Google announced that Opal now features a new agent function designed to autonomously identify the appropriate tools and models required to achieve a user’s goal.
Google has incorporated an agent phase into its Opal platform, which assists in creating AI-driven mini-applications. This newly introduced agent, leveraging the Gemini 3 Flash model, facilitates self-governing processes that strategize, analyze, and perform tasks for the user, according to Google.
Unveiled on February 24 and accessible to all Opal subscribers, this agent phase transforms Opal’s operational flows from simple model invocations into intelligent, agent-driven capabilities, Google reported. Rather than developers having to manually choose a model, they can now opt for an agent within the “generate” stage. This agent subsequently activates the necessary tools and models—like Web Search for data gathering or Veo for video tasks—to fulfill the user’s specified objective. Additionally, the agent is equipped with persistent memory, adaptive routing, and interactive conversational features with the user.
Through its persistent memory feature, the agent can utilize Google Sheets to retain details across different sessions, including style choices or running inventories, thereby enhancing the intelligence of mini-apps with continuous usage. Its dynamic routing functionality allows the agent to assess tasks and determine the subsequent actions, introducing self-sufficiency to mini-applications. Furthermore, with interactive chat, the agent can engage with users to obtain any requisite details or propose alternatives before proceeding to the subsequent phase of a plan.
Google illustrated a scenario where developing a storybook creation tool in Opal previously necessitated pre-setting page numbers and user queries. Now, users are capable of constructing a Visual Storyteller Opal, where the agent component independently determines the information it requires and proposes narrative elements to guide the story’s progression. This represents an evolution from fixed templates to adaptable, distinctive storylines influenced by imaginative choices, as stated by Google.
