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Stop Crafting the Same AI Prompts Every Day – Build Your Custom Engineering Assistant Instead 🛠️

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WISeAgent
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Tired of repeating "You're a senior Python developer..." in every ChatGPT conversation?

Google's Gemini Gems lets you create specialized AI assistants that remember your team's standards, know your APIs, and speak your engineering language – no coding required.

What Are Gems?​

Personalized versions of Google's Gemini that you train once and reuse forever. Your custom AI teammate already knows:

  • Your coding standards and style guides
  • Your internal APIs and documentation
  • Your troubleshooting procedures

The Transformation​

Before: "Where's our API documentation? Let me craft another prompt..." After: "Hey Code Reviewer, check this pull request against our standards."

Quick Setup (5 Minutes)​

  1. Go to gemini.google.com → "Gems"
  2. Create your assistant:
Name: API Expert
Instructions: You're our internal API assistant. Provide working code examples with proper auth. Reference uploaded specs. Include error handling and rate limits.
  1. Upload knowledge files: API specs, style guides, runbooks (up to 10 files)
  2. Test and refine

Game-Changing Use Cases​

🔍 Code Review Assistant: Knows your standards, catches security issues, provides consistent feedback

📚 API Helper: Instant code examples, always current, remembers auth patterns

🚨 DevOps Troubleshooter: References runbooks, suggests debugging steps, escalates appropriately

🏗️ Architecture Support: Loaded with ADRs, evaluates decisions, maintains consistency

The Secret Weapon: Knowledge Files​

Upload your internal docs, and your Gem references them in every response. This ensures accuracy that generic AI can't match.

Pro Tips​

  • Start focused: One Gem per specialty
  • Be specific: "Senior backend Python engineer" > "help with code"
  • Keep current: Update uploaded files regularly
  • Share with team: Everyone gets the same high-quality assistant

Beyond Individual Use​

Gems work in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Drive. Your custom assistant follows you across Google Workspace.

The Bottom Line​

Stop re-explaining context to AI. Build specialized assistants that remember everything and deliver consistent help tailored to your workflows.

Who's using custom AI assistants in their engineering workflow? Share your use cases! 👇

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