<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <p id="speakable-summary">Google on Tuesday announced it’s adding a new way to create automated workflows to its vibe-coding app Opal. The company said that a new agent being introduced in Opal will allow users to create mini apps that can let them plan and execute tasks using text prompts.</p> <p>The feature uses the Gemini 3 Flash model and automatically chooses tools to execute tasks. For instance, it can use Google Sheets to maintain memory across sessions, such as a shopping list for an e-commerce-related app. The new agent creates and plans the next step for the tasks on its own.</p> <figure><img height="383" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/interior_design_opal.gif/query-dz02ODA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="680" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/interior_design_opal.gif/query-dz02ODA"/><figcaption><span>Image Credits: Google</span></figcaption></figure> <p>Google said these agents are natively interactive, which means that if they need more information, they would ask users to enter it or offer them choices to determine next steps, if needed. With this addition, users without technical knowledge could build complex workflows within their apps, the company claims.</p>   <p>The vibe-cooling tool Opal was first introduced for U.S. users in July 2025. The tool lets anyone create mini web apps or remix existing apps. In October 2025, the company rolled out Opal to users in 15 more countries, including Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, and Singapore. And in December, Google added the tool to the Gemini web app, allowing users to create custom apps through a visual editor without writing any code.</p> <p>Beyond Google, many other startups are also building tools that let users build apps via natural language prompts. Lovable and Replit are among the more popular ones, but other startups like former Replika founder’s Wabi, Softbank and Lightspeed-backed Emergent, and Accel-backed Rocket.new are also gaining prominence.</p>  </div></div>

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<p>Google has introduced a new feature in its vibe-coding app Opal that allows users to create automated workflows using text prompts. This feature, powered by the Gemini 3 Flash model, enables users to build mini apps and manage tasks, such as maintaining a shopping list in Google Sheets. The interactive agents can request additional information from users to determine next steps. Opal, launched in July 2025, has expanded to 15 countries and allows users to create custom apps without coding. Other startups are also developing similar tools for app creation via natural language prompts.</p>

- Google announced the addition of a new agent to its vibe-coding app Opal, enabling users to create automated workflows through text prompts.  
- This feature utilizes the Gemini 3 Flash model to automate task execution and allows non-technical users to build complex workflows.  
- Since its introduction in July 2025 and subsequent expansion to additional countries, Opal facilitates app creation without coding, joining a growing market with similar tools from other startups.

Google adds a way to create automated workflows to Opal