Google unveils Gemini agent for cross-app work tasks

Google already sells Gemini Enterprise, where employees search internal information or use task-specific AI agents. The problem it left unsolved was that company work runs across mail, documents, spreadsheets, and internal systems, so delegating a job often meant moving information and spelling out each step by hand. The new Gemini agent is meant to close that gap by planning and executing the steps itself, and it keeps working in the cloud even after a user closes their laptop.

The design goes beyond a single assistant. Users can create specialist agents, run several in parallel with different tasks, and stand up a "Coworker agent" that gets its own email address, calendar, and Drive, so staff can summon it in Google Chat or from a document comment. Google is also pairing the launch with industry versions for finance and legal work.

Control features appear aimed at the concerns that come with that reach. Agents get their own identities with logged activity and adjustable permissions, and external communication passes through a mechanism called Agent Gateway so company security rules apply. Whether these safeguards satisfy IT teams may shape how quickly the agent moves past its limited preview.