Google has announced a major upgrade to its Chrome browser with the integration of “agentic capabilities” powered by its Gemini AI model. The new features, unveiled this week, aim to transform everyday browsing by allowing Gemini to complete multi-step online tasks on behalf of users.
Google also announced deeper integration of Gemini in Chrome, adding AI-powered tools like webpage summarization, question-answering on content, recall of previously visited sites, and integration with services such as Google Calendar and Docs to streamline workflows.
Gemini in Chrome is rolling out to macOS and Windows users in the US with English set as their language, and the agentic capabilities should be available in the coming months.
Agentic Browser
Instead of manually navigating websites, users will soon be able to instruct Gemini in Chrome to handle routine activities such as ordering groceries, booking a haircut, or rescheduling deliveries. The AI navigates webpages, fills forms, and adds items to carts, but crucially stops before finalizing a purchase, ensuring that users retain control and review every transaction before completion. Google emphasized that users remain “in the driver’s seat,” with the ability to pause or stop the process at any time.
Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)
To support this new generation of agentic browsing, Google has also introduced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open standard designed to enable AI-driven commerce in a secure and transparent way.
The AP2 aims to provide cryptographically verifiable “mandates” that define what an AI agent is authorized to purchase, creating safeguards against fraud and misuse. Google has already secured backing from more than 60 partners across the financial and retail ecosystem, including Mastercard, PayPal, American Express, Coinbase, and Etsy.
While Google is pushing Gemini-powered agentic features in Chrome, it is entering a crowded field of AI-first browsers. Dia, from The Browser Company (creators of Arc), is built around conversational context, letting users chat with their tabs and streamline daily tasks. Perplexity Comet leans more heavily into agentic search and automation, with an assistant that can summarize emails, manage calendar invites, support cross-tab research, and act as a more proactive browsing partner.