Browsers Make Prompts Into Apps

Chrome's new 'Skills' feature lets users save Gemini prompts as reusable one‑click workflows that run across multiple tabs and devices. By surfacing prompt templates as first‑class UI elements (and providing preset libraries), browsers turn ephemeral prompts into productized micro‑apps that users can customize and share. — This shifts where and how web automation happens — centralizing AI capabilities in browsers and raising questions about competition, privacy, monetization, and who sets defaults for automated behavior.