Gemini Gems prompts that behave like a teammate, not a renamed chat
Spec one job, write Gem instructions Gemini will follow, attach Drive files you own, and test with a second prompt before you share. Official Gems only.
In short: This page contains 15 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Spec the Gem
3 promptsOne-job Gem brief
1/15✨ What it does
Gemini writes a one-job Gem brief from [JOB] and [DONE]. Create the Gem only if the job is still one sentence. Attach only files you named.
Help me spec a Gemini Gem. Job: [JOB]. User: [WHO]. Done means: [DONE]. Never: [NOT]. Write: name, one-sentence job, 5 must-do, 5 never-do, Drive files to attach. Do not invent a file.
Pro tip: If the job needs two verbs, you need two Gems.
Gem vs a normal chat
2/15✨ What it does
Gemini picks Gem vs chat in a 5-row table from [JOB] and [N]. Build a Gem only if the job repeats. Otherwise keep a pasted brief.
Should I build a Gem or just use a chat with a pasted brief? Job: [JOB]. Frequency: [N] times a week. Users: [WHO]. Give a 5-row table and a pick. Use only what I wrote.
Pro tip: A Gem you open once a month is a grave. Frequency is the test.
Share boundary
3/15✨ What it does
Gemini recommends private or shared from [DATA CLASS]. If it says private, do not add the workspace. Strip PII before any share.
Who can use Gem [NAME]? Data in it: [DATA CLASS]. Recommend private or shared, and what I must strip before sharing. If [DATA CLASS] includes customer PII, say private.
Pro tip: A shared Gem is a published process. Treat the instructions like a wiki page.
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Instructions
3 promptsGem instruction draft
4/15✨ What it does
Gemini turns [BRIEF] into 350-600 word Gem instructions with a silence rule. Paste them into the Gem. Attach the files next.
Turn this brief into Gemini Gem instructions: [BRIEF]. Sections: Role, Use these files, Process, Output, [VERIFY] if a file is silent, Never-do. 350-600 words. Only the brief.
Pro tip: Tell it what to do when Drive is silent. Otherwise it will search its training data and sound sure.
Drive file map
5/15✨ What it does
Gemini maps each attached file to when to open it and how to handle conflicts (ask you). Attach those files only.
I will attach: [FILE LIST]. For each: when to open it, what not to quote, and what to do if it conflicts with another file (ask me). Do not add a file.
Pro tip: Put the source-of-truth file first in the list. Gems are not great at guessing which sheet wins.
Starter prompts on the Gem
6/15✨ What it does
Gemini writes 4 starters with [BRACKETS] the user must fill. Add them on the Gem, then click each one once as a dry run.
Write 4 starter prompts for Gem [NAME] that include [BRACKETS] the user must fill. Job: [JOB]. No empty How can I help.
Pro tip: If the starter already contains the answer, users will never fill the brackets.
Test
3 promptsSecond prompt test
7/15✨ What it does
Gemini answers [B] as the Gem and lists 5 drifts. Fix those 5 lines in instructions. Keep B only if the numbers are yours.
Act as Gem [NAME] with instructions [PASTE]. First input I liked: [A]. Second real input: [B]. Answer B. Then list 5 instruction drifts. No invented numbers in B.
Pro tip: The second input is the ship check. The first input is a demo.
Silent file test
8/15✨ What it does
Gemini should say the files are silent on [QUESTION]. If it invents a policy, add a harder [VERIFY] line and retest.
Act as my Gem. I will ask about something not in the files: [QUESTION]. You must say the files are silent and ask for a source. Do not invent a policy.
Pro tip: This is the refund-policy test. Fail it in private, not in front of a teammate.
Workspace share checklist
9/15✨ What it does
Gemini writes a share checklist for [NAME]. Tick it, name [OWNER], and do not share while PII is still in a sheet.
Checklist before I share Gem [NAME] with [TEAM]: instructions saved, files current, starters filled, PII stripped, owner is [OWNER]. Checkboxes.
Pro tip: An ownerless Gem in a Workspace is a zombie in three weeks.
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Repair
3 promptsCut long Gem instructions
10/15✨ What it does
Gemini cuts [PASTE] to about 500 words and lists removals. Paste the short set. Restore one line only if a test fails.
Cut these Gem instructions to 500 words: [PASTE]. Keep Role, Never-do, [VERIFY]. List what you removed.
Pro tip: Gems ignore novels too. Short rules.
Gem that ignores Drive
11/15✨ What it does
Gemini writes an 80-word first-step rule that forces a heading quote from [FILE]. Put it at the top. Ask a question you know is in the file.
This Gem ignores attached files. Instructions: [PASTE]. Add a first-step rule: open [FILE] before answering [JOB], quote a heading, then answer. 80 words to insert at the top.
Pro tip: If it cannot quote a heading, it did not open the file. Stop and fix.
Split a overloaded Gem
12/15✨ What it does
Gemini splits [LIST] into at most 3 one-job Gems. Build the smallest Gem first, then archive the overloaded one.
This Gem does [LIST]. Split into at most 3 Gems. For each: name, job, files. Do not add work I did not list.
Pro tip: One Gem per job. Workspace search will find them if you name them after the job, not after a person.
Vs other tools
3 promptsGem vs Custom GPT
13/15✨ What it does
Gemini picks Gem or Custom GPT in 6 rows from [JOB] and where files live. Build that one. Do not mirror the same job in both.
I have ChatGPT and Gemini. Job: [JOB]. Files live in [DRIVE OR NOT]. Pick Gem or Custom GPT in 6 rows. Use only what I wrote.
Pro tip: If the files already live in Drive, Gem has a real edge. If they live in a GPT knowledge zip, stay there.
Gem vs NotebookLM
14/15✨ What it does
Gemini picks NotebookLM or a Gem from [JOB]. Use NotebookLM when the pack is the product. Use a Gem when the job repeats with new inputs.
Job: [JOB]. I need citations from a source pack vs a reusable assistant. Pick NotebookLM or a Gem. 5 rows. No extra products.
Pro tip: NotebookLM is for this pile of PDFs. A Gem is for this job every Tuesday.
Kill instructions that jailbreak
15/15✨ What it does
Gemini quotes jailbreak-like lines and replaces them with a legal rule. Save the clean instructions. Do not keep ignore previous.
Scan these Gem instructions for jailbreak or ignore previous lines: [PASTE]. Quote them and replace with a legal rule. Do not write a bypass.
Pro tip: A Gem that tells Gemini to ignore safety will just fail or get your Workspace in trouble. Delete those lines.
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