Google adds a cross-app work agent to Gemini Enterprise
By Automate Basics, written with AI from The Verge's original
Google is adding a work agent to Gemini Enterprise that can take requests from one interface and work across connected apps and devices. The Verge reports that it is currently limited to enterprise customers in private preview.
What changed
Google is launching a Gemini agent for work that can receive requests in the Gemini Enterprise app and carry out tasks across connected apps and devices, according to The Verge. Rather than requiring users to start a separate conversation for each app, the agent is designed to keep the same context as they move between a phone, desktop computer and the web.
The Verge reports that the agent can work with Google Workspace apps, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets and Calendar, as well as third-party apps such as Slack and Microsoft 365. Google also says it can use agents built for particular jobs and can act as a coworker agent with its own identity and email account. The company says it selects an AI model suited to the task.
Who can use the Gemini Enterprise agent?
The Gemini Enterprise agent is currently available only to enterprise customers in private preview, The Verge reports. The announcement does not give a price, name an eligible plan beyond Gemini Enterprise or say when access will expand. People outside that preview should not assume they can use the new agent yet.
For a team considering it, the distinction is between Gemini working within individual Workspace apps and an agent that accepts tasks from a shared interface while working across connected services. The Verge also reports access from mobile devices, desktop computers and the web. Whether a particular workplace can connect its other apps, or who is allowed to assign work to the agent, is not specified in the report.
How do I try it at work?
Teams with private-preview access could start with a modest task that draws on information in more than one connected work app. For example, ask the agent to bring together relevant material from a work email and a document for a meeting summary. That is a suggested trial, not a task The Verge says it tested or one Google specifically demonstrated in the report.
Check the result against the original email and document before sharing it. Look for missing context, material pulled from the wrong place and statements that the sources do not support. Because The Verge says the agent can work in the background and maintain context across devices, teams should also check what work it actually completed rather than treating a polished response as proof that every requested action happened.
Frequently asked questions
Is the new Gemini work agent available to everyone?
No. The Verge reports that the Gemini agent in the Gemini Enterprise app is currently limited to enterprise customers in private preview. The report does not provide a price or a date for wider availability, so other Gemini users should not assume they have access.
Can the Gemini Enterprise agent work outside Google Workspace?
The Verge reports that users can interact with the agent through third-party apps such as Slack and Microsoft 365, alongside Google Workspace apps and the Gemini Enterprise app. The report does not explain how a workplace connects those apps or which permissions the agent needs.
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Source: Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasks, The Verge, 8 Oct 2026.