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Gemini Spark is an always-on AI agent that can write emails for you and track schedules while you get other work done.

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Google is launching its own take on Open Claw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark is an always-on AI agent that can write emails for you, create continually updated study guides, monitor credit card statements for hidden subscription fees, and more.

Gemini Spark is powered by the newly introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash and runs in the background 24/7 using virtual machines on Google Cloud. The AI agent will connect to Workspace apps like Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, but Google is expanding integrations to third-party apps using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that allows AI models to plug into external systems or data. That includes Canva, Open Table, and Instacart.

This summer, Google will give Spark the ability to interact with your local files through the Gemini app on mac OS. “Even when you close your laptop or turn off your phone, Spark can keep working in the background as you go through your day,” Josh Woodward, the vice president of Google Labs, Gemini, and AI Studio, said during a briefing. “When you use it, it almost feels like you’re tossing things over your shoulder, Spark’s catching them, and gets the job done.”

Google also plans to allow users to text and email with Spark directly, a bit like how Open Claw users can chat with their personal agent using messaging apps. Gemini Spark will eventually be able to connect to Chrome as well and allow users to view live updates on an upcoming UI space called “Android Halo.”

Spark will operate “under your direction,” according to Google, meaning that you can control what it connects to and when to turn it on. The system will also ask you for permission before performing “high-stakes actions,” like making a payment or sending an email. Gemini Spark is rolling out to “trusted testers” this week and will arrive in beta for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US next week.

Along with Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark will use Google’s AI-powered coding tool Antigravity, which is also getting a big update. Google is launching a new Antigravity desktop app that will serve as a hub where you can manage AI-powered agents and their tasks. There’s also a new Antigravity command-line interface and a software development kit that developers can use to build their own AI tools.

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