Google Cloud announces ‘Gemini agent’ as ‘universal agent for work’
9to5 Google 2026-10-08 12:00:00
Context: Google Cloud has announced the "Gemini agent," a universal agent for work, at the Gemini at Work 2026 event. The Gemini agent is designed to assist enterprise customers with various tasks, including answering questions, handling knowledge work, creating media, and writing/running code. It will be available in the Gemini Enterprise app, Workspace, and third-party services.
Key Facts
- The Gemini agent can function as a personal assistant, team member, or specific role within an organization, such as a project manager or analyst.
- The agent uses sub-agents to tackle multi-step tasks and connects with various third-party tools to coordinate workflows.
- The Gemini agent runs in the cloud with a single set of memories, context, and one personalization graph, and has four kinds of memory.
- The Gemini agent will be widely available soon for Workspace customers with select Business and Enterprise plans, and is currently in private preview.