🧰 Before you start
- A Google Workspace business account (Gmail, Docs, Drive under your company name)
- An admin who can join Google Cloud previews
- Patience: it is in private preview (early, invite-only testing) right now
🪜 Step by step
- 1☐
Read the announcement
Open the Google Cloud blog link below so you know what it can and can't do yet.
- 2☐
Ask your Google contact or admin
Gemini agent is in private preview (only some invited companies). Ask your Google Workspace reseller or admin to request access.
- 3☐
While you wait, tidy your files
Put key documents in shared Drive folders with clear names. Agents work much better with organised files.
- 4☐
Pick a first job
Choose a clear, low-risk task, e.g. 'prepare a weekly sales summary from these sheets'.
- 5☐
Give it a goal, not steps
Once you have access, describe the goal and the finished result (see prompt). The agent plans the steps.
- 6☐
Check its work
Review the first few results carefully before giving it more.
💬 Copy-paste prompts
Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.
Goal: [e.g. prepare our weekly sales and leads summary]. Use: [Drive folder / Sheets / Gmail labels]. Finished result: a Google Doc with [headings you want], key numbers, 3 risks, 3 suggested actions. Deadline: every [Friday 4 p.m.]. Share it with [names]. Ask me if any data is missing rather than guessing.
⚠️ Tips & common mistakes
- Treat it like a new hire: start small, check work, then trust more.
- Only give access to the folders it needs.
- Expect features to change during the preview.