is larger than that, or every answer has to be traceable to a document you supplied, a notebook is the better container. Notebooks are built to ground answers in the sources you give them rather than in general knowledge, which is a different job from the one a Gem does.