Google has added an agent step to its Opal instrument for constructing AI-powered mini-apps. Powered by the Gemini 3 Flash mannequin, the brand new agent in Opal permits autonomous workflows that plan, cause, and execute on the person’s behalf, Google stated.
Launched February 24 and out there to all Opal customers, the agent step upgrades Opal workflows from static mannequin calls to agentic intelligence, in accordance with Google. Now, as a substitute of manually choosing a mannequin, builders can choose an agent within the “generate” step. The agent then triggers the appropriate instruments and fashions, resembling Net Seek for analysis or Veo for video, wanted to perform the person’s meant mission. The agent also can make use of persistent reminiscence, dynamic routing, and interactive chat with the person.
With persistent reminiscence, the agent can use Google Sheets to recollect data throughout classes, resembling type preferences or ongoing lists, thus making mini-apps smarter the extra they’re used. With dynamic routing, the agent evaluates work and decides which steps to set off subsequent, bringing autonomy to mini-apps. With interactive chat, the agent can provoke a chat with the person to assemble lacking data or supply decisions earlier than shifting to a plan’s subsequent stage.
